Kwame Watson-Siriboe (born November 13, 1986), is an American retired

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player.

Career

College and Amateur

Watson-Siriboe attended Canyon High School and played club soccer with the Pateadores Soccer Club before playing

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at the

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. Watson-Siriboe appeared in over 60 games for the Huskies, scoring three goals as a senior in 2009. He was awarded the Eric S. Lund Award for the team's most improved player in 2007, and was named the 2009 Big East Co-Defender of the Year. During his college years he also played one game for the

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in the

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Professional

Watson-Siriboe was drafted in the second round (26th overall) of the

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by Chicago Fire. He made his professional debut on April 3, 2010, in a game against

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. On June 3, 2011, Watson-Siriboe was loaned to

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in the

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for the remainder of the 2011 season. He made his debut for Tampa on June 4, in a 2–1 loss to the

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. Watson-Siriboe returned to Chicago at the conclusion of the 2011 NASL season. Watson-Siriboe was traded to

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on June 27, 2012, in exchange for a fourth-round

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pick. On August 11, 2014, Watson-Siriboe was traded to

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in exchange for a fourth-round

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pick. After his release from

, Watson-Siriboe was placed in the 2015 MLS Re-Entry Draft. On August 6, 2016, Watson-Siriboe signed with

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side

Orange County Blues Orange County Soccer Club is an American soccer team based in the Orange County, California city of Irvine. Founded in 2010 as the Los Angeles Blues, the team currently plays in the second tier USL Championship. The team plays its home games ...

. On February 3, 2017, Watson-Siriboe signed for

side

Indy Eleven Indy Eleven is an American professional soccer team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Founded in 2013, the team made its debut in the North American Soccer League in 2014, before moving to the United Soccer League in 2018. The franchise plays it ...

. In April 2018,Watson-Siriboe joined KTP in

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International

Watson-Siriboe was a member of the United States' U18 national team that traveled to Argentina in 2004.

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Watson-Siriboe, Kwame 1986 births Living people African-American soccer players American men's soccer players American sportspeople of Ghanaian descent UConn Huskies men's soccer players Westchester Flames players Chicago Fire FC players Tampa Bay Rowdies players Real Salt Lake players Orange County SC players New York City FC players North Carolina FC players Indy Eleven players Soccer players from California Chicago Fire FC draft picks USL League Two players Major League Soccer players North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players USL Championship players Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat players Men's association football defenders American expatriate men's soccer players Expatriate men's footballers in Finland American expatriate sportspeople in Finland 21st-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American people