Ebenezer Annan

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Ebenezer Annan
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-08-21) 21 August 2002 (age 21)
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Novi Pazar (on loan from Imolese)
Number 77
Youth career
2020–2022 Bologna
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021– Bologna 1 (0)
2022–2023Imolese (loan) 27 (0)
2023–Novi Pazar (loan) 15 (0)
International career
2024– Ghana 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Ebenezer Annan (born 21 August 2002) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Serbian SuperLiga club Novi Pazar on loan from Bologna.

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Club career

Annan joined Bologna in 2020. He became a key figure in their Primavera squad, featuring in several games between 2020 and 2022. [1] Annan was first called up to the senior team in August 2021 during Bologna's 2021–22 preseason tour. [2] Ahead of Bologna's Coppa Italia game against Ternana he was called up again in the process making his professional debut in that game on 16 August 2021, starting and playing 56 minutes before being substituted for Musa Barrow as Bologna lost by 5–4. [3] He was subsequently named on the bench for their Serie A match against Salernitana on 22 August. [4] [5] On 22 January 2022, he made his Serie A debut after coming on for Arthur Theate in the 66th minute in their 2–1 defeat to Hellas Verona. [6] Annan played for Italian Serie C club Imolese in the 2022–23 season.

On 7 July 2023, Annan joined Serbian Liga club Serbian SuperLiga club Novi Pazar on a one-year loan for the 2023–24 season with an option to make the move permanent at the end of the season. [7]

International career

Annan made his debut for the Ghana national football team in friendly games played by Ghana in March 2024. [8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 8 July 2023. [9]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bologna 2021–22 Serie A 1010000020
Imolese (loan) 2022–23 Serie C 16000160
Career total170100000180

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References

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  9. Ebenezer Annan at Soccerway