Ernest Papa Arko

Ghanaian footballer (born 1984)

Ernest Papa Arko
Personal information
Date of birth	(1984-05-12) 12 May 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth	Adawso, Ghana
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Ocean Stars
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2003	Liberty Professionals
2004	→ El-Geish (loan)	5	(1)
2005–2012	El-Geish	118	(44)
2012	→ Al-Arabi (loan)	5	(1)
2012–2014	Smouha	27	(5)
2014–2015	Al Mokawloon	35	(11)
2015–2016	El-Entag El-Harby	22	(1)
2017–2020	Liberty Professionals	33	(3)
International career
	Ghana U-17
	Ghana U-20
2009	Ghana	1	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ernest Papa Arko (born 12 May 1984) is a former Ghanaian football striker.

Career

Arko used to play for Ocean Stars in Medina and was spotted by Sly Tetteh. He moved to play for Liberty Professionals and was offloaded to El Geish (aka |Army Stars).^[1] He was the leading striker of El Geish. From there, the loan was transferred into a permanent sale. He went on to become the leading scorer for Egyptian League.

International career

He scored in his debut on 1 June 2009 against Uganda national football team and scores in his debut his first goal,^[2] formerly played for the U-17 & U-20 team.^[3]

International goals

Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first.^[1]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	31 May 2009	Tamale Stadium, Tamale, Ghana	Uganda	1–0	2–1	Friendly

References

^ ^a ^b Ernest Papa Arko at National-Football-Teams.com
^ "Ghana down Uganda in friendly". Archived from the original on 2009-06-07. Retrieved 2009-11-22.
^ Player profile