Market value
—
Rating · 99/00
5.3
Average
Central Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
9
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.08
goals / match
RC Lens
top club · 69 apps
Position rank · 99/00
#99
goals rank
#149
assists rank
22
season goals
5
season assists
Among 257 Midfield - Central Midfields · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€3.00m
peak value · 2004
€6.30m
top transfer fee · 00/01
5
best season · 96/97
45 / 0
int'l caps / goals
292Appearances
22Goals
5Assists
55Yellow cards
3Red cards
127Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Alex Nyarko |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Alexander Nyarko |
| Date of birth | 1973-10-15 (52 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana, Ghana |
| Citizenship | Ghana Switzerland |
| Position | Midfield - Central Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | N/A |
| Height | 184.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2007-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
Jul 2007
07/08 — Yverdon Sport FC
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2007
Transfer: Yverdon Sport → Retired
07/08 · Transfer
Jul 2006
Transfer: Start → Yverdon Sport
06/07 · Transfer
Jul 2006
06/07 — Yverdon Sport FC
30 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2005
2005 — IK Start
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2005
Transfer: Everton → Start
04/05 · Transfer
Jul 2003
03/04 — Everton FC
14 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2003
Transfer: Paris SG → Everton
02/03 · Return from loan
Jul 2002
02/03 — Paris Saint-Germain
24 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2002
Transfer: Everton → Paris SG
02/03 · Loan
Jun 2002
Transfer: Monaco → Everton
01/02 · Return from loan
Jan 2002
Transfer: Everton → Monaco
01/02 · Loan
Jul 2001
01/02 — AS Monaco
32 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2000
00/01 — Everton FC
22 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2000
Transfer: Lens → Everton
00/01 · Transfer · €6.30m
Jul 1999
99/00 — RC Lens
32 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1998
98/99 — RC Lens
37 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 1998
Transfer: Karlsruher SC → Lens
98/99 · Transfer
Jul 1997
97/98 — Karlsruher SC
29 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1997
Transfer: FC Basel → Karlsruher SC
97/98 · Transfer · €2.50m
Jul 1996
96/97 — FC Basel 1893
33 matches · 5 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1995
Transfer: Sportul S. → FC Basel
95/96 · Transfer
Jul 1995
95/96 — FC Basel 1893
30 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1994
Transfer: Dawu Youngstars → Sportul S.
94/95 · Transfer
Jan 1994
Transfer: Asante Kotoko → Dawu Youngstars
93/94 · Transfer
Jul 1992
92/93 — Asante Kotoko SC
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €3.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 201 other Midfield - Central Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals3 total · 0.12/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A3 total · 0.12/90
Yellow cards8 total · 0.31/90
Minutes played by club
RC Lens
24.5%
Karlsruher SC
13.8%
FC Basel 1893
11.1%
Asante Kotoko SC
0.0%
IK Start
0.0%
Yverdon Sport FC
21.1%
Everton FC
14.4%
Paris Saint-Germain
3.1%
AS Monaco
12.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RC Lens | 2 | 98/99 | 99/00 | 69 | 6 | 1 | 2,808 |
| Karlsruher SC | 1 | 97/98 | 97/98 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 1,576 |
| FC Basel 1893 | 2 | 95/96 | 96/97 | 63 | 8 | 1 | 1,267 |
| Asante Kotoko SC | 1 | 92/93 | 92/93 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| IK Start | 1 | 2005 | 2005 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yverdon Sport FC | 2 | 06/07 | 07/08 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 2,410 |
| Everton FC | 2 | 00/01 | 03/04 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 1,646 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 1 | 02/03 | 02/03 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 359 |
| AS Monaco | 1 | 01/02 | 01/02 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 1,374 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | Division 1 | RC Lens | 21 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1,813 |
| 99/00 | UEFA Cup | RC Lens | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 495 |
| 98/99 | Champions League | RC Lens | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | Coupe de France | RC Lens | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | Coupe de la Ligue | RC Lens | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | Division 1 | RC Lens | 24 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 500 |
| 98/99 | Trophée des Champions | RC Lens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | Bundesliga | Karlsruher SC | 22 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1,576 |
| 97/98 | DFB-Pokal | Karlsruher SC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | Ligapokal | Karlsruher SC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | UEFA Cup | Karlsruher SC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 96/97 | Nationalliga A | FC Basel 1893 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 513 |
| 96/97 | Swiss Cup | FC Basel 1893 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96/97 | UI Cup | FC Basel 1893 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95/96 | Nationalliga A | FC Basel 1893 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 754 |
| 95/96 | Swiss Cup | FC Basel 1893 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95/96 | UI Cup | FC Basel 1893 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 92/93 | CAF-Champions League | Asante Kotoko SC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | Tippeligaen | IK Start | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | Challenge League | Yverdon Sport FC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Challenge League | Yverdon Sport FC | 28 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2,410 |
