Kwame Watson-Siriboe

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| name = Kwame Watson-Siriboe

| image =

| fullname = Kwame Watson-Siriboe

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|11|13}}

| birth_place = Chino Hills, California, United States

| height = {{height|ft=6|in=3}}

| position = Defender

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| collegeyears1 = 2006–2009

| college1 = Connecticut Huskies

| collegecaps1 = 55

| collegegoals1 = 3

| years1 = 2006

| clubs1 = Westchester Flames

| caps1 = 1

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2010–2012

| clubs2 = Chicago Fire

| caps2 = 10

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2011

| clubs3 = → FC Tampa Bay (loan)

| caps3 = 10

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2012–2014

| clubs4 = Real Salt Lake

| caps4 = 19

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2014

| clubs5 = → Orange County Blues (loan)

| caps5 = 4

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2015

| clubs6 = New York City FC

| caps6 = 12

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2014

| clubs7 = → Carolina RailHawks (loan)

| caps7 = 6

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2016

| clubs8 = Orange County Blues

| caps8 = 8

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2017

| clubs9 = Indy Eleven

| caps9 = 15

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2018–2019

| clubs10 = KTP

| caps10 = 17

| goals10 = 1

| nationalyears1 =

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| pcupdate = January 31, 2023

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Kwame Watson-Siriboe (born November 13, 1986), is an American retired soccer player.

Career

=College and amateur=

Watson-Siriboe attended Canyon High School and played club soccer with the Pateadores Soccer Club before playing college soccer at the University of Connecticut. Watson-Siriboe appeared in over 60 games for the Huskies, scoring three goals as a senior in 2009. He was awarded the Eric S. Lund Award for the team's most improved player in 2007, and was named the 2009 Big East Co-Defender of the Year.{{cite web|url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3975566|title=Chicago Fire Signs Defenders Kwame Watson-Siriboe and Steven Kinney|date=March 15, 2010|publisher=}}

During his college years he also played one game for the Westchester Flames in the USL Premier Development League.{{cite web|url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2006/roster/22400.html|title=2006 Westchester Flames stats|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610063347/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2006/roster/22400.html|archivedate=June 10, 2011|df=mdy-all}}

=Professional=

Watson-Siriboe was drafted in the second round (26th overall) of the 2010 MLS SuperDraft by Chicago Fire.[http://web.mlsnet.com/mls/events/superdraft/2010/draft_tracker.jsp 2010 MLS SuperDraft] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100117173019/http://web.mlsnet.com/mls/events/superdraft/2010/draft_tracker.jsp |date=January 17, 2010 }} He made his professional debut on April 3, 2010, in a game against Colorado Rapids.

On June 3, 2011, Watson-Siriboe was loaned to FC Tampa Bay in the North American Soccer League for the remainder of the 2011 season.[http://www.sacbee.com/2011/06/03/3675606/chicago-loans-watson-siriboe-to.html Chicago loans Watson-Siriboe to NASL club] {{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} He made his debut for Tampa on June 4, in a 2–1 loss to the Carolina RailHawks.{{cite web|url=http://www.nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=610|title=FC Tampa Bay Loses to Carolina 2-1 at home|publisher=}} Watson-Siriboe returned to Chicago at the conclusion of the 2011 NASL season.{{cite web|url=http://fctampabay.com/index.php?id=31&newsid=1390|title=Rowdies Home - rowdiessoccer.com|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011234206/http://www.fctampabay.com/index.php?id=31&newsid=1390|archivedate=October 11, 2011|df=mdy-all}}

Watson-Siriboe was traded to Real Salt Lake on June 27, 2012, in exchange for a fourth-round 2014 MLS SuperDraft pick.{{cite web|url=http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2012/06/fire-trade-kwame-watson-siriboe-real-salt-lake|title=Fire trade Kwame Watson-Siriboe to Real Salt Lake|work=Chicago Fire}}

On August 11, 2014, Watson-Siriboe was traded to New York City FC in exchange for a fourth-round 2016 MLS SuperDraft pick.{{cite web| url = http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/08/11/new-york-city-fc-add-former-real-salt-lake-defender-kwame-watson-siriboe| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140814000046/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/08/11/new-york-city-fc-add-former-real-salt-lake-defender-kwame-watson-siriboe| archive-date = 2014-08-14| title = New York City FC add former Real Salt Lake defender Kwame Watson-Siriboe {{!}} MLSsoccer.com}}

After his release from New York City FC, Watson-Siriboe was placed in the 2015 MLS Re-Entry Draft.

On August 6, 2016, Watson-Siriboe signed with United Soccer League side Orange County Blues.{{Cite web|url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/news_article/show/676270?referrer_id=2349190|title=Blues Make Additions of Watson-Siriboe, Gray|date=August 4, 2016}}

On February 3, 2017, Watson-Siriboe signed for North American Soccer League side Indy Eleven.{{cite web|title=INDY ELEVEN INKS VETERAN DEFENDER KWAME WATSON-SIRIBOE|url=http://www.indyeleven.com/news/2017/02/03/indy-eleven-inks-veteran-defender-kwame-watson-siriboe|website=indyeleven.com|publisher=Indy Eleven|accessdate=10 February 2017|date=3 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211080314/http://www.indyeleven.com/news/2017/02/03/indy-eleven-inks-veteran-defender-kwame-watson-siriboe|archive-date=February 11, 2017|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}

In April 2018, Watson-Siriboe joined KTP in Ykkönen.{{cite web|title=KTP täydensi joukkuettaan puolustajalla|url=https://www.palloliitto.fi/jalkapallouutiset/ktp-taydensi-joukkuettaan-puolustajalla|website=palloliitto.fi|publisher=palloliitto|accessdate=14 April 2018|date=13 April 2018}}