Francis Doe

Football player infobox| playername= Francis Doe
fullname = Francis Doe Forkey
nickname = Grandpa


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1985|12|25
cityofbirth =
countryofbirth = Liberia
height = height|m=1.80
currentclub = D.C. United
clubnumber = 30
position = Striker
youthyears = 2000-2001
youthclubs = Buduburam FC
years = 2002
2003
2004-2005
2005-2007
2007
2008-
clubs = Tonnerre Yaoundé
Buduburam FC
Minnesota Thunder
Atromitos
Red Bull New York
D.C. United
caps(goals) = 009 0(6)
004 0(0)
034 0(8)
008 0(2)
008 0(0)
nationalyears = 2005-
nationalteam = Liberia
nationalcaps(goals) = 008 0(2)
pcupdate = 25 May 2008
ntupdate =

Francis Doe Forkey (born on December 25, 1985) is an Liberian football striker who currently plays for D.C. United in Major League Soccer. He is also a member of the Liberia national football team.

Club career

Doe played in Peristeri, Athens, Greece with Atromitos as well as with the Liberia national football team. He previously played in Ghana, Cameroon, and the United Soccer Leagues. While playing in the Cameroonian league in 2002 for Tonnerre Yaoundé, Doe was voted best foreign player and third best overall player (as voted on by the Cameroon Football Federation and the Cameroon Sports Writers Association). With this Doe became the second Liberian player to win the Cameroonian First Division foreign player of the year award, the first being former world footballer of the year George Weah who received the award more than a decade ago. That same year Doe led the club to the CAF Cup final, netting six goals in eight CAF Cup matches. Doe ended the 2002 season scoring twelve goals in seventeen matches in all competitions.

In 2004 Doe signed a contract with American 2nd Division side Minnesota Thunder, the contract included an opt out option which Doe utilized when he started receiving interest from European clubs. Soon after, he agreed to terms on a two year deal with Greek club Atromitos. He went on to tally six goals in twenty league matches his first season at the club. Prior to joining Atromitos Doe had drawn interest from clubs including Walsall FC in England, as well as Boca Juniors in Argentina.

During March 2007 Doe and Atromitos mutually agreed to end his spell at the club. He had a brief trial spell with FC Dallas, who were unable to secure his services due to league foreign player restrictions. He than went on trial with Red Bull New York and was able to impress resulting in securing a contract with the MLS club. On September 22, 2007 in his second start for Red Bull New York, Doe scored his first MLS goal and recorded an assist in a 2-2 draw versus the New England Revolution. Doe was a key contributor for the club after his late season acquisition. In 8 league matches, including 4 starting assignments, Doe managed two goals and one assist in helping the club qualify for the MLS playoffs. Doe started the clubs first playoff game against the New England Revolution, logging 68 minutes in a scoreless affair. He was unable to participate in the second leg due to injury. He was waived by the team on February 21, 2008.

Doe signed with D.C. United after a short trial in April, 2008.cite web
author=Goff, Steven
title=United's Start Has a Familiar Look
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accessmonthday=2 May
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National team

Doe has represented Liberia in 2006 World Cup qualifiers, as well as 2008 African Cup of Nations qualifying. Doe scored two goals during Liberia's 2008 African Cup qualifying campaign. He opened the scoring in a 3-2 victory over Rwanda on October 8, 2006. On March 28, 2007 Doe returned to Yaoundé to face Cameroon, scoring the lone goal for Liberia in their 3-1 loss to the Indomitable Lions. He has been invited for Liberia's 2010 world cup qualifiers in June.

ee also

* List of current MLS players

References

External links

* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/php/spieler.php?id=8601 Doe on national-football-teams.com]
* [http://www.liberiansoccer.com/francis_doe.htm Doe on Liberiansoccer.com]
* [http://www.dismsports.com/players/doe.htm Doe on dismsports.com]
* [http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=230753/index.html Doe on fifa.com]

In Action

* [http://www.liberiansoccer.com/Francis%201.jpgwhile at Tonnerre Yaoundé]
* [http://www.liberiansoccer.com/images/franci1.jpgplaying for Tonnerre Yaoundé in the CAF Cup]
* [http://www.liberiansoccer.com/playerspix/GrandPa(Header).jpgplaying for Atromitos]
* [http://www.dismsports.com/featured_players/images/doe/doe13.jpgGreek League Action]
* [http://www.metrofanatic.com/photos/fd/fd2.jpgplaying for Red Bull New York]
* [http://www.mlsnet.com/media/player/mp_tpl.jsp?w=mms%3A//a1503.v115042.c11504.g.vm.akamaistream.net/7/1503/11504/v0001/mlbmls.download.akamai.com/11504/2007/open/partner/sierra_mist/nominee/092907_smgotw_w26_doe_350.wmv&w_id=13557&catCode=partner_sponsor&type=v_free&_mp=1 goal vs. Real Salt Lake]