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Caleb Kporha
Personal information
Full name Caleb Billy Mawuko Kporha
Date of birth (2006-07-15) 15 July 2006 (age 18)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Crystal Palace F.C.
Number 58
Youth career
2018-2021 Welling United
2021- Crystal Palace
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023- England U17 2 (0)

Caleb Billy Mawuko Kporha (born 15 July 2006) is an English professional footballer who plays for Crystal Palace as a defender. He is an England youth international.[1]

Career

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Kporha spent three years at Welling United prior to joining Crystal Palace in December 2021.[2][3] He signed his first professional contract with the club in July 2023.[4][5]

He travelled with the Crystal Palace first team squad on their pre season tour in the summer of 2024.[6] He played for Crystal Palace U21 in the EFL Trophy in September 2024.[7] He made the first team substitute bench for the first time on 5 October 2024 for Crystal Palace's home Premier League match against Liverpool.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Caleb Kporha". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  2. ^ Vegas, Paul (15 July 2023). "Ex-Welling prospect Caleb Kporha signed Palace pro deal". Tribal Football. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  3. ^ "CALEB KPORHA SIGNS SCHOLARSHIP AT CRYSTAL PALACE FC". wellimgjnitedacademy. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  4. ^ Brack, Edmund (17 July 2023). [lhttps://londonnewsonline.co.uk/exciting-crystal-palace-youngster-pens-first-professional-deal/ "Exciting Crystal Palace youngster pens first professional deal"]. Londonnewsonline. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  5. ^ Woosnam, Matt (15 Jul 2023). "Kporha signs professional contract with Crystal Palace". The Athletic. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  6. ^ Brack, Edmund (27 July 2024). "Six highly-rated Crystal Palace youngsters set to head off on first-team pre-season tour". londonnewsonline. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  7. ^ Cawdell, Luke (26 September 2024). "Gillingham manager Mark Bonner hopes his young players can learn after seeing how good Crystal Palace under-21s were at Priestfield in the EFL Trophy". Kent Online. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  8. ^ Brack, Edmund (5 October 2024). "Crystal Palace v Liverpool team line-ups: Glasner makes attacking changes and exciting youngster makes senior squad for first time". Londonnewsonline. Retrieved 5 October 2024.