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Kosi Nwafornso
Nigerian footballer

Kosi Nwafornso

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Kosisochukwu Nwafornso (born 19 September 1997) is a Nigerian professional footballer.

Early life

Born in Nigeria, Nwafornso began playing soccer at a young age. He played with Evergreen FC in his native Nigeria. At age 17, he moved to Canada and joined ANB Futbol.

College career

In 2015, Nwafornso began attending St. Bonaventure University, where he played for the men's soccer team. He scored his first collegiate goal on September 13, 2015, against the Detroit Mercy Titans in the Radisson Invitational, where he was also named to the Radisson Invitational All-Tournament Team. On October 21, 2015, he scored a brace in a 2–1 victory over the George Washington Colonials, which earned him Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week honours. At the end of his freshman season, he was named to the Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer All-Rookie Team and was named to the TopDrawerSoccer's Freshman Top 100. In October 2018, he was named Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Player Of The Week. In his senior season in 2018, Nwafornso scored a career-best nine goals and added four assists and was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team, Atlantic 10 Conference All-Academic Team, and Scholar All-East Region team. He was also a three time Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll honoree from 2016 to 2018.

Club career

In 2017, Nwafornso played with the Charlotte Eagles in the Premier Development League. With Charlotte, he won the PDL title.

In 2018 and 2019, he played with the Colorado Pride Switchbacks U23.

In June 2021, he signed a professional contract with Forge FC in the Canadian Premier League. However, he suffered an injury and was unable to appear for the club that season.

In 2022, he played with Vaughan Azzurri in League1 Ontario. He helped Vaughan capture the league title, scoring a hat trick in the championship final victory over Blue Devils FC, earning Finals MVP honours.

In February 2023, he joined HFX Wanderers FC in the Canadian Premier League, signing a one-year contract with club options for 2024 and 2025. He made his professional debut on 15 April 2023 against Atlético Ottawa. In June 2023, he terminated his contract with the club by mutual consent, at his request.

Career statistics

As of match played 13 June 2023
ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsDomestic CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Charlotte Eagles2017Premier Development League702010100
Colorado Pride Switchbacks U232018Premier Development League117117
2019USL League Two9310103
Total20101000002110
Forge FC2021Canadian Premier League0000000000
Vaughan Azzurri2022League1 Ontario1116231319
HFX Wanderers FC2023Canadian Premier League70001080
Career total45265320005229
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