Yaw Yeboah

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Yaw Yeboah
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Yeboah with the Columbus Crew in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-03-28) 28 March 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Columbus Crew
Number 14
Youth career
2008–2014 Right to Dream Academy
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2018 Manchester City 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Lille II (loan) 20 (1)
2015–2016 → Lille (loan) 3 (0)
2016–2017 → Twente (loan) 26 (2)
2017–2018 → Oviedo (loan) 20 (0)
2018–2019 Numancia 34 (2)
2019–2020 → Celta B (loan) 20 (5)
2020–2022 Wisła Kraków 47 (9)
2022– Columbus Crew 50 (3)
2023 Columbus Crew 2 1 (0)
International career‡
2015 Ghana U20 10 (5)
2019 Ghana U23 5 (2)
2019– Ghana 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:02, 22 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 December 2021

Yaw Yeboah (born 28 March 1997) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew.

Contents

Career

Right to Dream Academy

Yeboah joined the Right to Dream Academy in 2008 and graduated in 2014. [1] [2]

Manchester City

Yeboah joined Manchester City in 2014. [3]

Loan to Lille

On 14 August 2015, it was announced that Yeboah would be loaned to Lille OSC for one year. [4] He made his debut for Lille on 25 October 2015 against Marseille in Ligue 1. [5] [6] He only made three appearances for Lille, playing a total of 174 minutes. [7]

Loan to Twente

On 21 July 2016, Yeboah made a loan move to Dutch side FC Twente. [8] He scored his first goal for the club on 27 August, in a 3–1 win over Sparta Rotterdam. [9] [10] His second goal came two months later on 22 October, in a 2–0 win over Go Ahead Eagles. [11] [12]

Loan to Oviedo

On 1 September 2017, Yeboah was loaned to Spanish side Real Oviedo on a season long-loan, with the Spanish club having the option to sign him permanently. [13] [14] Yeboah made his debut for Oviedo in the Copa del Rey on 6 September, coming off in the 81st minute. [15] He would receive a straight red in the 17th minute against Sevilla B. [16]

Numancia

On 18 July 2018, Yeboah signed a three-year contract with fellow Segunda División team CD Numancia. [17] He scored on his debut; a 3–3 draw versus Córdoba CF on 8 August 2018. [18] He was shown a second yellow in the match against Granada on 11 November, resulting in his suspension for the following game. [19] [20]

Loan to Celta

On 22 July 2019, Yeboah joined Celta de Vigo B on loan for one year. The loan included a purchase option for RC Celta de Vigo. [21] [22]

Wisła Kraków

On 11 August 2020, Yeboah completed a move to Ekstraklasa side Wisła Kraków, signing a three-year deal. [23] [24] on 18 October 2020, he scored his first and second goals for his new club in a 6–0 victory against Stal Mielec. [25] [26] [27] On 10 September 2021, it was announced that Yeboah was voted as Ekstraklasa Player of the Month for the month of August. [28] [29] Yeboah played fifty matches across all competitions for the club, scoring ten goals. [30]

Columbus Crew

On 6 January 2022, Yeboah transferred from Wisła Kraków to Major League Soccer side Columbus Crew, signing a three-year deal. [31] In his first season in MLS, Yeboah played on the right side of a 4–2–3–1 formation. He secured his first assist with the Columbus Crew in the opening match of the season, where his side won 4–0 against the Vancouver Whitecaps. While he initially started 10 out of his first 13 games for his new club, Yeboah's playing time decreased dramatically the rest of the season, making only six appearances for the remainder of the year, all as a substitute. His first season in the United States concluded with no goals and one assist in 20 appearances across all competitions. [32]

In his second season with Columbus, which was the first season under new manager Wilfried Nancy, Yeboah took on a new role as a left wingback in a 3–4–3 formation. He began the year as a substitute but scored his first goal coming off the bench for the Crew in a 4–0 victory against Real Salt Lake on 1 April 2023. [33] An ACL injury to Will Sands opened the door for Yeboah to become the full-time starter. Throughout the season, he appeared in 42 total games for Columbus across all competitions, tallying five goals and providing five assists, and scored the game-winning goal in the MLS Cup Final. [34] [35]

International career

Youth

Yeboah has made appearances for the Ghana U-20 team. He was awarded "most valuable player" in the 2015 African U-20 Championship scoring two goals. [36] He then played in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, making four appearances and scoring two goals, both from penalties. [37]

Senior

Yeboah received his first call up on 26 August 2016, for a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Rwanda and a friendly against Russia. [38] He made the bench for the match against Russia, but failed to make an appearance. [39] Yeboah made his senior debut with the Ghana national team in a friendly 1–0 loss to Namibia on 9 June 2019. [40]

Style of play

A left-footed player who predominantly plays as an inverted winger, Yeboah has played as an attacking midfielder, as well as a wingback at times. [21] [41] [42] He is noted for his speed, technical skills, and ability to dribble past defenders. [41] [43] [44] [45]

Personal life

Yeboah is a Christian, and his father is a pastor. [46]

Career statistics

Club

As of matches played 2 July 2023 [47]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City 2014–15 Premier League 00000000
Lille (loan) 2015–16 Ligue 1 302 [lower-alpha 1] 0—50
Twente (loan) 2016–17 Eredivisie 26210—272
Real Oviedo (loan) 2017–18 Segunda División 20010—210
CD Numancia 2018–19 34200—342
Celta B (loan)2019-20 Segunda División B 20500—205
Wisła Kraków 2020-21 Ekstraklasa 28431—315
2021-22 19500—195
Total47931—5010
Columbus Crew 2022 Major League Soccer 19010—200
2023 18321—204
Columbus Crew 2 2023 MLS Next Pro 10——10
Career total188211020019719

International

As of 16 May 2022 [48]

Ghana
YearAppsGoals
201910
202000
202130
202200
Total40
  1. ↑ Includes 1 appearance in the Coupe de France and 1 appearance in the Coupe de la Ligue knockout round.

Honours

Columbus Crew

Ghana U20

Individual

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