Patrick Nyema Gerhardt is a Liberia

Liberia

Liberia , officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Sierra Leone on the west, Guinea on the north and Côte d'Ivoire on the east. Liberia's coastline is composed of mostly mangrove forests while the more sparsely populated inland consists of forests that open...

n international football defender

Defender (football)

Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 playing with FK Željezničar Sarajevo in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the top football league in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the country's most prestigious level of football competition currently contested by 16 clubs with last two teams relegated at the end of every season....

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Born in Switzerland, Gerhardt also holds Swiss

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

 citizenship.

Career

He began his career in Bern by BSC Young Boys

BSC Young Boys

Berner Sport Club Young Boys 1898 is a Swiss sporting club based in the capital city of Bern. The name is often abbreviated to YB . Abroad, YB is often referred to as Young Boys Bern. The club's colors are yellow and black....

 and moved in July 2007 to FC Concordia Basel

FC Concordia Basel

FC Concordia Basel is a Swiss football club based in Basel. The club was founded in 1907. They play in the 2nd regional league which is the fifth level, and their home stadium is Rankhof Stadium....

. Nyema left after 1 season Basel and moved to Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

n Liga I

Liga I

Liga I, or in full, due to sponsorship reasons, Liga I Bergenbier, is the top division of the Romanian football league system. Before the 2006/2007 season, it was called Divizia A, but the name had to be changed following the discovery that someone else had registered the trademark "Divizia A"...

 team CS Otopeni

CS Otopeni

CS Otopeni is a Romanian professional football club from Otopeni, Ilfov county. They currently play in Liga II, after finishing 17th last season in their first Liga I season in history.-Getting Started:...

. He was then playing for Brantford Galaxy in Brantford, Ontario.

On 26 January 2011 FK Željezničar Sarajevo announced that he's coming on trial with this club.
He signed for FK Željezničar Sarajevo on 7 February,and his contract with FK Željezničar Sarajevo expires in the end of the season 2010-11.

National team

Despite being born in Bern, Switzerland, Gerhardt accepted the call to play for Liberian national team

Liberia national football team

The Liberia national football team, nicknamed the Lone Stars, is the national team of Liberia and is controlled by the Liberia Football Association. Although the country produced the 1995 FIFA World Player of the Year, George Weah, they have never reached the World Cup finals...

, country to which he was linked by his ancestry, and debuted on March 26, 2011 in a 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Cape Verde Islands, a 2-4 loss.

External links

• Patrick Gerhardt at National-Football-Teams.com.
• Patrick Nyema Gerhardt profile - www.rotweiss24.ch
• Isma & Partner Profile
• Player Profile at RomanianSoccer.
• Profile at Transfermarkt.