Nana Attakora

2010: MLS: Appeared in 25 games, 24 as a starter logging 2,108 minutes. Scored his lone MLS goal of the season on August 7 against Chivas USA. Started and played 90 minutes at CLB on 3/27, at NE on 4/10, vs. PHI on 4/15, at COL on 4/18, vs. SEA on 4/25, at RSL on 5/1, vs. CHI on 5/8, at LA on 5/15, at SJ on 5/29, vs. KC on 6/5, vs. LA on 6/26, vs. HOU on 7/1, vs. COL on 7/10, and at PHI on 7/17 ... Played 23 minutes vs. DAL on 7/24 ... Started and played 90 minutes at KC on 7/31 ... Started and played 90 minutes and scored a goal vs. CHV on 8/7 ... Started and played 90 minutes at NY on 8/11 ... Played 60 minutes vs. NY on 8/21 ... Started and played 90 minutes at CHI on 9/8 and vs. DC on 9/11 ... Played 45 minutes at SEA on 10/2 ... Started and played 90 minutes at CHV on 10/9, vs. COL on 10/16, and at DC on 10/23 ... CONCACAF Champions League: Played in all six CONCACAF Champions League group matches and scored the game-winning goal against Arabe Unido on October 19 at BMO Field. International: Played 19 minutes to earn his first senior cap for Canada against Jamaica on January 31.

2009: MLS: Appeared in 20 games, 19 as a starter logging 1,652 minutes…scored his first and game-winning MLS goal on 09/12/09 vs. Colorado at home in 3-2 victory, and was named Man of the Match…scored in team’s final home game of the season on 10/10/09 against San Jose in 1-1 final, and received consecutive Man of the Match honours…Attakora also recorded 4 assists, two of those were game winners…International: Played 89 minutes in two international friendlies held in February and March against Jamaica and the U.S. respectively…was a member of the U-20 CONCACAF Championships and played in both matches for Canada, a 1-0 loss to Trinidad and Tobago and a 2-0 win over Mexico – both games in Macoya, T & T…Attakora left the game versus Mexico in the 52nd due to injury…called into first MNT camp in January of 2010.

2008: MLS: Appeared in 5 games, 3 as a starter logging 318 minutes…made his MLS first team debut on 08/09/08 @ Colorado…also started on 08/17/08 @ New York, and 10/11/08 @ Dallas…played in 10 TFC Reserve team games, 8 as a starter….scored 2 goals and added 1 assist.

2007: MLS: Played in 5 Reserve League games, all as a starter, logging 437 minutes…suffered from a groin injury for the last part of the season keeping him out of action for almost 6 weeks at the end of the season.

International: Has represented Canada at almost every level starting with the Canadian U-15…was a member of the 2005 U-17 Qualification tournament in Mexico (Canada finished 3rd in the group)…was on the FIFA U-20 World Cup team that played at BMO Field in the summer of 2007…was involved in 3 international friendlies in 2008…called up to U-20 training camp at the start of 2009.

Personal: Son of Agnes and Kwame, and has a brother and a sister…reality show he’d most like to appear on “MTV Cribs”…the best meal Nana says he cooks is Chicken wings…if he wasn’t a soccer player he’d be a Real Estate Mastermind…lists his childhood hero as Superman…If he could be any actor, he’s be Denzel Washington…the player he’d most like to face in a game is Lionel Messi…says the best way to spend a day off from training is to sleep all morning…favourite vacation spot is Kingston, Jamaica…enjoys following the NBA and you would find NAS, Lil Wayne and Bob Marley all playing on his IPod on game day.