kˈɪŋsən lˈɛft hɪz nˈeɪɾɪv ˈækɹɐ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks tə pɚsˈuː ɐ kɚɹˈɪɹ ɪn tˈɜːki, wˌɛɹ hiː ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntᵻd sˈɪks dˈɪfɹənt klˈʌbz, ænd bɪkˌeɪm ɐ nˈætʃɚɹəlˌaɪzd sˈɪɾɪzən, tˈeɪkɪŋ ɐ tˈɜːkɪʃ nˈeɪm, fˈɑːɹɹʌk ɡˈuːəsˌɔɪ, kˈʌmɪŋ fɹʌm fˈɑːɹɹʌk sˈuːɹən ænd ˈɜːɡʌn ɡˈuːəsˌɔɪ.
Kingson left his native Accra in 1996 to pursue a career in Turkey, where he represented six different clubs, and became a naturalised citizen, taking a Turkish name, Faruk Gürsoy, coming from Faruk Süren and Ergun Gürsoy.