Kelvin Yeboah
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kelvin Kwarteng Yeboah | ||
| Date of birth | 6 May 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sturm Graz | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| West Ham United | |||
| –2018 | Gozzano | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | WSG Tirol | 56 | (10) |
| 2021– | Sturm Graz | 21 | (10) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 August 2021 | |||
Kelvin Kwarteng Yeboah (born 6 May 2000) is an Italian-Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Austrian Bundesliga side Sturm Graz.
He is the nephew of former Ghanaian international footballer Tony Yeboah.[2]
Club career[]
Yeboah joined the academy of Premier League side West Ham United before joining Italian Serie C side Gozzano academy.[3] In November 2017, Yeboah held a trial with Danish Superliga side Aalborg BK training with their first team.[4]
On 19 June 2018, Yeboah signed for Austrian Bundesliga side WSG Tirol. He made his debut for the club in August 2019 against Austria Klagenfurt. He helped his club earn promotion to the Austrian Football Bundesliga after winning the Austrian Second Division for the 2018–19 season. After earning promotion, on 4 July 2019 Yeboah signed a new longer term contract at WSG.[5]
He made his first appearance in Bundesliga on 31 August 2019, playing in a 1–5 defeat against FC Salzburg, which included a goal from FC Salzburg striker Erling Haaland, whose father Alf-Inge Håland had briefly been a teammate of Kelvin's uncle Tony at Leeds United in 1997.[6]
On 25 September 2019, Yeboah came to prominence on a big stage, by scoring four goals in a single match for WSG Tirol in the 5–2 Austrian Cup victory against Austria Wien.[7]
On 6 February 2021, Yeboah transferred to fellow Austrian Bundesliga side Sturm Graz, signing a contract until the summer of 2024.[8]
International career[]
Born in Accra, Yeboah grew up in Italy and is eligible to represent both countries at the international level though he is yet to be capped.[9]
On 20 January 2019, Yeboah was called up to the Ghana U20's.[10]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of 23 August 2021[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| WSG Tirol | 2018–19 | 2. Liga | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Austrian Bundesliga | 25 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 29 | 8 | |||
| 2020–21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 56 | 10 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 63 | 14 | ||||
| Sturm Graz | 2020–21 | Austrian Bundesliga | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 6 | ||
| 2021–22 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 6 | |||
| Total | 21 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 24 | 12 | |||
| Career total | 77 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 26 | ||
- Notes
Honours[]
WSG Swarovski Tirol
- Austrian Second Division: 2018–19
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Kelvin Yeboah at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- ^ Geiler, Christoph. "Geständnis: Kelvin Yeboah ist gar nicht der Sohn von Anthony Yeboah". kurier.at (in German).
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Tony Yeboah's son Kelvin signs one-year deal with German side WSG Wattens". Ghana Soccernet. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- ^ "AaB tests Leeds legend's son". Nordjyske. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ "WSG Tirol extends with Kelvin Yeboah". Sky Sports Austria. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ "WSG Tirol 1 FC Salzburg 5". ESPN. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ "Cup shame: WSG Tirol humiliates Wiener Austria". Sky Sports Austria. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ "KELVIN YEBOAH WECHSELT NACH GRAZ" (in German). SK Sturm Graz. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ "Exclusive: Talented youngster Kelvin Yeboah joins Sturm Graz". sportsworldghana.com. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "Cup shame: WSG Tirol humiliates Wiener Austria". Kick Gh. 20 January 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
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