Ernest Papa Arko

Ernest Papa Arko
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-05-12) 12 May 1984
Place of birth Ghana
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Arab Contractors SC
Number 28
Youth career
Ocean Stars
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Liberty Professionals ? (?)
2004 Zamalek SC 5 (1)
2004–2005 → El-Geish (loan) 12 (4)
2005–2013 El-Geish 118 (44)
2012 → Al-Arabi (loan) 5 (1)
2013–2015 Smouha 5 (2)
2015– El-Entag El-Harby
National team
Ghana U-17
Ghana U-20
2009 Ghana 1 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Ernest Papa Arko (born 12 May 1984) is a Ghanaian football striker who currently plays for the Egyptian Premier League side Arab Contractors SC.[1]

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).[2] 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,[3] formerly played for the U-17 & U-20 team.[4]

International goals

Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first.[2]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 31 May 2009 Tamale Stadium, Tamale, Ghana  Uganda 1–0 2–1 Friendly

References

  1. ↑ Arko reveals German interest
  2. 1 2 Ernest Papa Arko at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ↑ Ghana down Uganda in friendly
  4. ↑ Player profile


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