Alex Nyarko Profile

CLUB:
Yverdon Sport
POSITION:
Midfield
BORN:
1973-10-15
BIRTHPLACE:
PREVIOUS CLUBS:
Dawu Youngsters (Ghana), Ashanti Kotoko(Ghana), St. Bucarest (Romania), Basel (Switzerland)(1995-1997), Karlsruhe(Germany) 1997-1998), Lens (France) (1998-2000), Everton (England)(2000-2001), Monaco (France, On Loan) (2001-2002), PSG (on loan from Everton); Start(NOR)
HEIGHT / WEIGHT:
184cm/76kg
NIKNAME:
GHANA DEBUT :
0000-00-00
CAPS/GOALS:

  • France -coupe de la Ligue (Lens, 1999)

    Retired in September 2007 and then in December 2007
    Nyarko, who first caught people's attention as a member of the 1992 Ghana Olympic team, was signed by Everton from French side Lens to provide steel and hard graft in midfield after Don Hutchison's #2.5 million transfer to Sunderland.

    He joined Lens in 1998 for $600,000 from Karlsruhe, a surprise at the time given that he was injured for much of the two years he was in Germany. Paris Saint-Germain expressed an interest before Walter Smith moved in on the recommendation of former Everton and Lens star Olivier Dacourt. He rushed through a $4.5 million deal in the 2000 close season.

    However, the Ghanaian has failed to settle as quickly as expected and did not figure in the early part of the 2000-01 Premiership season. He threatened to quit the game in April 2001 after a fan ran onto the pitch in a 4-1 defeat at Arsenal offering to swap places with him.

    Nyarko was shipped out on a year-long loan with an option to make the deal permanent. He has now (2002/2003) joined Paris Saint-Germain.

    Achievments

    France -coupe de la Ligue (Lens, 1999)

    Transfer history
    From To Date Cost
    Paris Saint Germain Everton 29/06/2002 Loan Cancelled
    Everton Paris Saint Germain 29/06/2002 On Loan
    Everton Monaco 16/05/2002 Loan Cancelled
    Karlsruher SC Lens 01/08/1998 N/A
    Basel Karlsruher SC 01/08/1997 N/A