Joseph Afful (born July 30, 1979, in Accra, Ghana) is a soccer player, who plays for the Brooklyn Knights of the USL Premier Development League.

Joey Afful
Personal information
Full name Joseph Afful
Date of birth (1979-07-30) 30 July 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Brooklyn Knights
Youth career
2000–2002 St. Francis College
2003 Adelphi University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Atlanta Silverbacks 69 (0)
2007– Brooklyn Knights 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Afful came to the United States to play college soccer, first with St. Francis College where he was a three time All-Northeast Conference player from 2000 to 2003, and then an Atlantic Soccer Conference player in 2003 with Adelphi University.[1] After college, Afful went on to play with the Atlanta Silverbacks after being released from the New England Revolution[2] prior to joining the Knights in 2007.

Personal

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Afful has recently received an MBA degree from Adelphi University.

References

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  1. ^ "Adelphi Unviversity soccer" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2009.
  2. ^ AFFUL RETURNS TO SILVERBACKS' BACK LINE Archived 2009-01-04 at the Wayback Machine