Seku Conneh
 Conneh playing for Bethlehem Steel in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Seku Conneh | ||
| Date of birth | 10 November 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Voinjama, Liberia | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Elinkwijk | |||
| SV Geinoord | |||
| Ajax | |||
| RKC Waalwijk | |||
| Almere City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Fortuna Sittard | 35 | (9) |
| 2015 | Oss | 10 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Bethlehem Steel | 43 | (12) |
| 2018 | Ansan Greeners | 26 | (2) |
| 2019 | Vojvodina | 3 | (0) |
| 2020 | Las Vegas Lights | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | ÍBV | 10 | (2) |
| 2022 | Monterey Bay | 23 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2015–2018 | Liberia | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:34, 21 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
Seku Conneh (born 10 November 1995) is a Liberian professional footballer who plays as a forward.
Career
[edit]Youth
[edit]Born in Voinjama, Liberia, and raised in the Netherlands, Conneh began his youth development across several development academies and youth clubs, including Ajax and Almere City.
Club
[edit]Fortuna Sittard and Oss
[edit]Conneh began his professional career in the Netherlands playing for Fortuna Sittard and Oss of the Eerste Divisie for a season each scoring a total of 11 goals from 45 appearances.[1]
Bethlehem Steel
[edit]Ahead of the 2016 USL season, Conneh joined the newly formed Bethlehem Steel, the USL affiliate of the Philadelphia Union. His first season was limited by injury but managed 2 goals in 18 appearances for Steel.[1] During the 2017 season, Conneh would earn his first USL Player of the Week honors after scoring a brace against Cincinnati.[2] Conneh was released by Bethlehem Steel on 2 November 2017.[3]
Ansan Greeners
[edit]Two months after being released by Steel, Conneh joined Ansan Greeners of the K League 2, the second division of South Korean football.[4] On 22 April, Conneh scored his first goal to equalize for the Greeners in a 3–1 victory against Bucheon.[5]
Vojvodina
[edit]On 23 January 2019, after spending a month on a trial, Conneh signed a two-year deal with Serbian club Vojvodina.[6] Unfortunately, with the arrival of coach Nenad Lalatovic, who admitted in an interview to fkvojvodina.com that since his arrival, Conneh has been removed from the main team and that he did not even saw him neither has any interest in doing so, it clearly meant that the new coach's discriminatory, anti-foreigners, stance meant Conneh was doomed to leave the club.[7]
Las Vegas Lights
[edit]In December 2019, it was announced that Conneh was making his return to the USL Championship signing with Las Vegas Lights.[8]
Monterey Bay
[edit]On February 2, 2022, it was announced that Conneh would make another return to the USL Championship by signing with expansion side Monterey Bay. He was recruited by Frank Yallop, who was manager while Conneh was playing for Las Vegas.[9] His contract option was declined by the club at the end of the season.[10]
International
[edit]While raised in the Netherlands, Conneh was born in Liberia and represents them in international football. He made his debut for the Lone Stars on 15 November 2015 as a substitute in a World Cup qualifying match against Ivory Coast. Conneh has since been called up for Liberia's 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification run.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Seku Conneh Profile". Bethlehem Steel. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ "Conneh Named USL Player of the Week". USLsoccer.com. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ USLSoccer.com Staff (2 November 2017). "Steel FC Announces Roster Moves". United Soccer League. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ^ T Kla Wesley Jr. (9 January 2018). "Seku Conneh Joins South Korean Second Tier Club". The Bush Chicken. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ "Ansan Greeeners vs Bucheon 1995 3-1". soccerway.com. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ Потписао и Секу Коне at FK Vojvodina official website, 23 January 2019 (in Serbian)
- ^ Nenad Lalatović odgovarao na pitanja vojvodinaša at fkvojvodina.com, 10-7-2019, retrieved 12-4-2020 (in Serbian)
- ^ "African Trio Reinforces Lights FC". lasvegaslightsfc.com. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ "Monterey Bay F.C. Signs Deal with Center Forward Seku Conneh". www.montereybayfc.com. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Monterey Bay Football Club Announces 2023 Roster Moves".
- ^ "Seku Conneh Called Up To Liberian National Team". USLsoccer.com. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
External links
[edit]Media related to Seku Conneh at Wikimedia Commons
- Seku Conneh at Soccerway
- Bethlehem Steel FC - 2016 Regular Season - Roster - #36 - Seku Conneh at USL Championship
- Seku Conneh at USL Championship
- Bethlehem Steel FC profile
- 1995 births
- Living people
- People from Lofa County
- Men's association football forwards
- Liberian men's footballers
- Liberian expatriate men's footballers
- Liberia men's international footballers
- Fortuna Sittard players
- TOP Oss players
- Philadelphia Union II players
- FK Vojvodina players
- Las Vegas Lights FC players
- Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja players
- Eerste Divisie players
- USL Championship players
- Serbian SuperLiga players
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea
- Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Iceland
- Liberian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Liberian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Liberian expatriates in South Korea
- Monterey Bay FC players