McColm Cephas
McColm Cephas (born 30 September 1978 in Monrovia) is a former Liberian soccer forward who spent five seasons in the lower U.S. divisions. He has earned two caps with the Liberia national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | McColm Cephas | ||
| Date of birth | 30 September 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Monrovia, Liberia | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2003 | VCU Rams | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003 | Richmond Kickers Future | 11 | (8) |
| 2004–2005 | Richmond Kickers | 47 | (11) |
| 2006 | Virginia Beach Mariners | 12 | (0) |
| 2007 | Carolina RailHawks | 14 | (1) |
| Total | 84 | (20) | |
| National team | |||
| 2004 | Liberia | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Cephas attended Virginia Commonwealth University where he played for the men's soccer team in 2002 and 2003.
He played two World Cup 2006 qualifying games for Liberia in 2004.[1]
In 2007, Cephas signed with the Carolina RailHawks of the USL First Division.[2] He scored only one goal in fourteen league games, but more significantly, he scored the only goal as Carolina upset the Chicago Fire, holders of the cup, in the 2007 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.[3]
References
- "Cephas Called Up To Liberia National Team For World Cup Qualifying". Our Sports Central. 26 August 2004. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
- Kiawu, Hassan (14 February 2007). "Cephas eyes Liberia call-up". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
- "Fire loses to Carolina in U.S. Open Cup". MLS. 15 July 2007. Archived from the original on 2 July 2007. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
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