Joseph Ekuban

Joseph Ansah Ekuban (born 2 January 2000) is a Ghanaian football player. He plays for Italian club Virtus Francavilla.[1]

Joseph Ekuban
Personal information
Full name Joseph Ansah Ekuban
Date of birth (2000-01-02) 2 January 2000
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Virtus Francavilla
Number 20
Youth career
0000–2018 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 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:03, 7 October 2020 (UTC)

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
  1. https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/joseph-ekuban/
  2. Joseph Ekuban at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
  3. "UFFICIALE: DEFINITE 5 OPERAZIONI IN USCITA" (Press release) (in Italian). Verona. 12 July 2019.
  4. "Laçi v Partizani game report". Soccerway. 15 September 2019.
  5. "ZYRTARE JOSEF EKUBAN RIKTHEHET TE HELLAS VERONA" (Press release) (in Albanian). Partizani Tirana. 20 January 2020.
  6. "Joseph Ekuban è un nuovo calciatore della Virtus Francavilla Calcio" (Press release) (in Italian). Virtus Francavilla. 21 January 2020.
  7. "Caleb Ebukan's brother Joseph Ekuban joins Serbian giants Partizan Belgrade". Football Ghana. 4 July 2019.
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