John Yeboah

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Yeboahand the second or maternal family name is Zamora.

John Yeboah

Yeboah in 2020
Personal information
Full name	John Yeboah Zamora
Date of birth	(2000-06-23) 23 June 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Hamburg, Germany
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Venezia
Number	8
Youth career
	SV Rönneburg
0000–2015	FC Türkiye Wilhelmsburg
2015–2019	VfL Wolfsburg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2020	VfL Wolfsburg	2	(0)
2019–2020	VfL Wolfsburg II	5	(4)
2019–2020	→ VVV-Venlo (loan)	18	(1)
2020–2022	Willem II	17	(1)
2021	→ Almere City (loan)	17	(4)
2022	→ MSV Duisburg (loan)	17	(0)
2022–2023	Śląsk Wrocław	32	(10)
2023–2024	Raków Częstochowa	30	(3)
2024–	Venezia	0	(0)
International career‡
2016	Germany U16	1	(0)
2016–2017	Germany U17	15	(3)
2018	Germany U18	3	(2)
2018–2019	Germany U19	7	(2)
2019	Germany U20	4	(2)
2024–	Ecuador	8	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:10, 30 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024

John Yeboah Zamora (born 23 June 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Serie A club Venezia. ^[1] Born in Germany, he plays for the Ecuador national team.

Club career

Yeboah began his youth career with Hamburg clubs SV Rönneburg and FC Türkiye Wilhelmsburg, before moving to youth team of VfL Wolfsburg in 2015. In February 2018, Yeboah signed his first professional contract with Wolfsburg, lasting three years until 30 June 2021. ^[2]

Yeboah made his professional debut for VfL Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga on 3 November 2018, coming on as a substitute in the 81st minute for Josip Brekalo in the 0–1 home loss against Borussia Dortmund. ^[3]

In September 2019, Yeboah joined VVV-Venlo on a season-long loan deal. ^[4]

He was loaned to MSV Duisburg in January 2022 from his parent club, Willem II. ^[5]

On 25 June 2022, he joined Polish club Śląsk Wrocław on a three-year deal. ^[6] On 15 July 2022, he made his Ekstraklasa debut, coming on as a substitute in the 0–0 Lower Silesia derby draw against Zagłębie Lubin. ^[7]

On 6 July 2023, Yeboah moved to defending Polish champions Raków Częstochowa on a three-year contract, for a fee reported to be €1.5 million. ^[8] After the 2024 Copa América concluded, Yeboah refused to resume training in Poland, and was subsequently fined and moved to the reserve team. ^[9]

On 30 August 2024, Italian club Venezia announced the signing of Yeboah on a four-year deal, ^[10] for a transfer fee of over €2.5 million. ^[11]

International career

Born in Germany, Yeboah is eligible to play for his country of birth, as well for Ghana and Ecuador through his parents. ^[12]

Yeboah began his youth international career with the Germany under-16 team, making his debut on 16 May 2016 in a friendly against France, which finished as a 1–1 away draw. ^[13] In 2017, he was included in Germany's squad for the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Croatia. ^[14] He scored against Serbia in the group stage, with Germany managing to reach the semi-finals before losing on penalties to Spain. ^[15] Later that year, Yeboah was included in Germany's squad for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India. He scored against Colombia in the round of 16, with Germany later being eliminated in the quarter-finals. ^[16]

On 7 October 2023, he received his first call-up to the Ecuador national team for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Bolivia and Colombia, scheduled for 12 and 16 October. ^[12]

He featured for Ecuador during the 2024 Copa América tournament played in the United States. On 4 July 2024, in a quarter-final against Argentina, he provided an assist to Kevin Rodríguez in stoppage time to tie the game at 1–1. Yeboah was one of the two Ecuadorian players to convert a penalty during an eventual shoot-out, lost by Ecuador 2–4. ^[17]

Personal life

Yeboah was born in Hamburg, Germany to a Ghanaian father and Ecuadorian mother. ^[18]

