Christopher Agorsor (born September 1, 1990, in

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) is a former professional

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player. After playing he started a private investment company based in Washington D.C.

Career

Youth and college

In high school, he scored 24 goals with eight assists in 15 matches in his junior season, 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, and also won Gatorade Player of The Year. 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. Before joining

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(MLS), he spent some time training with

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and

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. He also spent the time before his lottery into MLS training with the

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Professional

In February 2011, Agorsor signed a contract with Major League Soccer and was allocated to the Philadelphia Union via a weighted lottery on February 14, 2011. Agorsor was waived by the team in June, before making any appearances with the first team. After his release from Philadelphia, Agorsor went on trial with

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during June and July 2011. Agorsor signed with Salt Lake on July 20, 2011. He made his professional debut on October 6, 2011, during a 3–0 defeat against

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. Real Salt Lake released Agorsor on February 10, 2012, and he most recently played for the

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Personal

Agorsor was eligible to play for the US National Team as well as the national team of Ghana.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Agorsor, Chris 1990 births Living people American men's soccer players Men's association football forwards Major League Soccer players People from Severn, Maryland Philadelphia Union players Real Salt Lake players Richmond Kickers players Soccer players from Maryland Sportspeople from Anne Arundel County, Maryland United States men's youth international soccer players USL Championship players Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer players 21st-century American sportsmen