| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1984-05-12) 12 May 1984 (age 40) | ||
| Place of birth | Adawso, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ocean Stars | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | Liberty Professionals | ||
| 2004 | → El-Geish (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2005–2012 | El-Geish | 118 | (44) |
| 2012 | → Al-Arabi (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Smouha | 27 | (5) |
| 2014–2015 | Al Mokawloon | 35 | (11) |
| 2015–2016 | El-Entag El-Harby | 22 | (1) |
| 2017–2020 | Liberty Professionals | 33 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| Ghana U-17 | |||
| Ghana U-20 | |||
| 2009 | Ghana | 1 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ernest Papa Arko (born 12 May 1984) is a former Ghanaian football striker.
Career
Arko used to play for Ocean Stars in Medina and was spotted by Sly Tetteh. He moved to play for Liberty Professionals and was offloaded to El Geish (aka |Army Stars). He was the leading striker of El Geish. From there, the loan was transferred into a permanent sale. He went on to become the leading scorer for Egyptian League.
International career
He scored in his debut on 1 June 2009 against Uganda national football team and scores in his debut his first goal, formerly played for the U-17 & U-20 team.
International goals
- Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 31 May 2009 | Tamale Stadium, Tamale, Ghana |  Uganda |
1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
References
- ^ Ernest Papa Arko at National-Football-Teams.com
- "Ghana down Uganda in friendly". Archived from the original on 7 June 2009. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
- Player profile
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- 1984 births
- Living people
- People from Eastern Region (Ghana)
- Ghanaian men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt
- Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
- Liberty Professionals F.C. players
- Tala'ea El Gaish SC players
- Al-Arabi SC (Qatar) players
- Smouha SC players
- Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC players
- El Entag El Harby SC players
- Ghana men's international footballers
- Egyptian Premier League players
- Qatar Stars League players
- 21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen
- Ghanaian football forward stubs