Caleb Kporha

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Caleb Kporha
Personal information
Full name Caleb Billy Mawuko Kporha [1]
Date of birth (2006-07-15) 15 July 2006 (age 19)
Place of birth Medway, England
Position Right-back/right wing-back
Team information
Current team
 Crystal Palace
Number 38
Youth career
2018–2021 Welling United
2021–2024 Crystal Palace
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– Crystal Palace 2 (0)
International career‡
2023 England U17 2 (0)
2025– England U19 6 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 09:10, 21 June 2025 (UTC)

Caleb Billy Mawuko Kporha (born 15 July 2006) is an English professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Crystal Palace as a right-back or right wing-back. He is an England youth international. [2]

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Club career

Kporha spent three years at Welling United prior to joining Crystal Palace in December 2021. [3] [4] He signed his first professional contract with the club in July 2023. [5] [6]

Kporha travelled with the Crystal Palace first team squad on their pre season tour in the summer of 2024. [7] He played for the Crystal Palace under 21 team in the EFL Trophy in September 2024. [8] He made the first team substitute bench for the first time on 5 October 2024, for Palace's home Premier League match against Liverpool. [9]

Kporha made his Premier League debut on 9 November 2024, appearing as a second-half substitute at home against Fulham. [10] [11] The following month he made his first start for the club in an EFL Cup quarter-final against Arsenal. [11] On 3 April 2025, Kporha signed a new four-year contract with Palace. [12]

International career

In January 2023 Kporha represented England U17 against Germany. [13]

Kporha made his debut for England U19 in a goalless qualifier with Turkey. [11] He was a member of their squad at the 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship and featured in all three of their games at the tournament against Norway, Germany and Netherlands as England were eliminated at the group stage. [14] [15]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 February 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Crystal Palace 2024–25 [16] Premier League 2010100040
Career total2010100040

    References

    1. ↑ "2024/25 Updated Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 7 February 2025. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
    2. ↑ "Caleb Kporha". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
    3. ↑ Vegas, Paul (15 July 2023). "Ex-Welling prospect Caleb Kporha signed Palace pro deal". Tribal Football. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
    4. ↑ "CALEB KPORHA SIGNS SCHOLARSHIP AT CRYSTAL PALACE FC". wellimgjnitedacademy. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
    5. ↑ Brack, Edmund (17 July 2023). "Exciting Crystal Palace youngster pens first professional deal". Londonnewsonline. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
    6. ↑ Woosnam, Matt (15 July 2023). "Kporha signs professional contract with Crystal Palace" . The Athletic. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
    7. ↑ Brack, Edmund (27 July 2024). "Six highly-rated Crystal Palace youngsters set to head off on first-team pre-season tour". londonnewsonline. Archived from the original on 28 July 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
    8. ↑ Cawdell, Luke (26 September 2024). "Gillingham manager Mark Bonner hopes his young players can learn after seeing how good Crystal Palace under-21s were at Priestfield in the EFL Trophy". Kent Online. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
    9. ↑ Brack, Edmund (5 October 2024). "Crystal Palace v Liverpool team line-ups: Glasner makes attacking changes and exciting youngster makes senior squad for first time". Londonnewsonline. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
    10. ↑ "CRYSTAL PALACE VS. FULHAM". Soccerway. 9 November 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
    11. 1 2 3 Mokbel, Sami; Howell, Alex (27 March 2025). "Palace close to agreeing new deal with Kporha". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
    12. ↑ Howell, Alex (3 April 2025). "Crystal Palace news: Caleb Kporha signs new contract". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
    13. ↑ "England U17 0-3 Germany U17". Soccerway. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
    14. ↑ Veevers, Nicholas (19 May 2025). "England MU19s squad named for UEFA U19 EURO Finals". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
    15. ↑ Begley, Emlyn (20 June 2025). "England knocked out of European U19 Championship after Netherlands defeat". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
    16. ↑ "Games played by Caleb Kporha in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
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