| Kosi Nwafornso | |
| Fullname: | Kosisochukwu Nwafornso |
| Birth Date: | 19 September 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Abuja, Nigeria |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthclubs1: | Evergreen FC |
| Youthclubs2: | ANB Futbol |
| Collegeyears1: | 2015–2018 |
| College1: | St. Bonaventure Bonnies |
| Collegecaps1: | 65 |
| Collegegoals1: | 18 |
| Years1: | 2017 |
| Clubs1: | Charlotte Eagles |
| Caps1: | 7 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs2: | Colorado Pride Switchbacks U23 |
| Caps2: | 20 |
| Goals2: | 10 |
| Years3: | 2021 |
| Clubs3: | Forge FC |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2022 |
| Clubs4: | Vaughan Azzurri |
| Caps4: | 11 |
| Goals4: | 16 |
| Years5: | 2023 |
| Clubs5: | HFX Wanderers |
| Caps5: | 7 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 19:57, 13 June 2023 (UTC) |
Kosisochukwu Nwafornso (born 19 September 1997) is a Nigerian professional footballer.
Born in Nigeria, Nwafornso began playing soccer at a young age.[1] He played with Evergreen FC in his native Nigeria.[1] [2] At age 17, he moved to Canada and joined ANB Futbol.[1]
In 2015, Nwafornso began attending St. Bonaventure University, where he played for the men's soccer team.[3] He scored his first collegiate goal on September 13, 2015, against the Detroit Mercy Titans in the Radisson Invitational, where he was also named to the Radisson Invitational All-Tournament Team.[4] [5] On October 21, 2015, he scored a brace in a 2–1 victory over the George Washington Colonials,[6] which earned him Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week honours.[7] At the end of his freshman season, he was named to the Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer All-Rookie Team[8] and was named to the TopDrawerSoccer's Freshman Top 100.[9] In October 2018, he was named Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Player Of The Week.[10] In his senior season in 2018, Nwafornso scored a career-best nine goals and added four assists[11] and was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team, Atlantic 10 Conference All-Academic Team, and Scholar All-East Region team.[12] [13] He was also a three time Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll honoree from 2016 to 2018.
In 2017, Nwafornso played with the Charlotte Eagles in the Premier Development League.[14] With Charlotte, he won the PDL title.[15]
In 2018 and 2019, he played with the Colorado Pride Switchbacks U23.[16] [17]
In June 2021, he signed a professional contract with Forge FC in the Canadian Premier League.[18] [19] However, he suffered an injury and was unable to appear for the club that season.
In 2022, he played with Vaughan Azzurri in League1 Ontario.[20] He helped Vaughan capture the league title, scoring a hat trick in the championship final victory over Blue Devils FC, earning Finals MVP honours.[21]
In February 2023, he joined HFX Wanderers FC in the Canadian Premier League, signing a one-year contract with club options for 2024 and 2025.[22] He made his professional debut on 15 April 2023 against Atlético Ottawa.[23] In June 2023, he terminated his contract with the club by mutual consent, at his request.[24] [25]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Charlotte Eagles | 2017 | Premier Development League | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | ||
| Colorado Pride Switchbacks U23 | 2018 | Premier Development League | 11 | 7 | – | – | – | 11 | 7 | ||||
| 2019 | USL League Two | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 20 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 10 | |||
| Forge FC | 2021 | Canadian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vaughan Azzurri | 2022 | League1 Ontario | 11 | 16 | 2 | 3 | – | – | 13 | 19 | |||
| HFX Wanderers FC | 2023 | Canadian Premier League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 45 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 29 | |||