Ernest Papa Arko (born 12 May 1984) is a

Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...

ian

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striker who currently plays for the

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side

Liberty Professionals Liberty Professionals Football Club is a Ghanaian professional football club based in Dansoman, Accra. History Liberty Professionals, was founded in 1996 by Accra-based businessmen Felix Ansong and Alhaji Sly Tetteh. The club was one of the earl ...

Career

Arko used to play for Ocean Stars in

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and was spotted by Sly Tetteh. He moved to play for

and was offloaded to

El Geish Tala'ea El Gaish Sporting Club ( ar, نادي طلائع الجيش الرياضي) (Translated: “Army Vanguard”), is an Egyptian sports club based in Cairo, Egypt. The club is mainly known for its professional football team, which curren ...

(aka , Army Stars). 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

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and scores in his debut his first goal, formerly played for the U-17 & U-20 team.Player profile
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International goals

:''Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first.''

References

1984 births Living people Ghanaian footballers Association football forwards Expatriate footballers in Egypt Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt Expatriate footballers in Qatar Qatar Stars League players Liberty Professionals F.C. players Tala'ea El Gaish SC players Al-Arabi SC (Qatar) players Smouha SC players El Entag El Harby SC players Ghana international footballers Egyptian Premier League players {{Ghana-footy-forward-stub