Michael Kafari
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-10-30) October 30, 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defensive Midfielder
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 New Mexico Lobos 82 (3)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Austin Aztex 2 (0)
2014 Charleston Battery 0 (0)
2014 Sporting Kansas City 0 (0)
2016–2017 Puerto Rico FC 32 (0)
2018–2019 Motala
2019 ASC San Diego 3 (0)
2019 New York Cosmos 6 (0)
2020 Detroit City 8 (1)
2021 New Amsterdam 7 (0)
2021 Chicago House 14 (0)
2022 AC Syracuse Pulse 19 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2023

Michael Kafari (born October 30, 1991) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.[1]

Career

College and amateur

Kafari played college soccer at the University of New Mexico between 2010 and 2013.[2]

While at college, Kafari appeared for Premier Development League side Austin Aztex in 2012.[3][better source needed]

Professional

Vancouver Whitecaps FC selected Kafari in the third round (No. 51 overall) of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft.[4] However, he wasn't signed by the club, instead joining USL Pro side Charleston Battery.[5]

Kafari left Charleston without making a league appearance, but was later signed by Major League Soccer side Sporting Kansas City.[6]

After two years away from the professional game, Kafari signed with North American Soccer League side Puerto Rico FC in July 2016.[7] He was released at the end of the 2017 season.[8]

On 22 April 2018, Kafari joined Swedish fourth-tier club Motala.[9]

On 27 August 2019, he joined New York Cosmos.[10]

In April 2021, Kafari joined National Independent Soccer Association side New Amsterdam FC ahead of the spring 2021 season.[11] He went on to play in all three of New Amsterdam's matches during the NISA Legends Cup and appeared in seven of the team's eight regular season games.

References

  1. ^ "Michael Kafari". MLS. Archived from the original on August 1, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  2. ^ "Michael Kafari". The University of New Mexico. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  3. ^ "Michael Kafari". Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  4. ^ "Vancouver Whitecaps FC select three players in final two rounds of 2014 MLS SuperDraft". MLS. January 21, 2014. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  5. ^ "Kafari signs with Sporting Kansas City | Charleston Battery". Archived from the original on 2016-05-31. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
  6. ^ "Sporting KC signs midfielder Michael Kafari". MLS. July 8, 2014. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  7. ^ "Michael Kafari". Puerto Rico FC. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  8. ^ "Puerto Rico FC announces first off season roster moves". November 7, 2017. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  9. ^ "Amerikan på gång till Maif" [American on the way to Maif] (in Swedish). 22 April 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  10. ^ "New York Cosmos Sign Midfielder Michael Kafari". 27 August 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  11. ^ "Legends Cup 2021 Program" (PDF). National Independent Soccer Association. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

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