Caleb Ekuban

Caleb Ekuban
Ekuban playing for Genoa in 2023
Personal information
Full name Caleb Ansah Ekuban[1]
Date of birth (1994-03-23) 23 March 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Villafranca di Verona, Italy
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Genoa
Number 18
Youth career
2004–2010 Mantova 1911
2010–2012 Chievo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2017 Chievo 0 (0)
2013–2014Südtirol (loan) 7 (1)
2014–2015Lumezzane (loan) 48 (7)
2015–2016Renate (loan) 31 (4)
2016–2017Partizani (loan) 34 (17)
2017–2019 Leeds United 20 (1)
2018–2019Trabzonspor (loan) 29 (5)
2019–2021 Trabzonspor 54 (15)
2021– Genoa 73 (7)
International career
2019– Ghana 13 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 December 2022 (UTC)

Caleb Ansah Ekuban (born 23 March 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Genoa. Born in Italy, Ekuban represents the Ghana national team.

Ekuban is a striker known for his pace, technical ability and strong physique. His style of play and prolific goal scoring as a youngster in the Chievo youth team saw him likened to compatriot Mario Balotelli[3][4]

  1. ^ "CALEB ANSAH EKUBAN VERLÄSST DEN FCS". FC Südtirol.
  2. ^ "Caleb Ekuban". sport.de.
  3. ^ "Ghana starlet Ekuban bidding his time to shine at Chievo". GhanaSoccernet.
  4. ^ "Ecco Ekuban, il Balotelli del Lumezzane: "Sogno di tornare al Chievo. Quei paragoni con Mario e il consiglio di Corini..."". gianlucadimarzio.com. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2019.