| Intro | Ghanaian footballer | ||||||||||
| Is |
Athlete Football player Association football player |
||||||||||
| From |
Italy Ghana |
||||||||||
| Type | Sports | ||||||||||
| Gender | male | ||||||||||
| Birth | 12 May 1984, Ghana, Ghana | ||||||||||
| Age: | 36 years | ||||||||||
| Star sign | Taurus | ||||||||||
| Sports Teams |
|
Ernest Papa Arko (born 12 May 1984) is a Ghanaian football striker who currently plays for the Ghana Premier League side Liberty Professionals.
Career
Arko used to play for Ocean Stars in Medina and was spotted by Sly Tetteh. He moved to play for Liberty Professionals and was in 2004 contracted by El Zamalek but due to his age they offloaded him to El Geish (aka |Army Stars). He was the leading striker of El Geish. From there, the loan was transferred into a permanent sale. He went on to become the leading scorer for Egyptian League.
International career
He scored in his debut on 1 June 2009 against Uganda national football team and scores in his debut his first goal, formerly played for the U-17 & U-20 team.
International goals
- Scores and results list Ghana’s goal tally first.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 31 May 2009 | Tamale Stadium, Tamale, Ghana | Uganda | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |