Joseph Ekuban
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Ansah Ekuban | ||
| Date of birth | 2 January 2000 | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Virtus Francavilla | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| 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 | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 January 2020 | |||
Joseph Ansah Ekuban (born 2 January 2000) is a Ghanaian football player. He plays for Italian club Virtus Francavilla.[1]
Club career
Verona
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
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
On 21 January 2020, he signed a 2.5-year contract with Serie C club Virtus Francavilla.[6]
Personal life
His older brother Caleb Ekuban is also a football player.[7] He scored 17 goals for Partizani in the 2016–17 season, 2 years prior to Joseph joining the club.
References
- ^ https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/joseph-ekuban/
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Caleb Ebukan's brother Joseph Ekuban joins Serbian giants Partizan Belgrade". Football Ghana. 4 July 2019.
External links
- Joseph Ekuban at Soccerway
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- 2000 births
- Living people
- Ghanaian footballers
- Association football forwards
- Mantova 1911 S.S.D. players
- FK Partizani Tirana players
- Virtus Francavilla Calcio players
- Serie D players
- Albanian Superliga players
- Ghanaian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Expatriate footballers in Albania
- Ghanaian football biography stubs