Ernest Papa Arko (born 12 May 1984) is a former Ghanaian football striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 May 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Adawso, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ocean Stars | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | Liberty Professionals | ||
| 2004 | → El-Geish (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2005–2012 | El-Geish | 118 | (44) |
| 2012 | → Al-Arabi (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Smouha | 27 | (5) |
| 2014–2015 | Al Mokawloon | 35 | (11) |
| 2015–2016 | El-Entag El-Harby | 22 | (1) |
| 2017–2020 | Liberty Professionals | 33 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| Ghana U-17 | |||
| Ghana U-20 | |||
| 2009 | Ghana | 1 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editArko used to play for Ocean Stars in Medina and was spotted by Sly Tetteh. He moved to play for Liberty Professionals and was offloaded 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
editHe 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
edit- 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
edit- ^ a b Ernest Papa Arko at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Ghana down Uganda in friendly". Archived from the original on 7 June 2009. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
- ^ Player profile
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