Kwame Adjeman-Pamboe

Kwame Adjeman-Pamboe
Personal information
Full name Kwame Adjeman-Pamboe
Date of birth (1987-10-24) October 24, 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth London, England
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Winger
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Saint Francis Red Flash
2007–2008 George Mason Patriots 38 (11)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 FC Viikingit 9 (4)
2010 FC Tampa Bay 21 (1)
2011 Barnet 1 (0)
2011–2012 Agrotikos Asteras 19 (4)
2013 Panachaiki 22 (3)
2013–2014 El Qanah 19 (4)
2014–2016 Al-Gaish 31 (5)
2017 Yalova [tr] 12 (6)
2018 Doğan Türk Birliği 15 (5)
2018–2020 Al-Salt
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:24, 19 January 2021 (UTC)

Kwame Adjeman-Pamboe (born 24 October 1987), is an English/American professional soccer player who plays as a winger.

Club career

Youth and college

Adjeman-Pamboe grew up in Bowie, Maryland, attended Eleanor Roosevelt High School, played club soccer for the Bethesda Raptors and Columbia United, and played two years of college soccer at Saint Francis University before transferring to George Mason University as a junior.[1] In his senior season at George Mason he was named the Most Outstanding Player at the CAA Men's Soccer Championship, was a CAA All-Tournament Team selection, a First-Team NSCAA All-South Atlantic Region selection, and a First-Team All-CAA selection.

Professional

Adjeman-Pamboe was selected in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft (28th overall) by Colorado Rapids,[2] but after trialling with them was not offered a contract by the club.[3] Adjeman-Pamboe instead signed with Finnish club Viikingit in August 2009[4] and spent one year with the team, scoring 4 goals in 9 Ykkönen appearances.

Adjeman-Pamboe returned to the United States in 2010, and signed the FC Tampa Bay of the USSF Division 2 Professional League in January.[5]

In February 2011, he returned to his country of birth, England, and signed for Barnet.[6] On February 26, 2011, Kwame made his debut coming off the bench in added time against Lincoln City replacing Sam Deering.[7] He left Barnet at the end of the 2010-11 season.

In Summer 2011, Adjeman-Pamboe joined Agrotikos. He scored his first goal for Agrotikos against Kallithea, with his team winning 1–0. In January 2013, he joined Panachaiki, leaving at the end of the season.

In December 2013, he joined El Qanah in the Egyptian Premier League, scoring on his debut against Ismaily on December 25, in a 1–2 loss. He scored his second goal in a 1–1 draw against Wadi Degla on January 29, 2014.

In November 2018, he joined Jordanian Pro League side Al-Salt, becoming the first English footballer to play in Jordan.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Player Bio: Kwame Adjeman-Pamboe - GEORGE MASON OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Archived from the original on August 2, 2009. Retrieved December 15, 2009.
  2. ^ "Adjeman-Pamboe Selected in the Second Round of the MLS SuperDraft". Archived from the original on March 1, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2010.
  3. ^ "Adjeman-Pamboe Invited to MLS Combine – The Mason Gazette". Archived from the original on June 2, 2010. Retrieved January 8, 2010.
  4. ^ "Miesten Ykkönen". www.palloliitto.fi. January 16, 2023.
  5. ^ "FC Tampa Bay Rowdies To Play At George M. Steinbrenner Field". OurSports Central. January 27, 2010.
  6. ^ "Barnet | News | Latest News | Latest News | BEES GO STATESIDE". Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
  7. ^ "Barnet 4-2 Lincoln City". February 26, 2011 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  8. ^ "Greece, Egypt, Northern Cyprus & Jordan: The remarkable career of JJ Adjeman-Pamboe". English Players Abroad. January 29, 2019. I currently play in Jordan, I'm probably the first and only Englishman to ever play over here