Patrick Nyarko

Personal information
Full name	Patrick Nyarko
Date of birth	January 15, 1986 (1986-01-15) (age 23)
Place of birth	Kumasi, Ghana
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Chicago Fire
Number	14
Youth career
2005	Kaaseman
2005–2007	Virginia Tech Hokies
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2008–	Chicago Fire	39	(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 October, 2009. † Appearances (Goals).

Patrick Nyarko (born January 15, 1986 in Kumasi) is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays for Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer.

Contents 1 Career 1.1 College 1.2 Professional 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Career

[edit] College

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 final four.

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.

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 final four of the 2007 Division I Men's College Cup, Nyarko was named as a finalist for the Hermann Trophy.^[4]

[edit] Professional

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].

[edit] See also

• List of current MLS players

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• MLS player profile
• Virginia Tech bio
• Virginia Tech's Nyarko makes grade (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
• Clear Choice for Potential Top Pick (Washington Post)

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