Eddie Ababio

Eddie Ababio

Personal information
Full name	Edward Kwame Ababio
Date of birth	(1988-01-01) January 1, 1988
Place of birth	Accra, Ghana
Height
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
2004–2005	IMG Soccer Academy
2006–2010	North Carolina Tar Heels
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006	Bradenton Academics	0	(0)
2007–2009	Carolina Dynamo	25	(10)
2011–2012	Colorado Rapids	0	(0)
2012	Tampa Bay Rowdies	1	(0)
2013	Carolina RailHawks	4	(0)
2013	Águila	16	(0)
2014	Tampa Marauders	9	(0)
International career‡
2004–2005	United States U17	13	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 11, 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 25, 2012

Edward "Eddie" Kwame Ababio (born January 1, 1988) is a retired Ghanaian-American soccer player. Ababio is currently a coach with Florida Hawks FC, a youth program based in Lithia, Florida.

Career

College and Amateur

Born in Accra, Ghana, Ababio lived for several years in Tampa, Florida where he played for HC United and Gaither High School before joining the US Under-17 national team residency at the IMG Soccer Academy in Bradenton, Florida. He played for the UNC Tar Heels in college where he featured regularly almost throughout his time at the school (he was medically redshirted after making three appearances in the 2009 season).

During his college years Ababio also played with Carolina Dynamo in the USL Premier Development League, and was on the roster of the Bradenton Academics, but did not feature in any games for the Florida team due to injury.

Professional

Ababio was drafted in the first round (18th overall) of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft by the Colorado Rapids. He signed with the Rapids on April 14, 2011.

Ababio made his professional debut in a group stage match on September 28, 2011, in the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League, scoring in his debut against Isidro Metapán of El Salvador.

Ababio was waived by Colorado on June 28, 2012.

External links

• MLS player profile