Yayah Kallon

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Yayah Kallon
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-06-30) 30 June 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Koidu, Sierra Leone [1]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Casertana
Youth career
2019–2021 Genoa
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2019 Savona 17 (0)
2021–2023 Genoa 16 (0)
2022–2023 → Hellas Verona (loan) 22 (1)
2023–2025 Hellas Verona 1 (0)
2024 → Bari (loan) 14 (0)
2024–2025 → Salernitana (loan) 11 (0)
2025 → Casertana (loan) 12 (1)
2025– Casertana 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 April 2025

Yayah Kallon (born 30 June 2001) is a Sierra Leonean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie C Group C club Casertana.

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Club career

In 2018, Kallon signed for Serie D side Savona, after having trialed for Virtus Entella in the Serie C. [2] On 22 May 2021, he debuted for Genoa in a 1–0 Serie A win over Cagliari. [3] On 13 August 2021, Kallon scored his first goal for Genoa, in a 3–2 Coppa Italia win over Perugia. [4]

On 26 August 2022, Kallon joined Hellas Verona on loan with an option to buy and a conditional obligation to buy. [5]

On 10 January 2024, Kallon moved on loan to Bari. [6] On 30 July 2024, Kallon was loaned by Salernitana. [7] On 3 February 2025, Kallon joined Casertana on loan. [8]

On 14 August 2025, Kallon returned to Casertana on a permanent basis. [9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 August 2024 [10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Savona 2018–19 Serie D 17000—1 [b] 0180
Genoa (loan) 2020–21 Serie A 1000——10
2021–22 15021——171
Total16021——181
Hellas Verona (loan) 2022–23 Serie A22100——221
Hellas Verona 2023–24 Serie A1000——10
Bari (loan) 2023–24 Serie B 13000—1 [c] 0140
Career total69121—20732
  1. ↑ Includes Coppa Italia
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in Serie D play-off
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in Serie B play-out

References

  1. ↑ "Yayah Kallon". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "Yayah Kallon fuggito dalla Sierra Leone ora gioca nel Savona" (in Italian). lastampa.it. 30 August 2018.
  3. ↑ Yayah Kallon at Soccerway
  4. ↑ "Chi è Yayah Kallon: otto mesi a piedi per scappare dalla Sierra Leone, decisivo in Coppa Italia" (in Italian). goal.com. 21 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "Un nuovo attaccante per l'Hellas Verona: benvenuto, Yayah Kallon!" (in Italian). Hellas Verona. 26 August 2022. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Benvenuto Yayah Kallon !" [Welcome, Yayah Kallon!] (in Italian). Bari. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "Yayah Kallon è un nuovo giocatore della Salernitana" [Yayah Kallon is a new player for Salernitana] (in Italian). Salernitana. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  8. ↑ "Yayah Kallon è della Casertana" [Yayah Kallon is at Casertana] (in Italian). Casertana FC. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  9. ↑ "Yayah Kallon torna in rossoblù: "Un legame profondo con questo ambiente"" [Yayah Kallon returns to the Rossoblu: "A deep bond with this club."] (in Italian). Casertana FC. 14 August 2025. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  10. ↑ Yayah Kallon at Soccerway


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