Edward Kpodo (born 14 January 1990) is a

Ghana Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to t ...

ian

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defender who plays for

Berekum Chelsea Berekum United Football Club is a Ghanaian professional football club based in Berekum, Bono Region, previously known as Bechem Chelsea Football Club. They compete in the Ghana Premier League, the top-flight of the Ghanaian football system. Hist ...

Career

In February 2013, Kpodo moved to

FC Khimki FC Khimki () was a Russian professional football club based in Khimki. History The team was formed in 1996 by merging two amateur clubs from Khimki, Rodina, and Novator. Khimki entered the amateur league and played their first official match on ...

on loan from

Berekum Chelsea F.C. Berekum United Football Club is a Ghanaian professional Football team, football club based in Berekum, Bono region, Bono Region, previously known as Bechem Chelsea Football Club. They compete in the Ghana Premier League, the top-flight of the Gha ...

, signing permanently for fellow Russian Football League side

FC Shinnik Yaroslavl FC Shinnik Yaroslavl () is a Russian football club, based in Yaroslavl. From 1957 to 1960 the team was called Khimik ( - "the chemist"). In 1961, the club became affiliated with the , accordingly changing its name and logo (a football inside a ...

on a one-year contract in July 2013. A year layer Kpodo moved to the

Armenian Premier League The Armenian Premier League (, known as the Armenian Fastex Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the top association football, football competition in Armenia. From 1936 to 1991, the competition was held as a regional tournament within th ...

with

Ulisses FC Ulisses Football Club (), commonly known as Ulisses, is a defunct Armenian football club from Yerevan. The club played at the Armenian Premier League, the top division in Armenian football. They regularly used the Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadi ...

. After a year with Ulisses, Kpodo returned to Ghana with

in June 2015, but did not feature for the club as they failed to receive his International Transfer Certificate from Ulisses until December 2015. In February 2016, Kpodo moved back to Armenia, signing a one-year contract with

Gandzasar Kapan FC Gandzasar Kapan is an Armenian football club based in the town of Kapan, Syunik Province. The team plays in Armenian Premier League. The club headquarters are located on 18 Garegin Nzhdeh street, Kapan. The Gandzasar Kapan Training Centre is ...

. On 6 December 2019, Kpodo signed a new contracts with

FC Urartu Football Club Urartu (, translated ''Futbolayin Akumb Urartu''), commonly known as Urartu, is an Armenian professional association football, football team based in the capital Yerevan that currently plays in the Armenian Premier League. The club ...

. On 4 July 2020, Urartu announced that Kpodo had left the club after his contract was terminated by mutual consent.

Career statistics

Honours

;Berekum Chelsea *

Ghanaian Premier League The Ghana Premier League is the top professional association football league in Ghana organized by the Ghana Football Association and formed in 1958 to replace a previous league incarnation, the Gold Coast Club Competition which ran from 1933 to ...

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* 1990 births Living people Ghanaian men's footballers Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Armenia Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Russia FC Khimki players FC Shinnik Yaroslavl players Shirak SC players FC Urartu players Armenian Premier League players Russian First League players African Games gold medalists for Ghana African Games gold medalists in football Men's association football defenders Footballers at the 2011 All-Africa Games Medalists at the 2011 All-Africa Games People from Sunyani District Footballers from Bono Region 21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen {{Ghana-footy-defender-stub