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{{short description|Ghanaian footballer (born 1984)}}
{{see also|Papa Arko}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ernest Papa Arko
| image = 
| full_name = 
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1984|5|12|df=yes}}
| birth_place =[[Adawso]], Ghana
| height = {{height|m=1.78}}
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Striker]]
| currentclub = 
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = Ocean Stars
| years1 = 2002–2003 
| clubs1 = [[Liberty Professionals]] 
| years2 = 2004 
| clubs2 = → [[El-Geish]] (loan)
| caps2 = 5
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2005–2012
| clubs3 = [[El-Geish]]
| caps3 = 118 
| goals3 = 44
| years4 = 2012
| clubs4 = → [[Al-Arabi SC (Qatar)|Al-Arabi]] (loan)
| caps4 = 5
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2012–2014
| clubs5 = [[Smouha Sporting Club|Smouha]] 
| caps5 = 27
| goals5 = 5
| years6 = 2014–2015
| clubs6 = [[Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC|Al Mokawloon]]
| caps6 = 35
| goals6 = 11
| years7 = 2015–2016
| clubs7 = [[El-Entag El-Harby SC|El-Entag El-Harby]]
| caps7 = 22
| goals7 = 1
| years8 = 2017–2020
| clubs8 = [[Liberty Professionals F.C.|Liberty Professionals]]
| caps8 = 33
| goals8 = 3
| nationalyears1 = 
| nationalyears2 = 
| nationalyears3 = 2009
| nationalteam1 = [[Ghana national under-17 football team|Ghana U-17]] 
| nationalteam2 = [[Ghana national under-20 football team|Ghana U-20]] 
| nationalteam3 = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]]
| nationalcaps1 = 
| nationalcaps2 = 
| nationalcaps3 = 1  
| nationalgoals1 = 
| nationalgoals2 = 
| nationalgoals3 = 1 
| pcupdate = 
| ntupdate =
}}

'''Ernest Papa Arko''' (born 12 May 1984) is a former [[Ghana]]ian [[football (soccer)|football]] [[Striker (association football)|striker]].

==Career==
Arko used to play for Ocean Stars in [[Medina]] and was spotted by [[Sly Tetteh]]. He moved to play for [[Liberty Professionals]] and was offloaded  to [[El Geish]] (aka |Army Stars).<ref name="NFT">{{NFT player|id=31708|accessdate=}}</ref> He was the leading striker of El Geish. From there, the loan was transferred into a permanent sale. He went on to become the leading scorer for Egyptian League.

==International career==
He scored in his debut on 1 June 2009 against [[Uganda national football team]] and scores in his debut his first goal,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ghanafa.org/blackstars/200906/3725.asp |title=Ghana down Uganda in friendly |access-date=2009-11-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090607024204/http://www.ghanafa.org/blackstars/200906/3725.asp |archive-date=2009-06-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref> formerly played for the U-17 & U-20 team.<ref>[http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/soccer/pop-up.php?ID=158 Player profile]</ref>

===International goals===
:''Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first.''<ref name="NFT"/>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
! No !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || 31 May 2009 || [[Tamale Stadium]], [[Tamale, Ghana|Tamale]], [[Ghana]] || {{fb|UGA}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 2–1 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Egyptian Premier League top scorers |state=collapsed}}

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[[Category:1984 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Footballers from Eastern Region (Ghana)]]
[[Category:Ghanaian men's footballers]]
[[Category:Men's association football forwards]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt]]
[[Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar]]
[[Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar]]
[[Category:Liberty Professionals F.C. players]]
[[Category:Tala'ea El Gaish SC players]]
[[Category:Al-Arabi SC (Qatar) players]]
[[Category:Smouha SC players]]
[[Category:Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC players]]
[[Category:El Entag El Harby SC players]]
[[Category:Ghana men's international footballers]]
[[Category:Egyptian Premier League players]]
[[Category:Qatar Stars League players]]
[[Category:21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen]]
[[Category:Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers]]


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