Kwame Awuah


Kwame Awuah is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for Forge FC.

Club career

Early career

Awuah played for the Ontario provincial program and the Dante Alighieri varsity boys soccer team, for which he was elected MVP. In 2013, he graduated from the Sigma FC Academy program.
Awuah then played for the UConn Huskies where he played as a left back, a center midfielder, and a left winger. He won many awards during his time there, including being selected to the American Athletic Conference First Team multiple times.

Sigma FC

In 2014, Awuah signed with his youth club, Sigma FC, which had just joined League1 Ontario, where he played alongside Cyle Larin and Richie Laryea. In 2016, Awuah made six appearances for Sigma and was named to the League1 Ontario Western Conference All-Star Team.

New York City

Awuah was called up to the MLS Combine in 2017 and was subsequently drafted in the first round of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft, sixteenth overall, by New York City FC. He signed a contract with the team on March 10. He then made his debut for New York on May 7, 2017 in a win against Atlanta United FC. Upon conclusion of the 2017 season, New York City FC announced they would exercise Awuah's option for the 2018 season. After two seasons with New York City, Awuah was released at the end of the 2018 season.

Forge FC

On January 29, 2019 Awuah signed with Canadian Premier League club Forge FC, reuniting with former coach Bobby Smyrniotis. In the 2019 Canadian Premier League season, Forge finished in second place in both the spring season and the fall season, qualifying for the finals where they faced Cavalry FC. Forge won 1-0 in both legs for a 2-0 aggregate victory, making them the first ever Canadian Premier League champions. Awuah had five assists throughout the season, tied for first in the league with five other players.

International career

Awuah was called up to the Canada U23s by new national team manager Octavio Zambrano in March 2017 for some friendlies. Zambrano then called him up to the senior team on May 6, 2017 for a camp and the provisional squad for the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Honours

Club

Forge FC