Kwame Watson-Siriboe
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kwame Watson-Siriboe | ||
Date of birth | November 13, 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Chino Hills, California, United States | ||
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Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team
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New York City FC | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2009 | Connecticut Huskies | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006 | Westchester Flames | 1 | (0) |
2010–2012 | Chicago Fire | 10 | (0) |
2011 | → FC Tampa Bay (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2012–2014 | Real Salt Lake | 19 | (0) |
2014 | → Orange County Blues (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2014– | New York City FC | 12 | (0) |
2014 | → Carolina RailHawks (loan) | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 23, 2015 |
Kwame Watson-Siriboe (born November 13, 1986), is an American soccer player who currently plays for New York City FC.
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Career
College and Amateur
Watson-Siriboe attended Canyon High School and played club soccer with the Pateadores Soccer Club before playing college soccer at the University of Connecticut. Watson-Siriboe appeared in over 60 games for the Huskies, scoring three goals as a senior in 2009. He was awarded the Eric S. Lund Award for the team's most improved player in 2007, and was named the 2009 Big East Co-Defender of the Year.[1]
During his college years he also played one game for the Westchester Flames in the USL Premier Development League.[2]
Professional
Watson-Siriboe was drafted in the second round (26th overall) of the 2010 MLS SuperDraft by Chicago Fire.[3] He made his professional debut on April 3, 2010, in a game against Colorado Rapids.
On June 3, 2011, Watson-Siriboe was loaned to FC Tampa Bay in the North American Soccer League for the remainder of the 2011 season.[4] He made his debut for Tampa on June 4, in a 2-1 loss to the Carolina RailHawks.[5] Watson-Siriboe returned to Chicago at the conclusion of the 2011 NASL season.[6]
Watson-Siriboe was traded to Real Salt Lake on June 27, 2012 in exchange for a fourth-round 2014 MLS SuperDraft pick.[7]
On August 11, 2014, Watson-Siriboe was traded to New York City FC in exchange for a fourth-round 2016 MLS SuperDraft pick.[8]
International
Watson-Siriboe was a member of the United States' U18 national team that traveled to Argentina in 2004.
See also
References
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- ↑ http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/08/11/new-york-city-fc-add-former-real-salt-lake-defender-kwame-watson-siriboe
External links
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- 1986 births
- Living people
- African-American sportspeople
- American soccer players
- American people of Ghanaian descent
- Connecticut Huskies men's soccer players
- Westchester Flames players
- Chicago Fire Soccer Club players
- Tampa Bay Rowdies players
- Real Salt Lake players
- Orange County Blues FC players
- New York City FC players
- Carolina RailHawks players
- Soccer players from California
- Chicago Fire Soccer Club draft picks
- Premier Development League players
- Major League Soccer players
- North American Soccer League players
- United Soccer League players