Kwame Watson-Siriboe

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Kwame Watson-Siriboe
Personal information
Full name Kwame Watson-Siriboe
Date of birth (1986-11-13) November 13, 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Chino Hills, California, United States
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Position(s) Defender
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2009 Connecticut Huskies 55 (3)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006 Westchester Flames 1 (0)
2010–2012 Chicago Fire 10 (0)
2011FC Tampa Bay (loan) 10 (0)
2012–2014 Real Salt Lake 19 (0)
2014Orange County Blues (loan) 4 (0)
2015 New York City FC 12 (1)
2014Carolina RailHawks (loan) 6 (0)
2016 Orange County Blues 8 (0)
2017 Indy Eleven 15 (0)
2018–2019 KTP 17 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 31, 2023

Kwame Watson-Siriboe (born November 13, 1986), is an American retired soccer player.

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Career

College and Amateur

Watson-Siriboe attended Canyon High School and played club soccer with the Pateadores Soccer Club before playing college soccer at the University of Connecticut. Watson-Siriboe appeared in over 60 games for the Huskies, scoring three goals as a senior in 2009. He was awarded the Eric S. Lund Award for the team's most improved player in 2007, and was named the 2009 Big East Co-Defender of the Year. [1]

During his college years he also played one game for the Westchester Flames in the USL Premier Development League. [2]

Professional

Watson-Siriboe was drafted in the second round (26th overall) of the 2010 MLS SuperDraft by Chicago Fire. [3] He made his professional debut on April 3, 2010, in a game against Colorado Rapids.

On June 3, 2011, Watson-Siriboe was loaned to FC Tampa Bay in the North American Soccer League for the remainder of the 2011 season. [4] He made his debut for Tampa on June 4, in a 2–1 loss to the Carolina RailHawks. [5] Watson-Siriboe returned to Chicago at the conclusion of the 2011 NASL season. [6]

Watson-Siriboe was traded to Real Salt Lake on June 27, 2012, in exchange for a fourth-round 2014 MLS SuperDraft pick. [7]

On August 11, 2014, Watson-Siriboe was traded to New York City FC in exchange for a fourth-round 2016 MLS SuperDraft pick. [8]

After his release from New York City FC, Watson-Siriboe was placed in the 2015 MLS Re-Entry Draft.

On August 6, 2016, Watson-Siriboe signed with United Soccer League side Orange County Blues. [9]

On February 3, 2017, Watson-Siriboe signed for North American Soccer League side Indy Eleven. [10]

In April 2018,Watson-Siriboe joined KTP in Ykkönen. [11]

International

Watson-Siriboe was a member of the United States' U18 national team that traveled to Argentina in 2004.

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References

  1. "Chicago Fire Signs Defenders Kwame Watson-Siriboe and Steven Kinney". March 15, 2010.
  2. "2006 Westchester Flames stats". Archived from the original on June 10, 2011.
  3. 2010 MLS SuperDraft Archived January 17, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  4. Chicago loans Watson-Siriboe to NASL club [ permanent dead link ]
  5. "FC Tampa Bay Loses to Carolina 2-1 at home".
  6. "Rowdies Home - rowdiessoccer.com". Archived from the original on October 11, 2011.
  7. "Fire trade Kwame Watson-Siriboe to Real Salt Lake". Chicago Fire.
  8. "New York City FC add former Real Salt Lake defender Kwame Watson-Siriboe | MLSsoccer.com". Archived from the original on August 14, 2014.
  9. "Blues Make Additions of Watson-Siriboe, Gray". August 4, 2016.
  10. "INDY ELEVEN INKS VETERAN DEFENDER KWAME WATSON-SIRIBOE". indyeleven.com. Indy Eleven. February 3, 2017. Archived from the original on February 11, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
  11. "KTP täydensi joukkuettaan puolustajalla". palloliitto.fi. palloliitto. April 13, 2018. Retrieved April 14, 2018.