Elshaddai Acheampong

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Elshaddai Acheampong
Personal information
Full name Elshaddai Acheampong
Date of birth (2003-08-16) 16 August 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Kumasi, Ghana
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
East Bengal
Number 10
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Police Ladies
2021−2022 Gokulam Kerala 11 (20)
2022−2024 Apollon Ladies
2024 Hakkarigücü Spor
2025− East Bengal
International career
2018 Ghana U17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Elshaddai Acheampong (born 16 August 2003) is a Ghanaian women's professional footballer who plays as a forward for East Bengal. She also played for Gokulam Kerala in the Indian Women's League and was the top scorer in 2022.

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Early life

She was born in Kumasi and started playing football at the age of six. [1] She played for Police Ladies. [2]

Career

She scored 20 goals from 11 matches to bag the Golden boot award and a cash prize in the IWL. [3] Gokulam also won the League for the second successive time. [4] In 2023 she was signed by Apollon Ladies F.C. and played in the UEFA Women's Champions League. She was also selected to play the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup for Ghana. [5]

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References

  1. ANI (2022-05-24). "IWL a good platform for exposure to many players like mine: Elshaddai Acheampong". ThePrint. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
  2. "Ghana's goal machine Elshaddai Acheampong sets remarkable record in India". sportsbrief.com. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
  3. "20 goals in 11 games: Ghana's Elshaddai Acheampong sets record in India's Women League". GhanaWeb. 2022-05-27. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
  4. PTI (2022-05-27). "Gokulam Kerala Overcome Sethu FC To Clinch Second Successive Indian Women's League Title". www.outlookindia.com. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
  5. Ghana, Soccernet (2022-07-17). "Ghana star Elshaddai Acheampong signs for Cypriot side Apollon FC". www.ghanasoccernet.com. Retrieved 2023-09-20.