| 06/07 | Swisscom Cup | Yverdon Sport FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | FA Cup | Everton FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | League Cup | Everton FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | Premier League | Everton FC | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | Coupe de France | Paris Saint-Germain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | Coupe de la Ligue | Paris Saint-Germain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 02/03 | Ligue 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 18 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | UEFA Cup | Paris Saint-Germain | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 269 |
| 01/02 | Coupe de France | AS Monaco | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 300 |
| 01/02 | Coupe de la Ligue | AS Monaco | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | Division 1 | AS Monaco | 26 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1,074 |
| 00/01 | Premier League | Everton FC | 22 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1,646 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93/94 | 1994-01-01 | Asante Kotoko | Dawu Youngstars | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 94/95 | 1994-07-01 | Dawu Youngstars | Sportul S. | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 95/96 | 1995-07-07 | Sportul S. | FC Basel | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 97/98 | 1997-07-01 | FC Basel | Karlsruher SC | Transfer | 0 | €2.50m |
| 98/99 | 1998-07-01 | Karlsruher SC | Lens | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 00/01 | 2000-07-01 | Lens | Everton | Transfer | 0 | €6.30m |
| 01/02 | 2002-01-01 | Everton | Monaco | Loan | 0 | — |
| 01/02 | 2002-06-30 | Monaco | Everton | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 02/03 | 2002-07-01 | Everton | Paris SG | Loan | 0 | — |
| 02/03 | 2003-06-30 | Paris SG | Everton | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 04/05 | 2005-01-01 | Everton | Start | Transfer | 3000000 | — |
| 06/07 | 2006-07-18 | Start | Yverdon Sport | Transfer | 300000 | — |
| 07/08 | 2007-07-01 | Yverdon Sport | Retired | Transfer | 300000 | — |
No recorded injuries.
Current—
Peak€3.00m
Low—
Δ since start−€3.00m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #53847 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3441 | — | 44 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
No teammate data.
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96/97 | Nationalliga A | FC Basel 1893 | 5 | 29 |
| 98/99 | Division 1 | RC Lens | 3 | 24 |
| 95/96 | Nationalliga A | FC Basel 1893 | 3 | 26 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97/98 | Bundesliga | Karlsruher SC | 2 | 22 |
| 96/97 | UI Cup | FC Basel 1893 | 1 | 3 |
| 02/03 | UEFA Cup | Paris Saint-Germain | 1 | 4 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/03 | 2003-06-30 | Paris SG | Everton | Return from loan | — | — |
| 02/03 | 2002-07-01 | Everton | Paris SG | Loan | — | — |
| 01/02 | 2002-06-30 | Monaco | Everton | Return from loan | — | — |
| 01/02 | 2002-01-01 | Everton | Monaco | Loan | — | — |
Teams faced most often by Alex Nyarko's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea FC | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 13% |
| Aston Villa | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 25% |
| West Ham United | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 50% |
| Liverpool FC | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 13% |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 13% |
| Newcastle United | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 38% |
| Charlton Athletic | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 50% |
| Arsenal FC | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 38% |
| Middlesbrough FC | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 38% |
| Manchester United | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 22 | -17 | 0% |
| Manchester City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 17% |
| Leeds United | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 33% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Senior debut season | |
| 00/01 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | 32 | 2,308 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.31 |
| 98/99 | 37 | 500 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.72 |
| 97/98 | 29 | 1,576 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.46 |
| 96/97 | 33 | 513 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| 95/96 | 30 | 754 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0.72 |
| 07/08 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | 30 | 2,410 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.22 |
| 03/04 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | 24 | 359 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1.75 |
| 01/02 | 32 | 1,374 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.72 |
| 00/01 | 22 | 1,646 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.38 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Nationalliga A
55 apps
8 G
0 A
Ligue 1
89 apps
6 G
1 A
UEFA Cup
19 apps
3 G
1 A
Bundesliga
22 apps
1 G
2 A
Challenge League
33 apps
1 G
0 A
Premier League
33 apps
1 G
0 A
Coupe de France
6 apps
1 G
0 A
Coupe de la Ligue
8 apps
1 G
0 A
UI Cup
5 apps
0 G
1 A
Swisscom Cup
5 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is Alex Nyarko?
Alex Nyarko is a Ghana professional footballer who plays as a central midfield for Retired.
How old is Alex Nyarko?
Alex Nyarko is 52 years old. He was born on October 15, 1973 in Accra, Ghana.
What position does Alex Nyarko play?
Alex Nyarko plays as a central midfield (Midfield - Central Midfield).
What club does Alex Nyarko play for?
Alex Nyarko currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Alex Nyarko scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Alex Nyarko has scored 22 goals in 292 appearances.