Dub Narcotic Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 LB/LM, born in 1995 in Toronto. Graduates as team captain with Connecticut (recruited the same year as Cyle Larin) and is ranked #18 in TDS' big board for the 2017 draft. Played friendlies at the U-20 level but never capped. Trained with Sigma and played for their L10 team over the summers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub Narcotic Posted January 13, 2017 Author Share Posted January 13, 2017 Goes to NYCFC at #16 in the 2017 draft. lazlo_80 and Shway 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 (edited) congrats...Kwame Edited January 13, 2017 by Jahinho Guerro deschamp86 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazlo_80 Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 the lowest rated Canadian on Ives draft board is the first Canadian to get drafted. I don't think there's a draft in the world where noone has any clue where players are rated by teams beforehand. Northvansteve and Shway 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Just now, lazlo_80 said: the lowest rated Canadian on Ives draft board is the first Canadian to get drafted. I don't think there's a draft in the world where noone has any clue where players are rated by teams beforehand. only the top 3 are usually guaranteed....the rest is a toss up lazlo_80 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shermanator Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 (edited) Of all the Canadians to be drafted first, that was not who I was thinking would be selected. Congrats either way, though! Edited January 13, 2017 by shermanator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 NYCFC traded allocation to get him. So looks like they really wanted him. Northvansteve, johnyb and Ruffian 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moreloksas Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Thanks for the sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FC_Hali Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Signed with NYCFC. Drawing some high praise from Patrick Vieira: “Going back to the MLS Combine we saw something in Kwame that we believed was good enough to compete for a place in our first-team and in preseason he’s just confirmed what we saw there,” said head coach Patrick Vieira. “We’re happy to offer him a contract and we’re happy that he accepted that contract. “He’s a young player who needs to develop some parts in his game but he’s a really exciting footballer who is full of energy and has an unbelievable willingness to learn.” http://sbisoccer.com/2017/02/mls-ticker-tfc-inks-barcelona-product-nycfc-signs-awuah-and-more toontownman, David C., Shway and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopePouri Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 (edited) Bumping this thread. Made his professional debut last week. Viera seems to like him a lot and it'll be interesting how much minutes he gets before the June friendly. NYCFC has a hole at LB at the moment. Matarita is injured so they've tried Ben Sweat and Rodney Wallace there with mixed results. Most importantly, he has the ability to be play some right back. Edited May 11, 2017 by PopePouri Greatest Cockney Rip Off 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazlo_80 Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 Got his option exercised by NYCFC. Great to see. https://www.nycfc.com/post/2017/11/27/new-york-city-fc-announce-roster-options-2018 Dub Narcotic and jpg75 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycoyster Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 1 minute ago, lazlo_80 said: Got his option exercised by NYCFC. Great to see. https://www.nycfc.com/post/2017/11/27/new-york-city-fc-announce-roster-options-2018 NYCFC fans seem to be a bit puzzled by his inclusion while Mikey Lopez got cut. The good thing about having a low salary I suppose. He was training as a utility fullback for NYCFC towards the end of the season, and could be in for some serious playing time next year as both of NYCFCs starting fullbacks are very injury prone. Tough to see him getting much of a look at holding midfield or on the left wing, however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazlo_80 Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 5 minutes ago, harrycoyster said: NYCFC fans seem to be a bit puzzled by his inclusion while Mikey Lopez got cut. The good thing about having a low salary I suppose. He was training as a utility fullback for NYCFC towards the end of the season, and could be in for some serious playing time next year as both of NYCFCs starting fullbacks are very injury prone. Tough to see him getting much of a look at holding midfield or on the left wing, however. Ironically Mikey Lopez also had a very slow first few years to his pro career before becoming what appears to be a fan favorite. But in the "who's better for this team" debates, I'd much prefer being on the side of Patrick Viera than the fanbase. Hopefully this foreshadows a bigger role next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 I always thought Mikey Lopez was useless. Good luck to Kwame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNMNTPERUELIGIBLE Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 Can anyone direct me somewhere in this thread where I can see highlights of his best performances? Or provide an outside link for it?.... Also what is his potential level like? Highly, mildly-rated? ... I am aware he is best use as a central midfielder or fullback..... Though, didn't get much of a chance to prove it last season due to his very limited playing minutes unfortunately Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycoyster Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 37 minutes ago, CNMNTPERUELIGIBLE said: Can anyone direct me somewhere in this thread where I can see highlights of his best performances? Or provide an outside link for it?.... Also what is his potential level like? Highly, mildly-rated? ... I am aware he is best use as a central midfielder or fullback..... Though, didn't get much of a chance to prove it last season due to his very limited playing minutes unfortunately Here are his UCONN highlights. His MLS highlight reel would be pretty short as of yet. He's a + passer and a + athlete, but struggles under pressure and has difficulty defending more technical players. I think if he has a future in MLS it is as a left wingback. He could eventually be a Ronald Matarrita type player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 (edited) 5 hours ago, CNMNTPERUELIGIBLE said: Can anyone direct me somewhere in this thread where I can see highlights of his best performances? Or provide an outside link for it?.... Also what is his potential level like? Highly, mildly-rated? ... I am aware he is best use as a central midfielder or fullback..... Though, didn't get much of a chance to prove it last season due to his very limited playing minutes unfortunately I think best case he becomes a solid MLS pro. Do not think he'll ever excel in MLS to the point he gets a move to Europe. Edited November 28, 2017 by Obinna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycoyster Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Left unprotected by NYCFC for the expansion draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycoyster Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 NYCFC just picked up Swedish national Anton Tinnerholm, who plays RB/LB an an international level. Barring NYCFC trading a fullback, Awuah isn't going to see much of the field next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince193 Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 54 minutes ago, harrycoyster said: NYCFC just picked up Swedish national Anton Tinnerholm, who plays RB/LB an an international level. Barring NYCFC trading a fullback, Awuah isn't going to see much of the field next year. I think they see him as a MF not a wingback or fullback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycoyster Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 1 minute ago, Vince193 said: I think they see him as a MF not a wingback or fullback. He trained/played at RB for most of the second half of last season. The path to minutes in midfield is even more difficult. Alex Ring, Yangel Herrera, Tommy McNamara, Maxi Morales, James Sands, and likely a DP. That's two DPs, a Finnish and Venezuelan international, a top US u17 prospect....and Tommy McNamara. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 Awuah has come in to close out the last 2 games for the top of the table NYFC team. Nice to see him still grinding it out, fighting for minutes. David C., Grandbloke and johnyb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 34 minutes ago, Bison44 said: Awuah has come in to close out the last 2 games for the top of the table NYFC team. Nice to see him still grinding it out, fighting for minutes. I thought that the new coach would put a damper on his chances but in 2 games he has more than doubled his MLS minutes so far (which isn’t tough mind you.. he’s up to 63 in 8 appearances now). Hopefully he can continue on this trajectory otherwise it’s time to move on. Scorpion26 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorpion26 Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 14 hours ago, Keegan said: I thought that the new coach would put a damper on his chances but in 2 games he has more than doubled his MLS minutes so far (which isn’t tough mind you.. he’s up to 63 in 8 appearances now). Hopefully he can continue on this trajectory otherwise it’s time to move on. Yes I thought the same new coach sometimes can me little to no playing time, but he's been given a chance. Maybe towards end of season he might start a game or more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 Set to get his first MLS start against Seattle as on of two d-mids. Game is on TSN 2 at 5pm Eastern Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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