Yaw Yeboah
 Yeboah at his Twente presentation | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 March 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Columbus Crew | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | Right to Dream Academy | ||
| 2014–2015 | Manchester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2018 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Lille II (loan) | 20 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | → Lille (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Twente (loan) | 26 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | → Oviedo (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Numancia | 34 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | → Celta B (loan) | 20 | (5) |
| 2020–2022 | Wisła Kraków | 47 | (9) |
| 2022– | Columbus Crew | 2 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015 | Ghana U20 | 10 | (5) |
| 2019 | Ghana U23 | 5 | (2) |
| 2019– | Ghana | 4 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:25, 6 March 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 December 2021 | |||
Yaw Yeboah (born 28 March 1997) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew.
Career[]
Manchester City[]
Yeboah joined Manchester City in 2014, after graduating from the Right to Dream Academy.[1]
Loan to Lille[]
On 14 August 2015, it was announced that Yeboah would be loaned to Lille OSC for one year.[2] He made his debut for Lille on 25 October 2015 against Marseille in Ligue 1.[3] He only made three appearances for Lille, playing a total of 174 minutes.[4]
Loan to Twente[]
On 21 July 2016, Yeboah made a loan move to Dutch side FC Twente.[5] He scored his first goal for the club on 27 August, in a 3–1 win over Sparta Rotterdam.[6] His second goal came two months later on 22 October, in a 2–0 win over Go Ahead Eagles.[7]
Loan to Oviedo[]
On 1 September 2017, Yeboah was loaned to Spanish side Real Oviedo on a season long-loan, with the Spanish club having the option to sign him permanently.[8]
Numancia[]
On 18 July 2018, Yeboah signed a three-year contract with fellow Segunda División team CD Numancia.[9]
Loan to Celta[]
On 30 July 2019, Yeboah joined RC Celta de Vigo on loan for one year, being initially assigned to the B-team in Segunda División B; the deal also included a buyout clause.[10]
Wisła Kraków[]
On 11 August 2020, Yeboah completed a move to Ekstraklasa side Wisła Kraków, signing a three-year-deal.[11] He played 47 matches in Ekstraklasa, scoring 9 goals.[12]
Columbus Crew[]
On 6 January 2022, Yeboah signed a three-year deal with Major League Soccer side Columbus Crew from Wisła Kraków.[13]
International career[]
Youth[]
Yeboah has made appearances for the Ghana U-20 team. He was awarded "most valuable player" in the 2015 African U-20 Championship scoring two goals.[14] He then played in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, making four appearances and scoring two goals, both from penalties.[15]
Senior[]
Yeboah received his first call up on 26 August 2016, for a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Rwanda and a friendly against Russia.[16] He made the bench for the match against Russia, but failed to make an appearance.[17] Yeboah made his senior debut with the Ghana national team in a friendly 1–0 loss to Namibia on 9 June 2019.[18]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of match played 17 December 2018[19]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester City | 2014–15 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lille (loan) | 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| Twente (loan) | 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 2 | ||
| Real Oviedo (loan) | 2017–18 | Segunda División | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 40 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 2 | ||
Honours[]
Individual
- 2015 African U-20 Championship: Most Valuable Player[14]
- Ekstraklasa Player of the Month: August 2021[20]
References[]
- ^ "Guardiola has Man City youngster Yaw Yeboah in his plans". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ "Lille sign Yaw Yeboah on season-long loan". ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ Tophic Sienu, Sheikh (29 October 2015). "Ghana U20 star Yaw Yeboah happy with debut outing in France". Ghanasoccernet.com. Ghana. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- ^ "Manchester City youngster Yaw Yeboah joins FC Twente on loan". City Watch. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ "FC Twente huurt Ghanees Yeboah van Manchester City". Voetbal International. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ "Black Stars new boy Yaw Yeboah thrilled with debut FC Twente goal". ghanasoccernet.com. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ "Ghana youth ace Yaw Yeboah scores fabulous finish for FC Twente in Holland". ghanasoccernet.com. 23 October 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ "Yeboah, new player of Real Oviedo" (in Spanish). Real Oviedo. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ "Yaw Yeboah se suma al proyecto numantino 18–19" [Yaw Yeboah joins the 18–19 numantino project] (in Spanish). CD Numancia. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "El RC Celta B consigue la cesión del extremo Yaw Yeboah" [RC Celta B get the loan of winger Yaw Yeboah] (in Spanish). Celta Vigo. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ Karcz, Bartosz (11 August 2020). "Wisła Kraków ma nowego pomocnika. "Biała Gwiazda" podpisała kontrakt z Yaw Yeboah". Gazeta Krakowska (in Polish).
- ^ "Yaw Yeboah". www.90minut.pl (in Polish).
- ^ "Columbus Crew acquires Ghanaian winger Yaw Yeboah from Wisla Krakow". ColumbusCrew.com.
- ^ a b "Yaw Yeboah named 2015 African youth championship MVP". ghanasoccernet.com. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "2015 U-20 WC statistics". fifa.com. Archived from the original on 31 May 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "Yaw Yeboah elated with Black Stars call up". ghanasoccernet.com. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ "Russia vs Ghana". ESPN FC. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ "Ghana/Namibia: Stars Fall to Namibia in Friendly". allAfrica.com. 10 June 2019.
- ^ "Yaw Yeboah profile". soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ "Piłkarz Sierpnia 2021: Yaw Yeboah" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 10 September 2021. Archived from the original on 10 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
External links[]
- Yaw Yeboah at BDFutbol
- Yaw Yeboah at Soccerbase
- Yaw Yeboah at Soccerway
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