Edward Kpodo

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Edward Kpodo
Personal information
Full name Edward Kpodo
Date of birth (1990-01-14) 14 January 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Sunyani, Ghana
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Berekum Chelsea
Number 28
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2013 Berekum Chelsea
2013Khimki (loan) 11 (0)
2013–2014 Shinnik Yaroslavl 24 (0)
2014 Shirak 0 (0)
2014–2015 Ulisses 14 (1)
2015 Berekum Chelsea 0 (0)
2016–2017 Gandzasar Kapan 17 (1)
2017 Shirak 11 (0)
2018–2020 Urartu 56 (4)
2020– Berekum Chelsea 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 January 2021

Edward Kpodo (born January 14, 1990) is a Ghanaian football defender who plays for Berekum Chelsea.

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Career

In February 2013, Kpodo moved to FC Khimki on loan from Berekum Chelsea F.C., [1] signing permanently for fellow Russian Football League side FC Shinnik Yaroslavl on a one-year contract in July 2013. [2] A year layer Kpodo moved to the Armenian Premier League with Ulisses FC. [3] After a year with Ulisses, Kpodo returned to Ghana with Berekum Chelsea in June 2015, but did not feature for the club as they failed to receive his International Transfer Certificate from Ulisses until December 2015. [4] In February 2016, Kpodo moved back to Armenia, signing a one-year contract with Gandzasar Kapan. [5] On 6 December 2019, Kpodo signed a new contracts with FC Urartu. [6] On 4 July 2020, Urartu announced that Kpodo had left the club after his contract was terminated by mutual consent. [7]

Career statistics

As of match played 17 June 2020 [8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Khimki (loan) 2012–13 Russian Football League 11000110
Shinnik Yaroslavl 2013–14 Russian Football League 24120261
Shirak 2014–15 Armenian Premier League 00002020
Ulisses 2014–15 Armenian Premier League 14110151
Gandzasar Kapan 2015–16 Armenian Premier League 7120-91
2016–1710000-100
Total17120----191
Shirak 2017–18 Armenian Premier League 110202010160
Banants/Urartu 2017–18 Armenian Premier League 13120-151
2018–19 2733020323
2019–20 1601020190
Total5346040--634
Career total133713080101557

Honours

Berekum Chelsea

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References

  1. "Химки приобретут защитника Берекум Челси Кподо". championat.com/ (in Russian). Championat. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  2. ""Шинник" подписал защитника "Химок"". news.sportbox.ru/ (in Russian). Sportbox. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  3. "Экс-защитник Шинника будет играть в Лиге Европы". news.sportbox.ru/ (in Russian). Sportbox. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Berekum Chelsea finally receive Edward Kpodo's ITC from Armenia". ghanasoccernet.com. Ghana Soccer Net. 24 December 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  5. "Ghanaian defender Edward Kpodo inks one-year deal with Armenian side Gandzasar Kapan FC". modernghana.com. Modern Ghana. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  6. "EDWARD KPODO AND FC "URARTU" EXTENDED THE CONTRACT". fcurartu.am. FC Urartu. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  7. "EDWARD KPODO LEAVES URARTU FC". fcurartu.am/. FC Urartu. 4 July 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  8. "E.Kpodo". int.soccerway.com/. Soccerway. Retrieved 28 January 2015.