Nana Welbeck

Nana Welbeck

Personal information
Full name	Nana Addo Welbeck-Maseko
Date of birth	(1994-11-25) 25 November 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth	Kumasi, Ghana
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Catania
Number	23
Youth career
2004–2009	Asante Kotoko
2009–2012	Brescia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2014	Brescia	4	(0)
2014	Atalanta	0	(0)
2014–2015	→ Krka (loan)	27	(2)
2015–2016	Krka	34	(3)
2016–2018	OB	12	(0)
2018–2019	Mladost Doboj Kakanj	20	(1)
2019–2021	Catania	49	(2)
2021–2024	Catanzaro	38	(0)
2024–	Catania	19	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2024

Nana Addo Welbeck-Maseko (born 24 November 1994) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian Serie C Group C club Catania.

Career

Brescia

In December 2009, Welbeck signed a five-year deal with Serie B team Brescia. ^[1]

Welbeck's professional debut came on 22 May 2011, in a 2–2 draw against Fiorentina, coming on for the final 30 minutes of the Serie A season. ^[2]

During the 2011–12 Serie B season, Welbeck made two first-team appearances, including his first start against Crotone on the final matchday of the season. ^[3] The majority of Welbeck's playing time came in the Campionato Nazionale Primavera Group B, scoring four goals in 24 games. ^[4]

Welbeck again featured mainly in the Campionato Primavera Group B in the 2012–13 season, only playing the one first team game against Spezia Calcio and being an unused substitute eight times. ^[4]

Atalanta and Krka

Welbeck signed with Atalanta on 25 August 2014. ^[5] Five days later, he joined Slovenian PrvaLiga club Krka on a season-loan, which was made into a permanent deal the following summer. While at Krka, he played 61 league games and scored 5 league goals. ^[6]

OB

Welbeck signed a two-year contract with Danish Superliga club Odense Boldklub on 3 August 2016. ^[7] He left the club in 2018 after the expiry of his contract, making 15 total appearances through two seasons. ^{[6] [8]}

Mladost Doboj Kakanj

On 9 July 2018, Welbeck signed a two-year contract with Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina club FK Mladost Doboj Kakanj. ^[9] He made his competitive debut for Mladost on 29 July 2018 in a 4–0 away loss to FK Sarajevo. ^[10]

The first goal he scored for the club was on 24 November 2018, in a 3–0 away win against NK Čelik Zenica. ^[11]

Catania

On 28 June 2019, Welbeck had to leave Mladost return to Ghana for private reasons. ^[12] On 8 July 2019 he signed a two-year contract with Catania. ^[13] He scored a beautiful goal during the first match of the season, between Avellino and Catania, which finished 6–3. ^[14]

Catanzaro

On 7 July 2021 he signed a two-year contract for Catanzaro. ^[15] He made his competitive debut for the club on 7 August, starting against Como in the Italian Cup as his team advanced after winning the penalty shootout. ^[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 April 2022 ^[17]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brescia	2010–11	Serie A	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2011–12	Serie B	2	0	0	0	—		2	0
	2012–13	Serie B	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	Total		4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Krka (loan)	2014–15	Prva Liga	27	2	3	0	—		30	2
Krka	2015–16	Prva Liga	34	3	2	0	—		36	3
	Total		61	5	5	0	0	0	66	5
OB	2016–17	Danish Superliga	9	0	2	0	3 [lower-alpha 1]	0	14	0
	2017–18	Danish Superliga	3	0	1	0	—		4	0
	Total		12	0	3	0	3	0	18	0
Mladost Doboj Kakanj	2018–19	Premijer Liga	20	1	0	0	—		20	1
Catania	2019–20	Serie C	16	1	0	0	2 [lower-alpha 2]	0	18	1
	2020–21	Serie C	33	1	1	0	1 [lower-alpha 2]	0	35	1
	Total		49	2	1	0	3	0	53	2
Catanzaro	2021–22	Serie C	28	0	1	0	—		29	0
Career total			178	8	10	0	6	0	190	8

1. Two appearances in Superligaen Relegation round, one appearance in Superligaen Playoffs
2. Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs

References

1. "Nana Addo Welbeck - Soccer Player - Odense BK". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
2. "Brescia vs. Fiorentina – 22 May 2011 – Soccerway". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
3. "Crotone vs. Brescia – 26 May 2012 – Soccerway". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
4. "WELBECK NANA: BRESCIA, GRANDE OPPORTUNITA'". Brescia Calcio (in Italian). Retrieved 20 February 2022.
5. Conterio, Marco (25 August 2014). "UFFICIALE: Atalanta, arriva Nana Welbeck dal Brescia - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". TuttoMercatoWeb (in Italian).
6. Nana Welbeck at Soccerway
7. "Nana Welbeck klar for OB". OB (in Danish). 3 August 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016.
8. Hansen, Kenneth (18 May 2018). "OB siger farvel til fem spillere ved udløb". bold.dk (in Danish).
9. V. Vukmirović (9 July 2018). "Nana Welbeck potpisao za Mladost DK" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
10. M. Šljivak (29 July 2018). "Sarajevo razbilo Mladost i na fantastičan način najavilo dolazak Atalante" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
11. M. Šljivak (24 November 2018). "Mladost razbila Čelik na Bilinom polju i najavila borbu za Evropu!" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
12. A. Lendo (28 June 2019). "Nana Welbeck zbog privatnih razloga napustio FK Mladost Doboj Kakanj" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
13. "Nana Addo Welbeck-Maseko al Catania: il centrocampista ha sottoscritto un contratto biennale" (Press release) (in Italian). Catania. 8 July 2019.
14. "Catania, avvio autorevole: travolto l'Avellino al Partenio-Lombardi per 6-3 » SicraPress". SicraPress (in Italian). 25 August 2019.
15. "NANA WELBECK È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DEL CATANZARO" (Press release) (in Italian). Catanzaro. 7 July 2021.
16. "Como vs. Catanzaro - 7 August 2021 - Soccerway". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
17. Nana Welbeck at Soccerway

External links

• NZS profile (in Slovene)
• Nana Welbeck at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)