Isaac Kissi (born May 14, 1987, in Brong-Ahafo) is a

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ian

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Career

College and amateur

Kiss attended the Presbyterian Boys Secondary School in his native Ghana, and studied for two years at the

University of Ghana The University of Ghana is a public university located in Accra, Ghana. It the oldest and largest of the thirteen Ghanaian national public universities. The university was founded in 1948 as the University College of the Gold Coast in the Br ...

, before accepting a soccer scholarship with the

University of Dayton The University of Dayton (UD) is a private, Catholic research university in Dayton, Ohio. Founded in 1850 by the Society of Mary, it is one of three Marianist universities in the nation and the second-largest private university in Ohio. The univ ...

in the United States in 2007. He subsequently played three years of

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with the Flyers; he was selected to the Atlantic 10 All-Championship Team and the UNCW Courtyard by Marriott All-Tournament Team as a sophomore in 2008.

Professional

Kissi was drafted in the third round (42nd overall) of the

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Chivas USA Chivas USA (pronounced ''CHEE-vahs'') was an American professional soccer team based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California. The club played from 2005 to 2014 in Major League Soccer (MLS) and was a subsidiary of Mexican club C.D. Guada ...

but was not offered a contract by the team and was cut before the season started. He subsequently signed with the

Rochester Rhinos Rochester New York FC, formerly known as the Rochester Rhinos, are an American professional soccer team based in Rochester, New York, United States. Founded in 1996, as the Rochester Raging Rhinos, they changed their name to Rochester Rhinos to ...

, and made his professional debut on May 19, 2010, in a game against Crystal Palace Baltimore. He scored his first two professional goals on June 12, 2010, in a 2–1 win, again over Crystal Palace Baltimore. Rochester re-signed Kissi for the 2012 season, which will be his third with the club, on October 25, 2011.

Honors

Rochester Rhinos * USSF Division 2 Pro League Regular Season Champions:

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References

External links

Rochester Rhinos bio

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kissi, Isaac 1987 births Living people Ghanaian men's footballers Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers Rochester New York FC players Dayton Flyers men's soccer players USSF Division 2 Professional League players USL Championship players Chivas USA draft picks Men's association football forwards Presbyterian Boys' Senior High School alumni