College Highlights

2000 … Made 26 appearances for the Bluejays, helping the team to an appearance in the College Cup Final where Creighton lost 2-0 to UConn … Notched 16 points on three goals and 10 assists … Creighton was 22-4-0 on the season … 1999 … Appeared in 15 matches for the Bluejays in 1999, starting in five …1998 … A first team Division III All-American at Warburg College … Scored 20 goals while playing for his father Joseph …

Prep Highlights

While playing in his native Ghana, led his club team in goals in 1995 ... Named the under-14 MVP, while winning the Milo Colts League Championship …
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The son Joseph and Dora Mintah, Ishmael was born on Sept. 21, 1979, in Cape Coast, Ghana ... Oldest of five children, Olivia (17), Sera (15), Joseph Jr. (10) and Emmanuel (2) ... Majoring in marketing.
How Acquired (to LA Galaxy): Selected in the Sixth Round (69th overall) of the 2002 MLS SuperDraft