Enock Kwakwa
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-07-02) 2 July 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Northern Colorado Hailstorm
Number 6
Youth career
Right to Dream Academy
Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Manchester City 0 (0)
2012–2013 → Strømsgodset (loan) 1 (0)
2012–2013 → TPS (loan) 0 (0)
2014 Ull/Kisa 17 (3)
2015–2018 Falkenbergs FF 63 (2)
2019–2021 Jönköpings Södra IF 40 (0)
2022 Charleston Battery 19 (2)
2023– Northern Colorado Hailstorm 21 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 17, 2023

Enock Kwakwa (born 2 July 1994) is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays for Northern Colorado Hailstorm in the USL League One.[1]

Career

Manchester City

Kwakwa was signed by English club Manchester City in August 2012, and immediately loaned out to Norwegian Tippeligaen club Strømsgodset IF.[1][2]

Strømsgodset

Kwakwa arrived at Strømsgodset in September 2012, alongside fellow Right To Dream Academy graduate Bismark Adjei-Boateng.[2] He spent the final months of the 2012 season on the reserves team in the Second Division, and impressed, in particular with a great goal from 40 meters.[3] Unfortunately, he was injured in the 2013 pre-season, and had to train alternatively for four weeks.[4] He made his debut on 13 April 2013, when he played the last 6 minutes in the match against Vålerenga.[5] Unfortunately, he was injured again in June 2013, when he tore a tendon in his thigh.[6] He never played for the first team again during the loan spell, and returned to the English club when he was unable to renew his work permit.[7]

TPS

He was loaned out to Finnish club TPS in September 2013, but only played one reserve match before the loan deal was canceled.[1]

Ullensaker/Kisa

On 17 March 2014, he signed a permanent deal with Norwegian First Division club Ull/Kisa, lasting until December 2015.[8] He made his debut for the club on 16 May 2014 in a match against Bryne,[1][5] and played a total of 17 matches for the club in the 2014 season, scoring 3 goals.[1][5] After the team was relegated, the player was able to leave the club on a free transfer.

Falkenbergs FF

On 24 February 2015, Kwakwa signed a short-term deal lasting until 30 June the same year with the Swedish Allsvenskan team Falkenbergs FF, with an option to extend the contract for another three years if the player impresses.[9]

Jönköpings Södra IF

Jönköpings Södra IF announced on 20 November 2018, that they had signed Kwakwa for the 2019 season.[10]

Charleston Battery

On 18 March 2022, Kwakwa moved to USL Championship side Charleston Battery who compete in the second-tier of US soccer.[11] Kwakwa scored his first goal with the club on 16 July 2022 in a 3-1 home victory over Hartford Athletic.[12] Following the 2022 season, Kwakwa was released by Charleston.[13]

Northern Colorado Hailstorm

On 30 January 2023, Kwakwa signed with USL League One side Northern Colorado Hailstorm.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Enock Kwakwa at Soccerway
  2. ^ a b "Right to Dream professional football graduates' hard work pays off". academy.righttodream.com. Right To Dream Academy. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Fulltreff for SIF 2" [Bullseye for SIF 2]. www.dt.no (in Norwegian). Edda Media. 9 September 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  4. ^ "Mindre alvorlig enn fryktet for Kwakwa" [Less serious than expected for Kwakwa]. www.dt.no (in Norwegian). Edda Media. 8 January 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  5. ^ a b c "Statistics". altomfotball.no. TV2 (Norway). Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  6. ^ "Skadeboom i Godset" [Injury boom at Godset]. www.dt.no (in Norwegian). Edda Media. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  7. ^ "Talentet som ikke slo til" [The talent who failed]. www.dt.no (in Norwegian). Edda Media. 9 September 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  8. ^ "Fra Manchester City til Ull/Kisa". www.ullkisafotball.no/ (in Norwegian). Ull/Kisa. 17 March 2014. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  9. ^ "Ghana midfielder Enoch Kwakwa joins Falkenberg". www.goal.com. Goal Ghana. 24 February 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  10. ^ Enock Kwakwa är klar för Jönköpings Södra IF, jonkopingssodra.se, 20 November 2018
  11. ^ "Battery Sign Ghanaian Midfielder Enock Kwakwa". 18 March 2022.
  12. ^ "Williams, Kwakwa goals power Charleston past Hartford".
  13. ^ "Battery announce initial returning players for 2023".
  14. ^ "Midfielder Kwakwa Coming to NoCo".
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