Kwame Watson-Siriboe (born November 13, 1986), is an American retired soccer player.

Career

College and Amateur

Watson-Siriboe attended Canyon High School and played club soccer with the Pateadores Soccer Club before playing college soccer at the University of Connecticut. Watson-Siriboe appeared in over 60 games for the Huskies, scoring three goals as a senior in 2009. He was awarded the Eric S. Lund Award for the team's most improved player in 2007, and was named the 2009 Big East Co-Defender of the Year.

Kwame Watson-Siriboe

During his college years he also played one game for the Westchester Flames in the USL Premier Development League.

Kwame Watson-Siriboe

Professional

Watson-Siriboe was drafted in the second round (26th overall) of the 2010 MLS SuperDraft by Chicago Fire. He made his professional debut on April 3, 2010, in a game against Colorado Rapids.

Kwame Watson-Siriboe

On June 3, 2011, Watson-Siriboe was loaned to FC Tampa Bay in the North American Soccer League for the remainder of the 2011 season. He made his debut for Tampa on June 4, in a 2–1 loss to the Carolina RailHawks. Watson-Siriboe returned to Chicago at the conclusion of the 2011 NASL season.

Watson-Siriboe was traded to Real Salt Lake on June 27, 2012, in exchange for a fourth-round 2014 MLS SuperDraft pick.

On August 11, 2014, Watson-Siriboe was traded to New York City FC in exchange for a fourth-round 2016 MLS SuperDraft pick.

After his release from New York City FC, Watson-Siriboe was placed in the 2015 MLS Re-Entry Draft.

On August 6, 2016, Watson-Siriboe signed with United Soccer League side Orange County Blues.

On February 3, 2017, Watson-Siriboe signed for North American Soccer League side Indy Eleven.

In April 2018,Watson-Siriboe joined KTP in Ykkönen.

International

Watson-Siriboe was a member of the United States' U18 national team that traveled to Argentina in 2004.

References

External links

1986 births

Living people

African-American men's soccer players

American men's soccer players

American sportspeople of Ghanaian descent

UConn Huskies men's soccer players

Westchester Flames players

Chicago Fire FC players

Tampa Bay Rowdies players

Real Salt Lake players

Orange County SC players

New York City FC players

North Carolina FC players

Indy Eleven players

Soccer players from California

Chicago Fire FC draft picks

USL League Two players

Major League Soccer players

North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players

USL Championship players

Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat players

Men's association football defenders

American expatriate men's soccer players

Expatriate men's footballers in Finland

American expatriate sportspeople in Finland

21st-century African-American sportspeople

20th-century African-American people