Joshua Opoku Okoampa (born October 10, 1984) is an American former soccer player. He played at Türkiyemspor Berlin.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joshua Opoku Okoampa | ||
Date of birth | October 10, 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Odumase Krobo, Ghana | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1990–2002 | Wings Soccer Club | ||
1999–2002 | Park Center Senior High School | ||
2003–2006 | University of Wisconsin–Green Bay | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2009 | Türkiyemspor Berlin | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Okoampa is currently an assistant coach at Century College in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. He also serves as Technical Director of the North Oaks Blast Soccer Club.
Career edit
A native of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, Okoampa played college soccer at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. After scoring 14 goals and six assists his senior season Okoampa was named to the 2006 NSCAA/adidas Men's Collegiate All-America Third Team NCAA Division I.[1] He was the fifth all-time scorer in school history with 36 career goals.[2]
In February 2008 he joined Türkiyemspor Berlin[3] of the fourth-tier Regionalliga Nord, signing a 2-year contract. Okoampa was forced to retire in August 2009 due to a leg injury.
Awards edit
- 2006 NCAA Division I All-American
- 2006 Horizon League Offensive Player of the Year
- 2003-2006 Horizon League All-Conference First Team
- 2002 Minnesota Gatorade HS Player of the Year
- 2002 Minnesota All-State, All-Metro and Conference MVP
- 2000-2002 All-Conference
References edit
- ^ "New Faces Abound on Men's 2006 Division I All-America Team". NSCAA. 14 February 2007.
- ^ "Okoampa Named to NSCAA/adidas All-America Third Team". Green Bay Athletics. 1 December 2006.
- ^ "Joshua Okoampa". fussballdaten.de. 1 September 2009.