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Chris Agorsor 
Personal information Full name Christopher Agorsor Date of birth September 1, 1990 Place of birth Severn, Maryland, United States Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Playing position Forward Club information Current club Real Salt Lake Number 13 Youth career 2005–2007 McDonogh Eagles 2008 Virginia Cavaliers Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2011 Philadelphia Union 0 (0) 2011– Real Salt Lake 1 (0) National team‡ United States U-18 United States U-20 * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 October, 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 February 2010Christopher Agorsor (born September 1, 1990 in Severn, Maryland) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer.
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Career
Youth and college
In high school he scored 24 goals with eight assists in 15 matches in his junior season also his last, helping his high school team to a Top 5 national ranking in the fall. He was named the Baltimore Sun Player of the Year, despite missing nearly 10 matches Also won Gatorade Player of The Year for soccer. In his sophomore season he had 21 goals and was named to the Baltimore All Metro Team just like in 2007. Agorsor played college soccer at the University of Virginia but, after a promising start to his college career, suffered a serious knee injury in 2008. Agorsor recovered from this injury and returned to University of Virginia for his sophomore year.[1] Before joining MLS, he spent some time training with Man United and Nacional in Portugal. He also spent the time before his lottery into MLS training with the Philadelphia Union.[2]
Professional
In February 2011, Agorsor signed a contract with Major League Soccer and was allocated to the Philadelphia Union via a weighted lottery on 14 February 2011.[3] Agorsor was waived by the team in June, before making any appearances with the first team.[4]
After his release from Philadelphia, Agorsor went on trial with Real Salt Lake during June and July 2011.[5] Agorsor signed with Salt Lake on July 20, 2011. He made his professional debut on October 6, 2011 during a 3-0 defeat against Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
Personal
Agorsor is eligible to play for the US National Team as well as the national team of Ghana. He prefers to be called Christopher and was born September 1, 1990 as opposed to January 9, 1990 which is often reported incorrectly as his actual date of birth.[6]
References
- ^ http://www.potomacsoccerwire.com/news/458/15213
- ^ http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/philadelphia-claim-chris-agorsor-weighted-lottery
- ^ http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2011/02/union-acquire-forward-chris-agorsor
- ^ "Union Part Ways with Forward Chris Agorsor". 2011-06-02. http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2011/06/union-part-ways-forward-chris-agorsor.
- ^ http://www.brotherlygame.com/2011/6/14/2223952/former-philadelphia-union-forward-chris-agorsor-trial-real-salt-lake
- ^ [1]
External links
Real Salt Lake – current squad 1 Melia · 2 Beltran · 3 Russell · 4 Olave · 5 Beckerman · 6 Borchers · 7 Espíndola · 8 Johnson · 10 A. Alvarez · 11 Morales · 12 Alexandre · 13 Agorsor · 14 Y. Álvarez · 15 Saborío · 16 Muniz · 17 Wingert · 18 Rimando · 19 Wagner · 20 Grabavoy · 21 Gil · 22 González · 23 Araujo · 24 Reynish · 25 Toia · 26 Warner · 27 Arnoux · 28 Schuler · 30 McKenzie · 77 Williams ·
Head Coach: Kreis Assistant Coach: Brown Assistant Coach: Joseph Goalkeeper Coach: Cassar General Manager: Lagerwey
Categories:- 1990 births
- Living people
- American soccer players
- Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer players
- Philadelphia Union players
- Real Salt Lake players
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