Good move for Forkey. DC one of the best teams in the MLS.
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D.C. United signs Liberian striker Doe Washington, D.C. (Sports Network) - D.C. United signed Liberian national team striker Francis Doe on Tuesday
D.C. United acquired Doe's playing rights after the forward was waived
by New York on February 21. Per team and league policy, terms of the
deal were not released. "We are excited
about the prospects for Francis," United General Manager Dave Kasper
said. "He is a dynamic, young player who will compete for playing time
on our front line." Doe, 22, has a lengthy resume, having played professionally in Greece, Ghana, Cameroon and the United States.
While playing in the Cameroonian league in 2002 for Tonnerre Yaounde,
Doe was voted best foreign player and third best overall player. That
same year Doe also led the club to the CAF Cup final, netting six goals
in eight CAF Cup matches. The striker ended the 2002 season with 12 goals in 17 matches.
In 2004, Doe moved to the United Soccer Leagues' Minnesota Thunder,
before agreeing to terms on a two-year deal with Greek club Atromitos.
He went on to tally six goals in 20 league matches his first season at
the club. With the club, he appeared in the 2006 UEFA Cup against
Sevilla of Spain's La Liga. In 2007, Doe
returned stateside and signed with the New York Red Bulls. He scored
his first MLS goal and tallied an assist in a 2-2 draw against the New
England Revolution and finished the season with two goals and one
assist in helping the club qualify for the MLS playoffs.
Doe started the club's first playoff game against the New England
Revolution, logging 68 minutes in a 0-0 draw, but was unable to play in
the second leg due to injury. Doe
represented Liberia in the qualifying round of the 2006 World Cup and
the 2008 African Cup of Nations qualifying stage, scoring two goals in
the latter.
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