Joseph Ansah Ekuban (born 2 January 2000) is a Ghanaian football player who plays for Italian Serie C Group B club Arezzo.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Ansah Ekuban | ||
| Date of birth | 2 January 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Mesagne, italy | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Arezzo | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Verona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Verona | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Mantova (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | → Partizani Tirana (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Virtus Francavilla (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Virtus Francavilla | 36 | (3) |
| 2022 | → Monterosi (loan) | 17 | (3) |
| 2023 | → Fidelis Andria (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Monterosi | 17 | (0) |
| 2024– | Arezzo | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 January 2024 | |||
Club career edit
Verona edit
He was raised in the youth teams of Verona. He never was called up to the senior squad. He spent 2018–19 season in Serie D with Mantova.[2]
Loan to Partizani edit
On 12 July 2019 he joined Albanian Superliga club Partizani Tirana on loan with an option to buy.[3]
He made his first appearances for Partizani in July in their European (UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League) qualifiers matches against Qarabağ and Sheriff Tiraspol.
He made his professional Albanian Superliga debut for Partizani on 15 September 2019 in a game against Laçi. He substituted Jasir Asani in the 57th minute.[4] On 20 January 2020, Partizani announced that they are terminating the loan early. He made just one appearance in the Albanian Superliga, two in Albanian Cup and two in UEFA qualifiers.[5]
Virtus Francavilla edit
On 21 January 2020, he signed a 2.5-year contract with Serie C club Virtus Francavilla.[6]
Loan to Monterosi edit
On 20 January 2022, he was loaned to Monterosi.[7]
Loan to Fidelis Andria edit
On 6 January 2023, Ekuban moved on loan to Fidelis Andria.[8]
Arezzo edit
Personal life edit
His older brother Caleb Ekuban is also a football player.[10] He scored 17 goals for Partizani in the 2016–17 season, 2 years prior to Joseph joining the club.
References edit
- ^ Joseph Ekuban at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Joseph Ekuban at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- ^ "UFFICIALE: DEFINITE 5 OPERAZIONI IN USCITA" (Press release) (in Italian). Verona. 12 July 2019.
- ^ "Laçi v Partizani game report". Soccerway. 15 September 2019.
- ^ "ZYRTARE JOSEF EKUBAN RIKTHEHET TE HELLAS VERONA" (Press release) (in Albanian). Partizani Tirana. 20 January 2020.
- ^ "Joseph Ekuban è un nuovo calciatore della Virtus Francavilla Calcio" (Press release) (in Italian). Virtus Francavilla. 21 January 2020.
- ^ "Calciomercato: arriva Joseph Ansah Ekuban" (in Italian). Monterosi. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ "FIDELIS, PER L'ATTACCO DEL TECNICO DOUDOU ECCO VENTOLA ED EKUBAN" (in Italian). Fidelis Andria. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ "Doppia operazione di mercato, arriva Ekuban parte Iori" [Double market operation, Ekuban arrives and Iori leaves] (in Italian). Arezzo. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Caleb Ebukan's brother Joseph Ekuban joins Serbian giants Partizan Belgrade". Football Ghana. 4 July 2019.
External links edit
- Joseph Ekuban at Soccerway
  | This biographical article related to association football in Ghana, about a forward, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |