| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gideon Nana Kwame Fosu Kodua [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 October 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Newham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [2] | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Luton Town (on loan from West Ham United) | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2023 | West Ham United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | West Ham United | 0 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 20 | (2) |
| 2025– | → Luton Town (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:04, 30 August 2025 (UTC) | |||
Gideon Mensah Kodua (born 2 October 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right winger for EFL League One club Luton Town, on loan from West Ham United.
Born in Newham in London, Kodua joined the West Ham United academy in 2017, having been scouted playing for the Newham District side. He signed his first professional contract with the club in December 2022. [3] [4]
Kodua was captain of the West Ham team which won the 2023 FA Youth Cup by defeating Arsenal 5–1 at the Emirates Stadium in April 2023, scoring the third goal on the day. [5]
Playing for West Ham's under-21's during the first half of the 2023–24 season, he scored seven goals in 17 appearances across all competitions including a goal against Wycombe Wanderers in the EFL Trophy on 9 January 2024. [6] On 12 January 2024, he joined Wycombe Wanderers on a six-month loan. [7] Kodua made his debut for Wycombe on 23 January, coming on in second-half added time for Kieran Sadlier in a 1–0 defeat to Wigan Athletic. [8]
His loan ended at the end of the 2023–24 season but Kodua rejoined Wycombe Wanderers, on loan in August 2024, for the remainder of the 2024–25 season. [9] Kodua scored his first goal for Wycombe on 22 October 2023. Playing Burton Albion at Pirelli Stadium, Kodua scored the first goal of the game in an eventual 3–2 win for Wycombe Wanderers. [10]
In July 2025, Kodua signed on-loan for League One team, Luton Town for the 2025–26 season. An option to buy at the end of the loan was part of the contract. [11]
Kodua is of Ghanaian descent. [12]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| West Ham United U21 | 2022-23 [14] | — | — | — | 1 [a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2023-24 [15] | — | — | — | 5 [a] | 2 | 5 | 2 | |||||
| Total | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |||||
| Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 2023-24 [15] | League One | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| West Ham United | 2024-25 [16] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025-26 [17] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 2024-25 [16] | League One | 20 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 [b] | 0 | 25 | 3 |
| Luton Town (loan) | 2025-26 [17] | League One | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Career total | 34 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 47 | 6 | ||
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