Willis Farko
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Willis Forko signed with FK Bodø/Glimt , a Club
that was recently promoted to the Tippeliaen (Norway premier
league) . This makes the 3rd team the young left back has played for
since turning pro.His 1st professional spell
after college saw him plying his trade the last two seasons with Real
Salt Lake of MLS.. He played 2 seasons along side Veteran US defender
Eddie Pope, and gained valuable experience.
During pre season camp this year he was surprisingly
released from the Real Salt lake , MLS club.
The young left back went to Canada to play for the
Whitecaps. He only trained with them the Whitecaps while
his agent looked for teams in Europe that needed a natural left back.
He did not play a match and has moved to Europe to advance his young
career.
Last year, the five-foot-ten, 167-pound defender started 12 matches
for 990 minutes with the Utah-based outfit. In his rookie season,
Forko started 26 matches for 2,254 minutes and recorded one assist.
Forko, who was draft in the second round, 14th overall, of the 2006
MLS Supplemental Draft by Real Salt Lake, enjoyed four successful
years at the collegiate level. In his freshman year in 2002, the
defender played at the University of South Carolina before
transferring to the University of Connecticut for his final three
seasons.
Forko finished his university career with
three goals and 15 assists in 85 matches and was twice selected to the
All-Big East Third Team. Forko majored in psychology.
Born in Monrovia, Liberia, Forko and his family moved to Houston,
Texas, when he was three.
According to our sources, Farko is going to try to make the game in
Sudan for the Liberian Sr. National Football team.
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