| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nana Attakora-Gyan | ||
| Date of birth | March 27, 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | North York, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | San Jose Earthquakes | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2002 | York Lions | ||
| 2002–2003 | Brampton East | ||
| 2004–2006 | NTC Ontario | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2011 | Toronto FC | 56 | (3) |
| 2011– | San Jose Earthquakes | 6 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004–2006 | Canada U-17 | 7 | (1) |
| 2006–2009 | Canada U-20 | 20 | (1) |
| 2010– | Canada | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 11, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Nana Attakora (born March 27, 1989 in North York, Ontario) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for San Jose Earthquakes in Major League Soccer.
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During the summer of 2007 Attakora trained with Everton of the English Premier League prior to signing for Toronto FC. He played in five MLS Reserve Division games in his debut season, but suffered from a groin injury for the last part of the season, preventing him from making his first team debut until August 9, 2008, when he played against Colorado Rapids. Attakora scored his first career goal vs. Colorado Rapids on September 12, 2009.
During his debut game, it was announced by the commentators that he had dropped the 'Gyan' from his name, and would like to be referred to as solely Nana Attakora.
Attakora went on to have a very successful campaign with Toronto FC in 2009, working his way into the starting eleven and being voted in by supporters as Toronto FC player of the month for June.[1][2] With the addition of fellow Canadian International Adrian Cann in the 2010 season the defensive partnership has become one of the strongest in the league. Nana's contract is set to end at the end of the 2011 season, it was heavily rumoured that he was looking to move to Europe with his new found success after he turned down a contract that the Canadian club had offered in November. He later assured the fans that he had no plans on leaving Toronto and that he was waiting for increased stability with the coaching staff.[3]
Attakora has represented Canada at U-16, U-17, U-19, U-20 and U-23 levels. In December 2009, Nana won the Canadian U-20 Players of the Year award for the second consecutive year.[4] Nana made his senior national team debut in a friendly match against Jamaica on January 31, 2010.[5] Attakora received his first call-up to the national team in over a year for the final two matches against Saint Kitts and Nevis in the opening group stage of World Cup Qualifying. After failing to play in the first game Attakora came on as a sub for Nikolas Ledgerwood on November 15, 2011 in a 4-0 victory for Canada.[6]
| Team | Season | League | Domestic League |
Domestic Playoffs |
Domestic Cup1 |
Concacaf Competition2 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | |||||
| Toronto FC | 2008 | MLS | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | MLS | 20 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 24 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 2010 | MLS | 25 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2011 | MLS | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 12 | 0 | 0 | |||
| San Jose Earthquakes | 2011 | MLS | 6 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 62 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 4 | 4 | ||||
Last Update: July 23, 2011.
1) Nutrilite Canadian Championship
2) Concacaf Champions League/Cup
| Canada national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 |
Statistics as of November 15, 2011
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