Sam Forko (born 2 September 1978) is a
Liberia
Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean ...
n former
footballer
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who played as a
defender with the
New York MetroStars in
Major League Soccer
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. Forko was drafted in the
2002 MLS SuperDraft with the 30th pick out of the
University of Connecticut
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. He played in 9 games with the MetroStars, starting 3 before being released. He is the brother of fellow Connecticut alumnus and Liberian international footballer
Willis Forko
Willis Forko (12 November 1983 – 8 November 2021) was a Liberian professional footballer who played as a left-back.
Career
Youth and college
Although born in Liberia, Forko and his family moved to Houston, Texas when he was three years old. W ...
.
Sources
Sam ForkoMetroFanatic.com
1978 births
Living people
Liberian men's footballers
Liberian expatriate men's footballers
Major League Soccer players
UConn Huskies men's soccer players
New York Red Bulls players
University of Connecticut alumni
Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
New York Red Bulls draft picks
Men's association football defenders
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