Yaw Yeboah
Quick Facts
Biography
Yaw Yeboah (born 28 March 1997) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Spanish club Celta de Vigo B, on loan from CD Numancia.
Career
Manchester City
Yeboah joined Manchester City in 2014, after graduating from the Right to Dream Academy.
Loan to Lille
On 14 August 2015, it was announced that Yeboah would be loaned to Lille OSC for one year. He made his debut for Lille on 25 October 2015 against Marseille in Ligue 1. He only made three appearances for Lille, playing a total of 174 minutes.
Loan to Twente
On 21 July 2016, Yeboah made a loan move to Dutch side FC Twente. He scored his first goal for the club on 27 August, in a 3–1 win over Sparta Rotterdam. His second goal came two months later on 22 October, in a 2–0 win over Go Ahead Eagles.
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.
Numancia
On 18 July 2018, Yeboah signed a three-year contract with fellow Segunda División team CD Numancia.
Loan to Celta
On 30 July 2019, Yeboah joined RC Celta de Vigo on loan for one year, being initially assigned to the B-team in Segunda División B; the deal also included a buyout clause.
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. He then played in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, making four appearances and scoring two goals, both from penalties.
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. He made the bench for the match against Russia, but failed to make an appearance. Yeboah made his senior debut with the Ghana national football team in a friendly 1–0 loss to Namibia on 9 June 2019.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 17 December 2018
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Manchester City | 2014–15 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lille (loan) | 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
Twente (loan) | 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 2 | ||
Real Oviedo (loan) | 2017–18 | Segunda División | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
Career total | 40 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 2 |
- Notes
Honours
- 2015 African U-20 Championship: Most Valuable Player