Ernest Papa Arko
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 May 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Liberty Professionals F.C. | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ocean Stars | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | Liberty Professionals | ? | (?) |
| 2004 | Zamalek SC | 5 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | → El-Geish (loan) | 13 | (4) |
| 2005–2013 | El-Geish | 118 | (44) |
| 2012 | → Al-Arabi (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | Smouha | 5 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | El-Entag El-Harby | 22 | (1) |
| 2017– | Liberty Professionals | ? | (?) |
| International career | |||
| Ghana U-17 | |||
| Ghana U-20 | |||
| 2009 | Ghana | 1 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ernest Papa Arko (born 12 May 1984) is a Ghanaian football striker who currently plays for the Ghana Premier League side Liberty Professionals.
Career
Arko used to play for Ocean Stars in Medina and was spotted by Sly Tetteh. He moved to play for Liberty Professionals and was in 2004 contracted by El Zamalek but due to his age they offloaded him to El Geish (aka |Army Stars).[1] He was the leading striker of El Geish. From there, the loan was transferred into a permanent sale. He went on to become the leading scorer for Egyptian League.
International career
He scored in his debut on 1 June 2009 against Uganda national football team and scores in his debut his first goal,[2] formerly played for the U-17 & U-20 team.[3]
International goals
- Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first.[1]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 31 May 2009 | Tamale Stadium, Tamale, Ghana |  Uganda |
1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
References
- ^ a b Ernest Papa Arko at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Ghana down Uganda in friendly". Archived from the original on 2009-06-07. Retrieved 2009-11-22.
- ^ Player profile
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- 1984 births
- Living people
- Ghanaian footballers
- Association football forwards
- Expatriate footballers in Egypt
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt
- Expatriate footballers in Qatar
- Qatar Stars League players
- Liberty Professionals F.C. players
- Zamalek SC players
- Tala'ea El Gaish SC players
- Al-Arabi SC (Qatar) players
- Smouha SC players
- El Entag El Harby SC players
- Ghana international footballers
- Egyptian Premier League players
- Ghanaian football biography stubs