Kelvin Yeboah

Kelvin Kwarteng Yeboah (born 6 May 2000) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Austrian Bundesliga side WSG Tirol and the Ghana U20 national team.

Kelvin Yeboah
Personal information
Full name Kelvin Kwarteng Yeboah
Date of birth (2000-05-06) 6 May 2000
Place of birth Italy
Playing position(s) Striker, winger
Club information
Current team
 WSG Tirol
Number 27
Youth career
West Ham United
0000–2018 Gozzano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– WSG Tirol 36 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:42, 14 June 2020 (UTC)

He is the nephew of former Ghanaian international footballer Tony Yeboah.[1]

Career

Yeboah joined the academy of Premier League side West Ham United before joining Italian Serie C side Gozzano academy.[2] In November 2017, Yeboah held a trial with Danish Superliga side Aalborg BK training with their first team.[3]

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.[4]

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.[5]

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 (24 time Austrian Football Bundesliga and 27 time Austrian Cup winners) FK Austria Wien.[6]

International Career

On 20 January 2019, Yeboah was called up to the Ghana U20's.[7]

Career statistics

Club
As of 10 December 2018.[8]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
WSG Wattens 2018–19 2. Liga 711[lower-alpha 1]0–0081
Career total 7110000081
Notes
  1. Appearances in the Austrian Cup

Honours

WSG Swarovski Tirol

References
  1. Geiler, Christoph. "Geständnis: Kelvin Yeboah ist gar nicht der Sohn von Anthony Yeboah". kurier.at (in German).
  2. "EXCLUSIVE: Tony Yeboah's son Kelvin signs one-year deal with German side WSG Wattens". Ghana Soccernet. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  3. "AaB tests Leeds legend's son". Nordjyske. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  4. "WSG Tirol extends with Kelvin Yeboah". Sky Sports Austria. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  5. "WSG Tirol 1 FC Salzburg 5". ESPN. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  6. "Cup shame: WSG Tirol humiliates Wiener Austria". Sky Sports Austria. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  7. "Cup shame: WSG Tirol humiliates Wiener Austria". Kick Gh. 20 January 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  8. Kelvin Yeboah at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
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