Yaw Yeboah

Yaw Yeboah (born 28 March 1997) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew.

Yaw Yeboah
Yeboah with the Columbus Crew in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-03-28) 28 March 1997
Place of birth Sefwi Wiawso, Ghana[1]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Columbus Crew
Number 14
Youth career
2008–2014 Right to Dream Academy
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 26 (1)
2023– Columbus Crew 2 0 (0)
International career‡
2015 Ghana U20 10 (5)
2019 Ghana U23 5 (2)
2019– Ghana 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:27, 10 April 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 December 2021

Career

Right to Dream Academy

Yeboah joined the Right to Dream Academy in 2008 and graduated in 2014.[2][3]

Manchester City

Yeboah joined Manchester City in 2014.[4]

Loan to Lille

On 14 August 2015, it was announced that Yeboah would be loaned to Lille OSC for one year.[5] He made his debut for Lille on 25 October 2015 against Marseille in Ligue 1.[6][7] He only made three appearances for Lille, playing a total of 174 minutes.[8]

Loan to Twente

On 21 July 2016, Yeboah made a loan move to Dutch side FC Twente.[9] He scored his first goal for the club on 27 August, in a 3–1 win over Sparta Rotterdam.[10] His second goal came two months later on 22 October, in a 2–0 win over Go Ahead Eagles.[11]

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.[12]

Numancia

On 18 July 2018, Yeboah signed a three-year contract with fellow Segunda División team CD Numancia.[13] He scored on his debut; a 3–3 draw versus Córdoba CF on 8 August 2018.[14]

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 purchase option.[15]

Wisła Kraków

On 11 August 2020, Yeboah completed a move to Ekstraklasa side Wisła Kraków, signing a three-year deal.[16][17] on 18 October 2020, he scored his first and second goals for his new club in a 6–0 victory against Stal Mielec.[18][19][20] On 10 September 2021, it was announced that Yeboah was voted as Ekstraklasa Player of the Month for the month of August.[21][22] Yeboah played fifty matches across all competitions for the club, scoring ten goals.[23]

Columbus Crew

On 6 January 2022, Yeboah transferred from Wisła Kraków to Major League Soccer side Columbus Crew, signing a three-year deal.[24] Yeboah scored his first goal with the Crew on 1 April 2023 in a 4–0 win against Real Salt Lake.[25]

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.[26] He then played in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, making four appearances and scoring two goals, both from penalties.[27]

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.[28] He made the bench for the match against Russia, but failed to make an appearance.[29] Yeboah made his senior debut with the Ghana national team in a friendly 1–0 loss to Namibia on 9 June 2019.[30]

Style of play

Predominantly an inverted winger, Yeboah has played as an attacking midfielder, as well as a wingback at times.[31][32][33][34] He is noted for his speed, technical skills, and ability to dribble past defenders.[31][35][36]

Personal life

Yeboah is a Christian, and his father is a pastor.[37]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 29 October 2022[38]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City 2014–15 Premier League 0000000000
Lille (loan) 2015–16 Ligue 1 302010—50
Twente (loan) 2016–17 Eredivisie 26210——272
Real Oviedo (loan) 2017–18 Segunda División 20010——210
CD Numancia 2018–19 34 2 0 0 — — 34 2
Celta B (loan) 2019-20 Segunda División B 20 5 0 0 — — 20 5
Wisła Kraków 2020-21 Ekstraklasa 28 4 3 1 — — 28 5
2021-22 19 5 0 0 — — 19 5
Columbus Crew 2022 Major League Soccer 19 0 1 0 — — 20 0
Career total 1691881100017419

International

As of 16 May 2022[39]

Ghana
Year Apps Goals
2019 1 0
2020 0 0
2021 3 0
2022 0 0
Total 4 0

    Honours

    Ghana U20

    Individual

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