Kwame Yeboah
Australian soccer player
 Yeboah with Western Sydney Wanderers in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kwame Adzenyina Yeboah | ||
| Date of birth | (1994-06-02) 2 June 1994 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Yirrkala, Northern Territory, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2012 | QAS | ||
| 2011–2012 | Gold Coast United | ||
| 2012–2014 | Brisbane Roar | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Brisbane Roar | 12 | (2) |
| 2014–2018 | Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 53 | (12) |
| 2017–2018 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | → SC Paderborn (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Fortuna Köln | 12 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 47 | (10) |
| International career | |||
| 2010 | Australia U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2014 | Australia U23 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kwame Adzenyina Yeboah (born 2 June 1994) is an Australian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Yeboah played youth football with the Queensland Academy of Sport and Gold Coast United before making his professional debut for Brisbane Roar in 2013. In 2014, he moved to Germany to play for Borussia Mönchengladbach II. Following a loan at SC Paderborn and a move to Fortuna Köln, he returned to Australia joining Western Sydney Wanderers. He retired from football in October 2021, becoming a professional model.
Yeboah represented Australia at under-17 and under-23 levels.
Early life
Yeboah was born in Yirrkala in Northern Territory, Australia to a Ghanaian father and Australian mother. He attended Varsity College on the Gold Coast and began playing junior football at the age of seven.[1] He learned Capoeira in his younger years and often celebrated a goal in football with a back flip.[2] He was offered a scholarship with the Queensland Academy of Sport in 2009 and spent several years with the team before Gold Coast United showed interest.
Club career
Gold Coast United
Yeboah was signed by Gold Coast United in 2011. He spent the 2011–12 season playing with the Gold Coast's National Youth League team. The club folded in 2012 and Yeboah signed with Brisbane Roar.
Brisbane Roar
Yeboah made his first team debut for Brisbane in a semi final loss to Western Sydney Wanderers, coming on as an 83rd-minute substitute for winger Ben Halloran.[3]
On 4 March 2013, it was announced that Yeboah had signed a Senior NYL contract to step up to the first team squad.[4] Yeboah made his starting debut in Brisbane's 2–1 win away to Wellington Phoenix in the opening round of the 2013–14 A-League season. Six days later, Yeboah made his home debut in Brisbane's convincing 4–0 win against Sydney FC. He started the first four games of the 2013–14 season before Mike Mulvey relegated the young striker to the bench for the fifth-round game against 2012–13 champions Central Coast Mariners due to indifferent form.[5] Yeboah came off the bench in the 87th minute to score his first goal for Brisbane in the 89th minute with a 1–0 win.[6] He followed it up by scoring a goal the next week against Western Sydney Wanderers, celebrated with his back flip goal celebration.
Borussia Mönchengladbach
On 20 December 2013, Yeboah signed a four-year contract with Bundesliga side Borussia Mönchengladbach and officially moved in the January 2014 transfer window.[7] He initially joined the reserve side.[8] In his absence, Brisbane Roar went on to win the 2014 A-League Grand Final.
In May 2017, Yeboah extended his contract with Borussia Mönchengladbach for two more years.[9]
In January 2018, Yeboah was loaned to SC Paderborn 07 until the end of the season.[10]
Fortuna Köln
In July 2018, Yeboah joined 3. Liga club Fortuna Köln on a two-year contract.[11]
Retirement
Yeboah retired from football in October 2021, signing a deal to become a professional model.[12]
International career
Yeboah is eligible to represent both Australia and Ghana in international competition. He has been called up several times for the Australian youth teams but has no senior debut for any country.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Brisbane Roar | 2012–13 | A-League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | ||
| Total | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | ||
| Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 2013–14 | Regionalliga West | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 10 | ||
| 2017–18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Total | 53 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 12 | ||
| SC Paderborn (loan) | 2017–18 | 3. Liga | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| Fortuna Köln | 2018–19 | 3. Liga | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 2018–19 | A-League | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| 2019–20 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 6 | ||
| 2020–21 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | ||
| Total | 47 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 12 | ||
| Career total | 116 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 23 | ||
Honours
Borussia Mönchengladbach II
References
- ^ Andrew Howe. "Brisbane Roar Home". Brisbane Roar. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ^ "Yeboah's Secret Weapon". footballcentral.com.au. Archived from the original on 23 March 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ^ Andrew Howe. "Brisbane Roar Home". Brisbane Roar. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Exciting Queensland duo elevated". Football Federation Australia. 4 March 2013. Archived from the original on 22 September 2013.
- ^ "Brisbane Roar to bring Kwame Yeboah match-winner down to earth - Yahoo!7 Sport". Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ Andrew Howe. "Brisbane Roar Home". Brisbane Roar.
- ^ "Home – bundesliga.de – die offizielle Webseite der Bundesliga". bundesliga.de – die offizielle Webseite der Bundesliga. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013.
- ^ "FourFourTwo".
- ^ "Yeboah lands two-year contract extension at Gladbach". The World Game. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ Radbourne-Pugh, Lucas (23 January 2018). "Yeboah secures loan move". FourFourTwo.
- ^ Somerford, Ben (2 July 2018). "Kwame Yeboah makes Koln bow after Moenchengladbach exit". FourFourTwo.
- ^ Paquette, Catherine (16 October 2021). "Kwame Yeboah quits A-League for modelling". ftbl.com.au. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ Kwame Yeboah at Soccerway
External links
- Kwame Yeboah at Soccerway
