Eddie Ababio
Ghanaian-American soccer player (born 1988)
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Edward Kwame Ababio (born January 1, 1988) is a Ghanaian-American retired soccer player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edward Kwame Ababio | ||
| Date of birth | January 1, 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2005 | IMG Soccer Academy | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2010 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 65 | (12) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006 | Bradenton Academics | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Carolina Dynamo | 25 | (10) |
| 2011–2012 | Colorado Rapids | 0 | (0) |
| 2012 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | Carolina RailHawks | 4 | (0) |
| 2013 | Águila | 16 | (0) |
| 2014 | Tampa Marauders | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2004–2005 | United States U17 | 13 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2022– | Tampa Bay United (assistant) | ||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of June 11, 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals as of September 25, 2012 | |||
Career
College and amateur
Born in Accra, Ghana, Ababio lived for several years in Tampa, Florida where he played for HC United and Gaither High School before joining the US Under-17 national team residency at the IMG Soccer Academy in Bradenton, Florida. He played for the UNC Tar Heels in college where he featured regularly almost throughout his time at the school (he was medically redshirted after making three appearances in the 2009 season).[1]
During his college years Ababio also played with Carolina Dynamo[2][3][4] in the USL Premier Development League, and was on the roster of the Bradenton Academics, but did not feature in any games for the Florida team due to injury.[citation needed]
Professional
Ababio was drafted in the first round (18th overall) of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft by the Colorado Rapids.[5] He signed with the Rapids on April 14, 2011.[6]
Ababio made his professional debut in a group stage match on September 28, 2011, in the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League, scoring in his debut against Isidro Metapán of El Salvador.[7]
Ababio was waived by Colorado on June 28, 2012.[8]
