Michael Kafari

Michael Kafari (born October 30, 1991) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Detroit City FC in the National Independent Soccer Association.[1]

Michael Kafari
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-10-30) October 30, 1991
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Detroit City
Number 14
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 New Mexico Lobos 82 (3)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Austin Aztex 2 (0)
2014 Charleston Battery 0 (0)
2014 Sporting Kansas City 0 (0)
2016–2017 Puerto Rico FC 32 (0)
2018–2019 Motala
2019 ASC San Diego 3 (0)
2019 New York Cosmos 6 (0)
2020– Detroit City 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 September 2020

Career

College and Amateur

Kafari played college soccer at the University of New Mexico between 2010 and 2013.[2]

While at college, Kafari appeared for Premier Development League side Austin Aztex in 2012.[3]

Professional

Vancouver Whitecaps FC selected Kafari in the third round (No. 51 overall) of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft.[4] However, he wasn't signed by the club, instead joining USL Pro side Charleston Battery.[5]

Kafari left Charleston without making a league appearance, but was later signed by Major League Soccer side Sporting Kansas City.[6]

After two years away from the professional game, Kafari signed with North American Soccer League side Puerto Rico FC in July 2016.[7] He was released at the end of the 2017 season.[8]

On 22 April 2018, Kafari joined Swedish fourth-tier club Motala.[9]

On 27 August 2019, he joined New York Cosmos.[10]

References
  1. "Michael Kafari". MLS. Archived from the original on August 1, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  2. "Michael Kafari". The University of New Mexico. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  3. "Michael Kafari". Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  4. "Vancouver Whitecaps FC select three players in final two rounds of 2014 MLS SuperDraft". MLS. January 21, 2014. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-05-31. Retrieved 2016-07-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Sporting KC signs midfielder Michael Kafari". MLS. July 8, 2014. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  7. "Michael Kafari". Puerto Rico FC. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  8. "Puerto Rico FC announces first off season roster moves". November 7, 2017. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  9. "Amerikan på gång till Maif" [American on the way to Maif] (in Swedish). 22 April 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  10. "New York Cosmos Sign Midfielder Michael Kafari". 27 August 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.


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