John Yeboah

John Yeboah Zamora (born 23 June 2000) is a German footballer who plays as a winger for VVV-Venlo, on loan from VfL Wolfsburg.[1]

John Yeboah
Personal information
Full name John Yeboah Zamora
Date of birth (2000-06-23) 23 June 2000
Place of birth Hamburg, Germany
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 VVV-Venlo
(on loan from VfL Wolfsburg)
Number 19
Youth career
SV Rönneburg
0000–2015 FC Türkiye Wilhelmsburg
2015– VfL Wolfsburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– VfL Wolfsburg 2 (0)
2019– → VVV-Venlo (loan) 14 (1)
National team‡
2016 Germany U16 1 (0)
2016–2017 Germany U17 15 (3)
2018 Germany U18 3 (2)
2018– Germany U19 7 (2)
2019– Germany U20 4 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:04, 12 February 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:04, 12 February 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Yeboah began his youth career with Hamburg clubs SV Rönneburg and FC Türkiye Wilhelmsburg, before moving to youth team of VfL Wolfsburg in 2015. In February 2018, Yeboah signed his first professional contract with Wolfsburg, lasting three years until 30 June 2021.[2]

Yeboah made his professional debut for VfL Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga on 3 November 2018, coming on as a substitute in the 81st minute for Josip Brekalo in the 0–1 home loss against Borussia Dortmund.[3]

In September 2019, Yeboah joined VVV-Venlo on a season-long loan deal.[4]

International career

Yeboah began his youth international career with the Germany under-16 team, making his debut on 16 May 2016 in a friendly against France, which finished as a 1–1 away draw.[5] In 2017, he was included in Germany's squad for the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Croatia.[6] He scored against Serbia in the group stage, with Germany managing to reach the semi-finals before losing on penalties to Spain.[7] Later that year, Yeboah was included in Germany's squad for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India. He scored against Colombia in the round of 16, with Germany later being eliminated in the quarter-finals.[8]

Personal life

Yeboah was born in Hamburg, Germany to Ghanaian and Ecuadorian parents.[9]

References
  1. "John Yeboah". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  2. "Long-term deal". vfl-wolfsburg.de. VfL Wolfsburg. 23 February 2018. Archived from the original on 3 November 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  3. "Per Kopf: Reus besorgt den Treffer des Tages" [By head: Reus gets the strike of the day]. kicker.de (in German). kicker-sportmagazin. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  4. "In der Eredivisie" (in German). VfL Wolfsburg. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  5. "Frankreich U16 – Deutschland U16, 1:1, Länderspiel 2015/16 Saison" [France U16 v Germany U16, 1–1, friendly 2015–16 season]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  6. "U 17-EURO: Wück nominiert 18 Spieler" [Under-17 Euro: Wück nominates 18 players]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  7. "Statistics — Tournament phase — Player statistics — Goals". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  8. "WM in Indien: Wück nominiert 21 Spieler" [World Cup in India: Wück nominates 21 players]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  9. Hotop, Daniel; Rücker, Lars (23 October 2018). "Tanzt Yeboah bald in der Bundesliga?" [Will Yeboah be dancing in the Bundesliga soon?]. Wolfsburger Nachrichten (in German). Braunschweiger Zeitung. Archived from the original on 3 November 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.