Yaw Yeboah (born 28 March 1997) is a Ghanaian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Career

Right to Dream Academy

Yeboah joined the

Right to Dream Academy Right to Dream is a Ghanaian football academy. The academy started in 1999 training a small number of boys in Accra and grew into a residential school and training center. As of 2021 it was owned by Mansour Group. History Right to Dream Academy ...

in 2008 and graduated in 2014.

Manchester City

Yeboah joined

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in 2014.

Loan to Lille

On 14 August 2015, it was announced that Yeboah would be loaned to

Lille OSC Lille Olympique Sporting Club (), commonly referred to as LOSC, LOSC Lille or simply Lille, is a French professional football club based in Lille, Hauts-de-France that competes in Ligue 1, the top flight of French football. Lille has played its ...

for one year. He made his debut for Lille on 25 October 2015 against

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. He only made three appearances for Lille, playing a total of 174 minutes.

Loan to Twente

On 21 July 2016, Yeboah made a loan move to Dutch side

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. He scored his first goal for the club on 27 August, in a 3–1 win over

Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club based in Rotterdam. Established on 1 April 1888, Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands. Sparta currently compete in the Eredivisie, the top flight ...

. His second goal came two months later on 22 October, in a 2–0 win over

Go Ahead Eagles Go Ahead Eagles () are a Dutch professional football club from the city of Deventer. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, having achieved promotion from the second tier Eerste Divisie in the 2020-21 season. The club's h ...

Loan to Oviedo

On 1 September 2017, Yeboah was loaned to Spanish side

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on a season long-loan, with the Spanish club having the option to sign him permanently. Yeboah made his debut for Oviedo in the Copa del Rey on 6 September, coming off in the 81st minute. He would receive a straight red in the 17th minute against Sevilla B.

Numancia

On 18 July 2018, Yeboah signed a three-year contract with fellow

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team

CD Numancia Club Deportivo Numancia de Soria, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club in Soria, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 April 1945, it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games at ''Nuevo Estadio Los ...

. He scored on his debut; a 3–3 draw versus

Córdoba CF Córdoba Club de Fútbol (), (from the 2020–21 season onwards competing under the umbrella of Unión Futbolística Cordobesa, S.A.D.) is a Spanish football club based in Córdoba, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1951 as ...

on 8 August 2018. He was shown a second yellow in the match against

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on 11 November, resulting in his suspension for the following game.

Loan to Celta

On 22 July 2019, Yeboah joined

Celta de Vigo B Real Club Celta de Vigo, S.A.D. "B" is a Spanish football team based in Vigo, Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded in 1927, it is the reserve team of Celta Vigo and competes in the Primera Federación – Group 1. They pl ...

on loan for one year. The loan included a purchase option for

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Wisła Kraków

On 11 August 2020, Yeboah completed a move to

Ekstraklasa Poland Ekstraklasa (), meaning "Extra Class" in Polish, named PKO Ekstraklasa since the 2019–20 season due to its sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is the top Polish professional league for men's association football teams. Contested by 18 cl ...

side

Wisła Kraków Towarzystwo Sportowe Wisła Kraków Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Wisła Kraków (), is a Polish professional football club based in Kraków. It currently competes in the I liga, the second level of Polish football league system. It ...

, signing a three-year deal. on 18 October 2020, he scored his first and second goals for his new club in a 6–0 victory against

Stal Mielec Stal Mielec () is a Polish football club based in Mielec, Poland. The club was established on April 10, 1939. Historically, the club has enjoyed great successes within Poland's Ekstraklasa, winning the title twice (in 1973 and 1976) but had under ...

. On 10 September 2021, it was announced that Yeboah was voted as Ekstraklasa Player of the Month for the month of August. Yeboah played fifty matches across all competitions for the club, scoring ten goals.

Columbus Crew

On 6 January 2022, Yeboah transferred from Wisła Kraków to

side

, signing a three-year deal. In his first season in MLS, Yeboah played on the right side of a 4–2–3–1 formation. He secured his first assist with the Columbus Crew in the opening match of the season, where his side won 4–0 against the

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. While he initially started 10 out of his first 13 games for his new club, Yeboah's playing time decreased dramatically the rest of the season, making only six appearances for the remainder of the year, all as a substitute. His first season in the United States concluded with no goals and one assist in 20 appearances across all competitions. In his second season with Columbus, which was the first season under new manager

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, Yeboah took on a new role as a left wingback in a

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. He began the year as a substitute but scored his first goal coming off the bench for the Crew in a 4–0 victory against Real Salt Lake on 1 April 2023. An ACL injury to Will Sands opened the door for Yeboah to become the full-time starter. He would go on to play in 33 games for Columbus across all competitions, scoring four goals and providing four assists.

International career

Youth

Yeboah has made appearances for the Ghana U-20 team. He was awarded "most valuable player" in the

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scoring two goals. He then played in the

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, making four appearances and scoring two goals, both from penalties.

Senior

Yeboah received his first call up on 26 August 2016, for a

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match against

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and a friendly against

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. He made the bench for the match against Russia, but failed to make an appearance. Yeboah made his senior debut with the Ghana national team in a friendly 1–0 loss to

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on 9 June 2019.

Style of play

A left-footed player who predominantly plays as an

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, Yeboah has played as an

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, as well as a wingback at times. He is noted for his speed, technical skills, and ability to dribble past defenders.

Personal life

Yeboah is a

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, and his father is a

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Career statistics

Club

International

As of 16 May 2022

Honours

Columbus Crew *

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Ghana U20 *

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third place:

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Individual *

Most Valuable Player:

Player of the Month:

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References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yeboah, Yaw 1997 births Living people Footballers from Accra Ghanaian men's footballers Ghana men's international footballers Ghana men's under-20 international footballers Men's association football wingers Manchester City F.C. players Lille OSC players FC Twente players Real Oviedo players CD Numancia players RC Celta Fortuna players Wisła Kraków players Columbus Crew players Ligue 1 players Eredivisie players Segunda División players Ekstraklasa players Major League Soccer players MLS Next Pro players Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in England Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in France Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States