Nana Attakora-Gyan
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| Personnel | ||
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| birthday | March 27, 1989 | |
| place of birth | North York , Canada | |
| position | Defense | |
| Juniors | ||
| Years | station | |
| 2000-2003 | Brampton East | |
| 2004-2006 | NTC Ontario | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 2007-2011 | Toronto FC | 56 (3) |
| 2011 | San Jose Earthquakes | 6 (0) |
| 2012 | Haka Valkeakoski | 8 (0) |
| 2013 | San Jose Earthquakes | 8 (0) |
| 2014 | DC United | 0 (0) |
| 2015 | San Antonio Scorpions | 21 (1) |
| 2016 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 21 (1) |
| 2017 | San Francisco Deltas | 16 (0) |
| 2018– | Ottawa Fury | 0 (0) |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) 2 |
| 2004-2006 | Canada U-17 | 56 (3) |
| 2006-2009 | Canada U-20 | 20 (1) |
| 2012 | Canada U-23 | 4 (0) |
| 2010– | Canada | 10 (0) |
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1 Only league games are given. As of January 10, 2018 2 As of January 22, 2017 |
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Nana Attakora-Gyan (born March 27, 1989 in Toronto ( North York ), Ontario ) is a Canadian soccer player with Ghanaian ancestors.
Career
Youth and college
Attakora attended Robert F. Hall Catholic Secondary School in Caledon , Ontario . He later moved to York University , where he played college soccer . Then played for the Brampton East and was invited to the National Training Center in Ontario.
Toronto FC
In the summer of 2007, Attakora-Gyan trained at Everton before signing with the newly formed MLS team Toronto FC . He came in his debut season but exclusively for the reserve team in the MLS Reserve Division .
After his professional debut on May 31, 2008 against LA Galaxy, four more season appearances followed. Attakora, who can be used as a right-back and center-back, has been a regular player since 2009 and won the Canadian Championship 2009 with Toronto , the Canadian qualifying tournament for the CONCACAF Champions League . He was recognized by the Canadian Football Association as a U-20 player in 2008 and 2009.
SJ Earthquakes
On July 14, 2011, Attakora was part of Alan Gordon and Jacob Peterson's trade between the San José Earthquakes and Toronto FC .
National team
Attakora-Gyan has represented Canadian junior teams since 2004. In 2007 he was part of the squad at the Junior World Championships in his own country, when the Canadian U-20 team were eliminated from the group stage without any points or goalless. On January 31, 2010, he made his debut for the Canadian senior team in a friendly against Jamaica .
successes
- Canadian Championship : 2009 , 2010
- Canadian U-20 Player of the Year : 2008, 2009
Web links
- Profile at the Canadian Association
- Nana Attakora in the database of MLSSoccer.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ cbc.ca: Canadian soccer honors top U-20 players of '08 (Jan. 6, 2009)
- ↑ canadasoccer.com: Attakora, Stewart named Canadian U-20 Players of the Year (December 16, 2009) ( Memento of the original from November 21, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Toronto FC trades Attakora, picks up Dunfield
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Attakora-gyan, Nana |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 27, 1989 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | North York , Canada |