| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 February 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Ghana | ||
| Date of death | 25 June 2022 (aged 53) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| 1988–1991 | Montclair State | 53 | (10) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| New Jersey Stallions | |||
| 1996 | → MetroStars (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1996 | → Pennsylvania Natives (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| Sparta Rotterdam | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| Ramapo College | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Louis Ken-Kwofie (6 February 1969 – 25 June 2022) was a Ghanaian professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Ken-Kwofie attended Hudson Catholic High School. [2]
Ken-Kwofie played college soccer with Montclair State. [1]
Ken-Kwofie played one game for the MetroStars, on loan from the New Jersey Stallions, during the 1996 season of Major League Soccer. [3] During that same season, Ken-Kwofie also played for the Pennsylvania Natives, ironically against the MetroStars. [4] Ken-Kwofie was still playing for the Stallions during the 1999 season. [5] Ken-Kwofie also played in the Netherlands with Sparta Rotterdam. [6]
Ken-Kwofie coached Ramapo College. [6] He also coached youth soccer in New Jersey, including the North Cadwell Soccer Club. [7]
He later coached at Hudson Catholic Regional High School in Jersey City. [8]
Ken-Kwofie died on 25 June 2022 following a battle with pancreatic cancer, aged 53. [9]
- ^ a b "Louie Ken-Kwofie - Men's Soccer".
-
^ Journal, Garrett Rasko-Martinis | The Jersey (3 March 2017).
"Six Hudson Catholic athletic greats to be immortalized". nj.
{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( link) - ^ "Match report". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on 17 May 2007. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
- ^ Ron Ferguson (20 March 2004). "Metros vs Pennsylvania Natives: a look back". Metro Fanatic. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
- ^ "1999 Lamar Hunt United States Open Cup". LHUSOC. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
- ^ a b "Louis Ken-Kwofie- Director of Training". The Academy at the Soccer Palace. Archived from the original on 1 April 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
- ^ "WHERE ARE THEY NOW?". Metro Mascot. Archived from the original on 22 October 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
- ^ "Teams". Hudson Catholic Regional High School.
- ^ Oudhnarine, Haresh (27 June 2022). "Hudson Catholic soccer coach Ken-Kwofie, 53, dies; was star player at school". The Jersey Journal. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- 1969 births
- 2022 deaths
- Men's association football midfielders
- Deaths from pancreatic cancer
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Ghanaian men's footballers
- Major League Soccer players
- Montclair State University alumni
- New Jersey Stallions players
- New York Red Bulls players
- Sparta Rotterdam players
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 February 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Ghana | ||
| Date of death | 25 June 2022 (aged 53) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| 1988–1991 | Montclair State | 53 | (10) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| New Jersey Stallions | |||
| 1996 | → MetroStars (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1996 | → Pennsylvania Natives (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| Sparta Rotterdam | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| Ramapo College | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Louis Ken-Kwofie (6 February 1969 – 25 June 2022) was a Ghanaian professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Ken-Kwofie attended Hudson Catholic High School. [2]
Ken-Kwofie played college soccer with Montclair State. [1]
Ken-Kwofie played one game for the MetroStars, on loan from the New Jersey Stallions, during the 1996 season of Major League Soccer. [3] During that same season, Ken-Kwofie also played for the Pennsylvania Natives, ironically against the MetroStars. [4] Ken-Kwofie was still playing for the Stallions during the 1999 season. [5] Ken-Kwofie also played in the Netherlands with Sparta Rotterdam. [6]
Ken-Kwofie coached Ramapo College. [6] He also coached youth soccer in New Jersey, including the North Cadwell Soccer Club. [7]
He later coached at Hudson Catholic Regional High School in Jersey City. [8]
Ken-Kwofie died on 25 June 2022 following a battle with pancreatic cancer, aged 53. [9]
- ^ a b "Louie Ken-Kwofie - Men's Soccer".
-
^ Journal, Garrett Rasko-Martinis | The Jersey (3 March 2017).
"Six Hudson Catholic athletic greats to be immortalized". nj.
{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( link) - ^ "Match report". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on 17 May 2007. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
- ^ Ron Ferguson (20 March 2004). "Metros vs Pennsylvania Natives: a look back". Metro Fanatic. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
- ^ "1999 Lamar Hunt United States Open Cup". LHUSOC. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
- ^ a b "Louis Ken-Kwofie- Director of Training". The Academy at the Soccer Palace. Archived from the original on 1 April 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
- ^ "WHERE ARE THEY NOW?". Metro Mascot. Archived from the original on 22 October 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
- ^ "Teams". Hudson Catholic Regional High School.
- ^ Oudhnarine, Haresh (27 June 2022). "Hudson Catholic soccer coach Ken-Kwofie, 53, dies; was star player at school". The Jersey Journal. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- 1969 births
- 2022 deaths
- Men's association football midfielders
- Deaths from pancreatic cancer
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Ghanaian men's footballers
- Major League Soccer players
- Montclair State University alumni
- New Jersey Stallions players
- New York Red Bulls players
- Sparta Rotterdam players