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Louis Ken-Kwofie

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Louis Ken-Kwofie
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-02-06)6 February 1969
Place of birth Ghana
Date of death 25 June 2022(2022-06-25) (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
1996MetroStars (loan) 1 (0)
1996Pennsylvania 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.

Early life

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Ken-Kwofie attended Hudson Catholic High School.[2]

Career

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College career

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Ken-Kwofie played college soccer with Montclair State.[1]

Professional career

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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]

Coaching career

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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]

Personal life and death

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Ken-Kwofie died on 25 June 2022 following a battle with pancreatic cancer, aged 53.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Louie Ken-Kwofie - Men's Soccer".
  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ "Match report". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on 17 May 2007. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
  4. ^ Ron Ferguson (20 March 2004). "Metros vs Pennsylvania Natives: a look back". Metro Fanatic. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
  5. ^ "1999 Lamar Hunt United States Open Cup". LHUSOC. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "WHERE ARE THEY NOW?". Metro Mascot. Archived from the original on 22 October 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
  8. ^ "Teams". Hudson Catholic Regional High School.
  9. ^ 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.
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