Kwame Sarkodie

Kwame Sarkodie (born April 27, 1985) is an American former professional soccer player.

Career

College and amateur Born in Dayton, Ohio, Sarkodie played college soccer at the University of Cincinnati. While at college Sarkodie also played in the USL Premier Development League for the Indiana Invaders and the Cincinnati Kings.

Professional Sarkodie signed his first professional contract in 2008, playing for the Cleveland City Stars in the USL Second Division, and helping them to the USL-2 championship. Following the title game, Sarkodie played two games for the Colorado Rapids reserve team, and signed a brief professional contract to play with the team during the playoffs, but he never made a senior appearance for the team and was waived on March 3, 2009.

On March 26, 2009, the Rochester Rhinos announced the signing of Sarkodie to a one-year contract.

Personal life Sarkodie's parents are from Ghana. He has two younger brothers who also played soccer at the collegiate level: Ofori Sarkodie at Indiana University and Kofi Sarkodie who's with Houston Dynamo.