Samuel Yeboah

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Samuel Yeboah
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-08-08) August 8, 1986 (age 36)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2004 Heart of Lions 25 (18)
2004–2005 Sheriff Tiraspol 25 (11)
2005–2008 Hapoel Kfar Saba 82 (33)
2008–2010 Hapoel Tel Aviv 41 (15)
2010–2011 Genk 16 (3)
2010–2011 → Beitar Jerusalem (loan) 30 (4)
2011–2012 F.C. Ashdod 8 (0)
2012 Nea Salamis Famagusta 11 (3)
2013–2015 Heart of Lions (6)
2016–2017 Hearts of Oak 34 (4)
International career‡
2008–2009 Ghana 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 November 2013

Samuel Yeboah (born August 8, 1986) is a Ghanaian footballer.

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Career

Hapoel Kfar-Saba

Samuel Yeboah played in Hapoel Kfar-Saba and won the Israeli golden shoe award.

Hapoel Tel Aviv

In the 2008–9 season, Yeboah was very successful scoring 13 goals and also making 3 assists in 30 league games.

In April 2009, it was reported that CSKA Moscow had offered €2.5m to Hapoel Tel Aviv for the young Ghanaian striker. He was also linked with a move to English Premiership newcomers Birmingham City.

KRC Genk

On 28 December 2009, KRC Genk paid a reported transfer fee of €700,000 for Samuel Yeboah. On 4 January 2010, he signed a contract for 3.5 seasons until 30 June 2013, with an option for one more. [1] [2] [3] He then went on loan to Israeli side Beitar Jerusalem for a season.

International career

The then 22-year-old made his debut for the national team on 22 November 2008 when the Black Stars were held to a goalless draw by Tunisia. [4] He played his second game for the national side on 11 February 2009 against Egypt, coming up as substitute on the 70th minute. The match ended 2-2.

Honours

Team

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "KRC Genk sign Samuel Yeboah".
  2. ↑ Akkoord met Hapoel Tel Aviv rond Samuel Yeboah (in Dutch)
  3. ↑ Samuel Yeboah presented to the press (in Dutch)
  4. ↑ Ghana: Black Stars Draw
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