CJ Sapong
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 CJ Sapong (2011)
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| Personnel | ||
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| Surname | Charles Sapong | |
| birthday | December 27, 1988 | |
| place of birth | Manassas , Virginia , USA | |
| size | 185 cm | |
| position | Storm | |
| Juniors | ||
| Years | station | |
| 2007-2010 | James Madison Dukes | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 2009 | Fredericksburg Gunners | 8 (0) |
| 2010 | Reading United AC | 11 (4) |
| 2011-2014 | Sporting Kansas City | 120 (22) |
| 2013 | → Orlando City (farm team) | 4 (1) |
| 2015-2018 | Philadelphia Union | 124 (36) |
| 2019– | Chicago Fire | 13 (5) |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) 2 |
| 2012– | United States | 4 (0) |
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1 Only league games are given. As of May 28, 2019 2 As of February 24, 2019 |
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Charles "CJ" Sapong (born December 27, 1988 in Manassas , Virginia ) is an American football player .
Career
college
Sapong played college soccer at James Madison University . During this time he scored a total of 37 goals for the Dukes. He was named Most Valuable Offensive Player four times in a row and was CAA Player of the Year in 2010.
He also played for the Fredericksburg Gunners in 2009 and for Reading United AC in the USL Premier Development League in 2010 .
Professional area
On January 14, 2011, Sapong was drafted at the 2011 MLS SuperDraft by Sporting Kansas City . On March 1, 2011, he signed a three-year contract with the MLS franchise. He made his debut almost three weeks later on matchday 1 of the 2011 season against CD Chivas USA . In the same game he also scored his first league goal. After the end of the season, Sapong was awarded the MLS Rookie of the Year Award for the 2011 season as the best young player . In 2013 he played four league games in what was then the Orlando City farm team .
For the 2015 season, Sapong moved to Philadelphia Union .
For the 2019 season, Sapong moved to Chicago Fire .
National team
On January 21, 2012, he completed his first international match for the USA. The team won 1-0 against Venezuela.
Web links
- CJ Sapong in the MLSSoccer.com database
- CJ Sapong in the soccerway.com database
- CJ Sapong in the database of weltfussball.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from October 8, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from October 8, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Sporting Kansas City Selects CJ Sapong , sportingkc.com, January 13, 2011, accessed April 5, 2019.
- ↑ Sporting KC Signs Three to MLS Contracts , sportingkc.com, March 1, 2011, accessed April 5, 2019.
- ↑ Sporting KC's Sapong named Rookie of the Year , mlssoccer.com, November 8, 2011, accessed April 5, 2019.
- ↑ Philadelphia Union acquires forward CJ Sapong from Sporting Kansas City , philadelphiaunion.com, December 8, 2014, accessed April 5, 2019.
- ↑ Chicago Fire Soccer Club Acquires Forward CJ Sapong , chicago-fire.com, February 23, 2019, accessed April 5, 2019.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Sapong, CJ |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sapong, Charles (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 27, 1988 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Manassas , Virginia, USA |