Nyarko, who finished his Virginia Tech career with 31 goals,[1] was called by coach Oliver Weiss, "the most incredible player I've ever coached"[2] and he is considered to be the best soccer player in Virginia Tech history.[1] Nyarko first met Weiss when the coach was on a recruiting trip to Ghana.
Jeff Parke of the Seattle Sounders is defending against attacking midfielder Patrick Nyarko of the Chicago Fire (Saturday, April 28, 2012)
In Nyarko's freshman year, he scored the lone goal of his team's marquee win over then-#4 North Carolina.[3] Tech rose as high as #10 in the polls and earned its second trip in school history to the NCAA tournament. Nyarko was named the Atlantic Coast Conference freshman of the year and was named to the all-ACC team.
Following the 2007 season, in which the Hokies finished #8 in the final AP poll and played in the National Semifinals of the 2007 Division I Men's College Cup, Nyarko was named as a finalist for the Hermann Trophy.[4] His accomplishments for the Hokies led to his enshrinement into the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame in 2018.
Professionaledit
Nyarko decided to forgo his senior season and enter the 2008 MLS SuperDraft. Widely predicted to be the first pick in the draft, Nyarko was selected 7th overall by the Chicago Fire.[5]
He made his MLS debut on June 15, 2008, against FC Dallas, and scored his first MLS goal on August 2, 2008, against Chivas USA.[6]
After eight seasons with Chicago, Nyarko was traded to D.C. United on January 6, 2016, in exchange for a second round 2016 MLS SuperDraft pick.[7] Nyarko scored his first goal for United on April 2, 2016, scoring against the San Jose Earthquakes.[8] He missed the last 3 months of the season with concussion.[9] He was out of contract with United following the 2017 season [10] and was considering retirement due to brain trauma due to 8 separate concussions he has suffered from.[11]
Nyarko was granted a U.S. green card in 2011. This status qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.[13]
Referencesedit
^ abBerman, Mark (January 15, 2008). "Nyarko taking kicks to MLS". Roanoke Times. Archived from the original on February 22, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^Kilgore, Adam (December 14, 2007). "Hokies' First College Cup a Foreign Concept". Washington Post. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^"Tech Topples No. 4 Tar Heels". hokiesports.com. October 8, 2005. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^"Nyarko named MAC Hermann Trophy Finalist". hokiesports.com. December 15, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^"Nyarko, like others, needs time to develop". dailyherald.com. July 8, 2008. Retrieved August 7, 2008.
^Fire get goal scorer in Nyarko February 2, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
^"D.C. United acquire Patrick Nyarko from Chicago Fire". January 6, 2016.
^"HIGHLIGHTS: San Jose Earthquakes vs. D.C. United | April 2, 2016". mlssoccer.com. April 3, 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
^"D.C. United player Chris Rolfe retires 18 months after suffering concussion - The Washington Post". The Washington Post.
^"D.C. United exercise contract options on six players". dcunited.com. November 28, 2017. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
^"Ghana midfielder Patrick Nyarko considers retirement due to persistent brain injury". September 22, 2017.
