Former Virginia Tech men’s soccer All-American and current Chicago Fire striker Patrick Nyarko has been added to the roster of Ghana’s national team that will play Chile on Wednesday in an international friendly at PPL Park, the home of Major League Soccer’s Philadelphia Union, in Chester, Pa.

A native of Kumasi, Ghana, Nyarko will be looking to make his debut for the Ghanaian national team in the match along with his fellow Fire teammate and countryman Dominic Oduro.

Selected by the Chicago Fire with the seventh pick of the 2008 MLS SuperDraft, Nyarko completed his fourth season with the club in 2011 and for the second consecutive season, he led the team in assists with nine. He also tallied a goal in 30 matches played. For his career with the Fire, Nyarko has made 96 appearances with 70 starts, totaling seven goals and 21 assists.

As a Hokie student-athlete, Nyarko was the runner-up for the 2007 MAC Hermann Trophy, the award given to the top player in college soccer, as he led Hokies to their first-ever College Cup appearance. In the Virginia Tech men’s soccer record books, Nyarko ranks tied for third all-time in goals (31), third in assists (24) and fourth in points (86). He was also a first-team NSCAA All-American in ‘07. In 2006, he led the Atlantic Coast Conference with a school record 16 goals, while also setting a school record with 40 points. Nyarko, a three-time first team All-ACC pick, was named the conference’s Freshman of the Year after tallying eight goals and six assists in 2005.

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