Joshua Tenkorang

Joshua Tenkorang

Personal information
Date of birth	(2000-05-26) 26 May 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Novara, Italy
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Lumezzane (on loan from Cremonese)
Number	16
Youth career
	Santa Rita
	Novara
0000–2015	Pro Vercelli
2015–2016	Arminia Bielefeld
2016	Romentinese
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Romentinese	11	(2)
2017–2018	Romentinese e Cerano	33	(7)
2018–2019	Lanusei	26	(2)
2019–2022	Campobasso	84	(10)
2022–	Cremonese	0	(0)
2022–2023	→ Virtus Entella (loan)	27	(4)
2023–2024	→ Lecco (loan)	6	(0)
2024	→ Foggia (loan)	9	(0)
2024–	→ Lumezzane (loan)	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2024

Joshua Tenkorang (born 26 May 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie C Group A club Lumezzane, on loan from Cremonese.

Club career

Born in Novara to Ghanaian parents, ^[1] Tenkorang started playing football at local grassroots club Santa Rita, before playing for the youth teams of Novara, Pro Vercelli and Arminia Bielefeld. ^[2] At the start of 2016, he joined local side Romentinese, where he subsequently made his senior debut, aged sixteen, in the national sixth tier. ^{[1] [2]} During the following season, Tenkorang remained in the squad, as Romentinese officially formed a new club with fifth tier side Cerano. ^[2]

In the summer of 2018, Tenkorang joined Serie D side Lanusei, where he registered twenty-six appearances and two goals, as the team missed out on promotion, after losing the play-off final against Avellino. ^{[2] [3]}

On 30 July 2019, Tenkorang joined fellow Serie D club Campobasso. ^[3] Here, he spent two more seasons in the national fourth tier, as the team eventually won promotion to Serie C at the end of the 2020-21 campaign. ^[2]

On 26 September 2021, Tenkorang scored his first professional goal in a home league match against Fidelis Andria. ^[4] However, the action that led to his goal was criticized by the visitors, as they had expected to receive the ball back after the match had been interrupted due to an injury. As an act of fair play towards the opponents, Campobasso's manager Mirko Cudini urged his team to let Fidelis Andria players score a goal, so they could restore their lead. ^[4] The visitors eventually gained a 1-3 win. ^[4] The midfielder finished his first professional season with six goals and four assists in 32 matches, ^{[2] [5]} helping Campobasso stay in the third tier. ^[2]

On 22 June 2022, Tenkorang joined newly-promoted Serie A club Cremonese on a permanent deal. ^{[5] [6]} On 24 August, he was loaned out to Serie C side Virtus Entella until the end of the season. ^[7]

On 11 August 2023, Tenkorang joined newly-promoted Serie B side Lecco on a season-long loan. ^{[8] [9]}

On 30 January 2024, he was recalled by Cremonese, and subsequently loaned out to Serie C side Foggia until the end of the season. ^{[10] [11]}

On 23 August 2024, Tenkorang moved on loan to Serie C club Lumezzane. ^{[12] [13]}

Personal life

Tenkorang has a twin brother, James, who is also a footballer; they played together in the same teams until 2019. ^[2]

Tankorang is fluent in Ghanaian Pidgin.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. Casali, Nicolò (22 June 2022). "Cremo, chi è Joshua Tenkorang". Cuore Grigiorosso (in Italian). Retrieved 6 July 2022.
2. Stesina, Marco (23 June 2022). "Debuttò a 16 anni in Promozione, a 22 è arrivato in Serie A scalando le categorie". Sprint e Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 6 July 2022.
3. "Joshua Tenkorang è del Campobasso". S.S. Città di Campobasso (in Italian). 30 July 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
4. "Serie C, fair play Campobasso: restituito gol alla Fidelis Andria". Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 27 September 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
5. "Il sogno di Tenkorang: dal Campobasso alla Cremonese". Rai News (in Italian). 24 June 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
6. "Tenkorang nuovo calciatore grigiorosso". US Cremonese (in Italian). 22 June 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
7. "Ufficiale, Tenkorang è un nuovo giocatore dell'Entella". Virtus Entella (in Italian). 24 August 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
8. Maschio, Tommaso (10 August 2023). "UFFICIALE: Lecco, ecco Tenkorang. Arriva in prestito dalla Cremonese". TUTTOmercatoWEB.com (in Italian). Retrieved 12 August 2023.
9. "Ufficiale: arriva Joshua Tenkorang a titolo temporaneo". Calcio Lecco 1912 (in Italian). 11 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
10. "DALLA CREMONESE ARRIVA TENKORANG". Calcio Foggia 1920 (in Italian). 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
11. "Calciomercato Foggia, ufficiale l'ingaggio di Tenkorang: "Pronto a indossare la gloriosa maglia rossonera"". FoggiaToday (in Italian). 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
12. "UFFICIALE – Joshua Tenkorang al Lumezzane" [OFFICIAL – Joshua Tenkorang at Lumezzane] (in Italian). Lumezzane. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
13. "Lumezzane, Tenkorang è rossoblù: arriva in prestito dalla Cremonese". Tutto C (in Italian). 23 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.

External links

• Joshua Tenkorang at Soccerway
• Joshua Tenkorang at WorldFootball.net
• Joshua Tenkorang at BeSoccer