^"Nyarko Late Addition to Ghana Roster for Wednesday friendly vs. Chile". chicago-fire.com. Chicago Fire Soccer Club. February 28, 2012. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
^Simon Borg (January 30, 2012). "Chicago's Nyarko would welcome switch to USMNT". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
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Patrick Nyarko born January 15 1986 is a Ghanaian former professional footballer Patrick NyarkoPersonal informationFull namePatrick NyarkoDate of birth 1986 01 15 January 15 1986 age 38 Place of birthKumasi GhanaHeight6 ft 0 in 1 83 m Position s WingerYouth career2005KaasemanCollege careerYearsTeamApps Gls 2005 2007Virginia Tech HokiesSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 2008 2015Chicago Fire196 19 2016 2017D C United40 5 Total236 24 International career 2012Ghana1 0 Club domestic league appearances and goals correct as of October 28 2017 National team caps and goals correct as of October 24 2017 Contents 1 Career 1 1 College 1 2 Professional 1 3 International career 2 Personal 3 References 4 External linksCareer editCollege edit After coming to the United States in 2005 Nyarko was a star forward and three time All ACC selection for the Virginia Tech Hokies soccer team which played in the 2007 Division I Men s College Cup falling to Wake Forest in the National Semifinals Nyarko who finished his Virginia Tech career with 31 goals 1 was called by coach Oliver Weiss the most incredible player I ve ever coached 2 and he is considered to be the best soccer player in Virginia Tech history 1 Nyarko first met Weiss when the coach was on a recruiting trip to Ghana nbsp Jeff Parke of the Seattle Sounders is defending against attacking midfielder Patrick Nyarko of the Chicago Fire Saturday April 28 2012 In Nyarko s freshman year he scored the lone goal of his team s marquee win over then 4 North Carolina 3 Tech rose as high as 10 in the polls and earned its second trip in school history to the NCAA tournament Nyarko was named the Atlantic Coast Conference freshman of the year and was named to the all ACC team Following the 2007 season in which the Hokies finished 8 in the final AP poll and played in the National Semifinals of the 2007 Division I Men s College Cup Nyarko was named as a finalist for the Hermann Trophy 4 His accomplishments for the Hokies led to his enshrinement into the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame in 2018 Professional edit Nyarko decided to forgo his senior season and enter the 2008 MLS SuperDraft Widely predicted to be the first pick in the draft Nyarko was selected 7th overall by the Chicago Fire 5 He made his MLS debut on June 15 2008 against FC Dallas and scored his first MLS goal on August 2 2008 against Chivas USA 6 After eight seasons with Chicago Nyarko was traded to D C United on January 6 2016 in exchange for a second round 2016 MLS SuperDraft pick 7 Nyarko scored his first goal for United on April 2 2016 scoring against the San Jose Earthquakes 8 He missed the last 3 months of the season with concussion 9 He was out of contract with United following the 2017 season 10 and was considering retirement due to brain trauma due to 8 separate concussions he has suffered from 11 International career edit Nyarko was called up to the Ghana squad to face Chile 12 Nyarko made his Ghana debut against Chile on February 29 2012 at the PPL Park in Chester Pennsylvania Personal editNyarko was granted a U S green card in 2011 This status qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes 13 References edit a b Berman Mark January 15 2008 Nyarko taking kicks to MLS Roanoke Times Archived from the original on February 22 2012 Retrieved January 31 2008 Kilgore Adam December 14 2007 Hokies First College Cup a Foreign Concept Washington Post Retrieved January 31 2008 Tech Topples No 4 Tar Heels hokiesports com October 8 2005 Retrieved January 31 2008 Nyarko named MAC Hermann Trophy Finalist hokiesports com December 15 2007 Retrieved January 31 2008 Nyarko like others needs time to develop dailyherald com July 8 2008 Retrieved August 7 2008 Fire get goal scorer in Nyarko Archived February 2 2011 at the Wayback Machine D C United acquire Patrick Nyarko from Chicago Fire January 6 2016 HIGHLIGHTS San Jose Earthquakes vs D C United April 2 2016 mlssoccer com April 3 2016 Retrieved June 21 2020 D C United player Chris Rolfe retires 18 months after suffering concussion The Washington Post The Washington Post D C United exercise contract options on six players dcunited com November 28 2017 Retrieved November 30 2017 Ghana midfielder Patrick Nyarko considers retirement due to persistent brain injury September 22 2017 Nyarko Late Addition to Ghana Roster for Wednesday friendly vs Chile chicago fire com Chicago Fire Soccer Club February 28 2012 Retrieved March 1 2012 Simon Borg January 30 2012 Chicago s Nyarko would welcome switch to USMNT MLSsoccer com Retrieved November 13 2014 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Patrick Nyarko Patrick Nyarko at Major League Soccer Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Patrick Nyarko amp oldid 1184671272, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
