Joseph Ansah Ekuban (born 2 January 2000) is a

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ian

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player. He plays for Italian club

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Club career

Verona

He was raised in the youth teams of

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. He never was called up to the senior squad. He spent 2018–19 season in

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with

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Loan to Partizani

On 12 July 2019 he joined

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club

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on loan with an option to buy. He made his first appearances for Partizani in July in their European (

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and

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) qualifiers matches against Qarabağ and

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. He made his professional Albanian Superliga debut for Partizani on 15 September 2019 in a game against Laçi. He substituted

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in the 57th minute. 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.

Virtus Francavilla

On 21 January 2020, he signed a 2.5-year contract with

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club Virtus Francavilla.

Loan to Monterosi

On 20 January 2022, he was loaned to

Loan to Fidelis Andria

On 6 January 2023, Ekuban moved on loan to

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Personal life

His older brother Caleb Ekuban is also a football player. He scored 17 goals for Partizani in the 2016–17 season, 2 years prior to Joseph joining the club.

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* 2000 births Living people Ghanaian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Mantova 1911 players FK Partizani Tirana players Virtus Francavilla Calcio players Monterosi Tuscia FC players Fidelis Andria 2018 players Serie C players Serie D players Kategoria Superiore players Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Albania Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Albania {{Ghana-footy-forward-stub