Edward Kpodo
Ghanaian footballer (born 1990)
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Edward Kpodo (born 14 January 1990) is a Ghanaian football defender who plays for Berekum Chelsea.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edward Kpodo | ||
| Date of birth | 14 January 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Sunyani, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Berekum Chelsea | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Berekum Chelsea | ||
| 2013 | → Khimki (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Shinnik Yaroslavl | 24 | (0) |
| 2014 | Shirak | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Ulisses | 14 | (1) |
| 2015 | Berekum Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Gandzasar Kapan | 17 | (1) |
| 2017 | Shirak | 11 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Urartu | 56 | (4) |
| 2020– | Berekum Chelsea | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 January 2021 | |||
Career
In February 2013, Kpodo moved to FC Khimki on loan from Berekum Chelsea F.C.,[1] signing permanently for fellow Russian Football League side FC Shinnik Yaroslavl on a one-year contract in July 2013.[2] A year layer Kpodo moved to the Armenian Premier League with Ulisses FC.[3] After a year with Ulisses, Kpodo returned to Ghana with Berekum Chelsea in June 2015, but did not feature for the club as they failed to receive his International Transfer Certificate from Ulisses until December 2015.[4] In February 2016, Kpodo moved back to Armenia, signing a one-year contract with Gandzasar Kapan.[5] On 6 December 2019, Kpodo signed a new contracts with FC Urartu.[6] On 4 July 2020, Urartu announced that Kpodo had left the club after his contract was terminated by mutual consent.[7]
Career statistics
- As of match played 17 June 2020[8]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Khimki (loan) | 2012–13 | Russian Football League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||
| Shinnik Yaroslavl | 2013–14 | Russian Football League | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 1 | ||
| Shirak | 2014–15 | Armenian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |
| Ulisses | 2014–15 | Armenian Premier League | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 1 | ||
| Gandzasar Kapan | 2015–16 | Armenian Premier League | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | - | 9 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | - | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 19 | 1 | ||
| Shirak | 2017–18 | Armenian Premier League | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Banants/Urartu | 2017–18 | Armenian Premier League | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | - | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 32 | 3 | |||
| 2019–20 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 19 | 0 | |||
| Total | 53 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 63 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 133 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 155 | 7 | ||
Honours
- Berekum Chelsea
