Ricky Korboa

Ricky Korboa

Korboa in February 2019
Personal information
Full name	Ricky Samuel Korboa [1]
Date of birth	(1996-08-02) 2 August 1996 (age 28) [2]
Place of birth	Liverpool, England [3]
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [3]
Position(s)	Winger, striker
Team information
Current team	Livingston
Number	11
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2020	Carshalton Athletic	168	(55)
2020–2021	Northampton Town	16	(2)
2021–2022	Sutton United	14	(2)
2022–2024	Woking	39	(8)
2024-	Livingston	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:27, 14 April 2024 (UTC)

Ricky Samuel Korboa (born 2 August 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger or striker for Scottish Championship club Livingston.

Career

Carshalton Athletic

Korboa made his debut for Carshalton Athletic in March 2014, ^[4] and played for the Robins across seven seasons, scoring 55 goals in 168 games. He was an original attendee at the V9 Academy in 2017. ^[5] Korboa was named in the Isthmian League Team of the Season for 2018–19, and won five of the club's seven player of the year awards that season. ^{[6] [7]}

Northampton Town

Korboa signed for Northampton Town on 1 September 2020 for an undisclosed fee on a one-year contract, with an option for a second year. ^{[8] [7]} He made his debut on 5 September 2020 in a 3–0 win against Cardiff City in the EFL Cup, providing assists for the second and third goals. ^[9] He made his debut in the league a week later on 12 September 2020, in a 2–2 draw with AFC Wimbledon where he scored at the end of the first half to equal the match for the second time. ^[10]

On 11 May 2021 it was announced that he would leave Northampton when his contract expired at the end of the season. ^[11]

Sutton United

He signed for Sutton United on 1 July 2021. ^[12] He was released by Sutton at the end of the 2021–22 season. ^[13]

Woking

On 28 May 2022, it was announced that Korboa would join Woking, signing a two-year deal following the conclusion of his contract with Sutton in July. ^[14] On 13 August 2022, he made his debut for the club during a 2–0 home victory over Dagenham & Redbridge, replacing Kyran Lofthouse with just over 10 minutes remaining. ^[15] Two months later, he scored his first goal for the club during an FA Cup tie against Southend United, scoring the winner in the 82nd minute as a second-half substitute during the 2–1 win. ^[16]

In the 2023–24 season Korboa scored seven times. ^[3] Despite being offered a new deal, ^[17] Korboa announced he would be leaving the club at the end of his contract in June 2024. ^[18]

Livingston

In May 2024 it was announced that Korboa would join Scottish club Livingston for the 2024–25 season. ^[19]

Personal life

Born in England, Korboa is of Ghanaian descent. ^[20]

Career statistics

As of 14 April 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Carshalton Athletic	2013–14 [4]	Isthmian League Premier Division	2	0	0	0	—		0	0	2	0
	2014–15 [21]	Isthmian League Division One South	11	0	0	0	—		0	0	11	0
	2015–16 [21]	Isthmian League Division One South	35	9	1	0	—		4 [lower-alpha 1]	0	40	9
	2016–17 [22]	Isthmian League Division One South	31	15	3	2	—		3 [lower-alpha 2]	3	37	20
	2017–18 [23]	Isthmian League Division One South	29	6	0	0	—		1 [lower-alpha 3]	0	30	6
	2018–19 [24]	Isthmian League Premier Division	32	15	1	0	—		8 [lower-alpha 4]	0	41	15
	2019–20 [25]	Isthmian League Premier Division	28	10	5	3	—		4 [lower-alpha 5]	1	37	14
	Total		168	55	10	5	—		20	4	198	64
Northampton Town	2020–21 [3]	League One	16	2	1	0	1	0	4	0	22	2
Sutton United	2021–22 [3]	League Two	14	2	1	0	0	0	5	1	20	3
Woking	2022–23 [3]	National League	17	1	1	1	—		1	0	19	2
	2023–24 [3]	National League	22	7	0	0	—		0	0	22	7
	Total		39	8	1	1	—		1	0	42	9
Career total			237	67	13	6	1	0	30	5	281	78

1. Two appearances in Alan Turvey Trophy, one appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in Surrey Senior Cup
2. Two appearances and two goals in FA Trophy, one appearance and one goal in Alan Turvey Trophy
3. One appearance in FA Trophy
4. Six appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Surrey Senior Cup, one appearance in Isthmian League play-offs
5. Four appearances and one goal in FA Trophy

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Northampton Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 46. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
2. "Ricky Korboa - Forward - First Team - Northampton Town". www.ntfc.co.uk. Northampton Town F.C. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
3. "England - R. Korboa - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
4. "1st - The Team - Carshalton Athletic FC". 31 May 2014. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014.
5. "Reynolds Becomes Latest V9 Academy Graduate To Move Up". 27 June 2017.
6. "Carshalton named 'Team of The Season' at Isthmian League awards". This Is Local London. 19 June 2019.
7. "NORTHAMPTON TOWN COMPLETE SIGNING OF RICKY KORBOA FOR UNDISCLOSED FEE". www.ntfc.co.uk.
8. "Northampton sign forward Korboa". BBC Sport.
9. "Northampton Town 3-0 Cardiff City". BBC Sport.
10. "Northampton Town 2-2 AFC Wimbledon". BBC Sport. 12 September 2020.
11. "THE RETAINED LIST". www.ntfc.co.uk.
12. "Korboa among three new Sutton signings". BBC Sport.
13. "Trio released". www.suttonunited.net. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
14. O'Sullivan, Daniel (28 May 2022). "Ricky Korboa Agrees To Sign". Woking F.C. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
15. "Woking vs. Dagenham & Redbridge". Soccerway. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
16. "Woking vs. Southend United". Soccerway. 15 October 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
17. "2023/24 Retained and Released List". Woking FC. 26 April 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
18. "Ricky Korboa". Instagram. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
19. Black, Dave (12 May 2024). "Ricky Korboa is a Lion!".
20. "Ghanaian winger Ricky Korboa joins Woking FC". GhanaWeb. 3 June 2022.
21. "Ricky Korboa - 1st Team - Carshalton Athletic FC". 14 May 2016. Archived from the original on 14 May 2016.
22. "Carshalton Athletic | Appearances | Ricky Korboa | 2016-2017 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
23. "Carshalton Athletic | Appearances | Ricky Korboa | 2017-2018 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
24. "Carshalton Athletic | Appearances | Ricky Korboa | 2018-2019 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
25. "Carshalton Athletic | Appearances | Ricky Korboa | 2019-2020 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.