Kosi Nwafornso
Nigerian footballer (born 1997)
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Kosisochukwu Nwafornso (born 19 September 1997) is a Nigerian former footballer.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Kosisochukwu Nwafornso | ||
| Date of birth | 19 September 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Abuja, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Evergreen FC | |||
| ANB Futbol | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | St. Bonaventure Bonnies | 65 | (18) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Charlotte Eagles | 7 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Colorado Pride Switchbacks U23 | 20 | (10) |
| 2021 | Forge FC | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | Vaughan Azzurri | 11 | (16) |
| 2023 | HFX Wanderers | 7 | (0) |
| Total | 45 | (26) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:57, 13 June 2023 (UTC) | |||
Early life
Born in Nigeria, Nwafornso began playing soccer at a young age.[1] He played with Evergreen FC in his native Nigeria.[1][2] At age 17, he moved to Canada and joined ANB Futbol.[1]
College career
In 2015, Nwafornso began attending St. Bonaventure University, where he played for the men's soccer team.[3] He scored his first collegiate goal on September 13, 2015, against the Detroit Mercy Titans in the Radisson Invitational, where he was also named to the Radisson Invitational All-Tournament Team.[4][5] On October 21, 2015, he scored a brace in a 2–1 victory over the George Washington Colonials,[6] which earned him Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week honours.[7] At the end of his freshman season, he was named to the Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer All-Rookie Team[8] and was named to the TopDrawerSoccer's Freshman Top 100.[9] In October 2018, he was named Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Player Of The Week.[10] In his senior season in 2018, Nwafornso scored a career-best nine goals and added four assists[11] and was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team, Atlantic 10 Conference All-Academic Team, and Scholar All-East Region team.[12][13] He was also a three time Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll honoree from 2016 to 2018.[3]
Club career
In 2017, Nwafornso played with the Charlotte Eagles in the Premier Development League.[14] With Charlotte, he won the PDL title.[15]
In 2018 and 2019, he played with the Colorado Pride Switchbacks U23.[16][17]
In June 2021, he signed a professional contract with Forge FC in the Canadian Premier League.[18][19] However, he suffered an injury and was unable to appear for the club that season.[15]
In 2022, he played with Vaughan Azzurri in League1 Ontario.[20] He helped Vaughan capture the league title, scoring a hat trick in the championship final victory over Blue Devils FC, earning Finals MVP honours.[21]
In February 2023, he joined HFX Wanderers FC in the Canadian Premier League, signing a one-year contract with club options for 2024 and 2025.[22] He made his professional debut on 15 April 2023 against Atlético Ottawa.[23] In June 2023, he terminated his contract with the club by mutual consent, at his request.[24][25]
Career statistics
- As of match played 13 June 2023[26]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Charlotte Eagles | 2017[14] | Premier Development League | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | |
| Colorado Pride Switchbacks U23 | 2018[16] | Premier Development League | 11 | 7 | – | – | – | 11 | 7 | |||
| 2019[17] | USL League Two | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 3 | |||
| Total | 20 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 10 | ||
| Forge FC | 2021 | Canadian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vaughan Azzurri | 2022[20] | League1 Ontario | 11 | 16 | 2 | 3 | – | – | 13 | 19 | ||
| HFX Wanderers FC | 2023 | Canadian Premier League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | |
| Career total | 45 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 29 | ||