Career statistics

Club

As of 30 May 2024 ^[19]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	Division	League		Cup		Europe		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
VfL Wolfsburg	2018–19	Bundesliga	2	0	1	0	—		—		3	0
VfL Wolfsburg II	2018–19	Regionalliga Nord	5	4	—		—		—		5	4
VVV-Venlo (loan)	2019–20	Eredivisie	18	1	—		—		—		18	1
Willem II	2020–21	Eredivisie	9	1	1	0	—		1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	11	1
	2021–22	Eredivisie	8	0	1	0	—		—		9	0
	Total		17	1	2	0	—		1	0	20	1
Almere City (loan)	2020–21	Eerste Divisie	17	4	—		—		1 [lower-alpha 2]	0	18	4
MSV Duisburg (loan)	2021–22	3. Liga	17	0	—		—		—		17	0
Śląsk Wrocław	2022–23	Ekstraklasa	32	10	4	3	—		—		36	13
Raków Częstochowa	2023–24	Ekstraklasa	30	3	2	0	11 [lower-alpha 3]	1	1 [lower-alpha 4]	0	44	4
Venezia	2024–25	Serie A	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Career total			138	23	9	3	11	1	3	0	161	27

1. Appearance in Europa League qualification
2. Appearance in relegation playoff
3. Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearance in Polish Super Cup

International

As of match played 10 September 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Ecuador	2024	8	2
Total		8	2

Ecuador score listed first, score column indicates score after each Yeboah goal.

List of international goals scored by John Yeboah

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	21 March 2024	Red Bull Arena, New Jersey, United States	Guatemala	1–0	2–0	Friendly
2	12 June 2024	Subaru Park, Chester, United States	Bolivia	2–0	3–1	Friendly

Honours

Individual

• Ekstraklasa Player of the Month: February 2023 ^[20]

References

1. John Yeboah at WorldFootball.net
2. "Long-term deal". vfl-wolfsburg.de. VfL Wolfsburg. 23 February 2018. Archived from the original on 3 November 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
3. "Per Kopf: Reus besorgt den Treffer des Tages" [By head: Reus gets the strike of the day]. kicker.de (in German). kicker-sportmagazin. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
4. "In der Eredivisie" (in German). VfL Wolfsburg. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
5. ""Jung, dynamisch und dribbelstark": MSV leiht John Yeboah von Willem II aus". msv-duisburg.de. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
6. "John Yeboah piłkarzem Śląska" (in Polish). Śląsk Wrocław. 25 June 2022.
7. "Inauguracja na remis" (in Polish). Śląsk Wrocław. 15 July 2022.
8. "Oficjalnie: hit transferowy Rakowa! On zastąpi Iviego Lopeza". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). 6 July 2023.
9. Bernard, Aleksander (5 August 2024). "Gwiazda Ekstraklasy przekroczyła kolejną granicę. "Przekreśla wszystkie lata"". sport.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 31 August 2024.
10. Wieczorek, Bartosz (30 August 2024). "John Yeboah odszedł z Rakowa Częstochowa. Zagra w klubie Serie A". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 31 August 2024.
11. Czaplewski, Jacek (30 August 2024). "Raków Częstochowa sprzedał Johna Yeboaha do Venezii za więcej niż podano. Mocne słowa Marka Papszuna o piłkarzu". gol24.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 31 August 2024.
12. "John Yeboah powołany do reprezentacji Ekwadoru" (in Polish). Raków Częstochowa. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
13. "Frankreich U16 – Deutschland U16, 1:1, Länderspiel 2015/16 Saison" [France U16 v Germany U16, 1–1, friendly 2015–16 season]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
14. "U 17-EURO: Wück nominiert 18 Spieler" [Under-17 Euro: Wück nominates 18 players]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
15. "Statistics – Tournament phase – Player statistics – Goals". UEFA. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
16. "WM in Indien: Wück nominiert 21 Spieler" [World Cup in India: Wück nominates 21 players]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
17. "Quarter finals Argentina 1-1 Ecuador 07/04/2024". copaamerica.com. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
18. Hotop, Daniel; Rücker, Lars (23 October 2018). "Tanzt Yeboah bald in der Bundesliga?" [Will Yeboah be dancing in the Bundesliga soon?]. Braunschweiger Zeitung (in German). Archived from the original on 3 November 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
19. John Yeboah at Soccerway
20. "PIŁKARZ LUTEGO 2023: JOHN YEBOAH (ŚLĄSK WROCŁAW)" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 8 March 2023.

External links

• John Yeboah at Soccerway.com
• John Yeboah at WorldFootball.net
• John Yeboah at BDFutbol
• John Yeboah at kicker (in German)
• John Yeboah at the German Football Association
• John Yeboah at DFB (also available in German )
• John Yeboah at kicker (in German)