Kelvin Yeboah

Biography

Kelvin Kwarteng Yeboah (born 6 May 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Minnesota United. Born in Ghana, he is a youth international for Italy. He is the nephew of former Ghanaian international footballer Tony Yeboah. Yeboah joined the academy of Premier League side West Ham United before joining Italian Serie C side Gozzano academy. In November 2017, Yeboah held a trial with Danish Superliga side Aalborg BK training with their first team. On 19 June 2018, Yeboah signed for Austrian Bundesliga side WSG Tirol. He made his debut for the club in August 2019 against Austria Klagenfurt. He helped his club earn promotion to the Austrian Football Bundesliga after winning the Austrian Second Division for the 2018–19 season. After earning promotion, on 4 July 2019 Yeboah signed a new longer-term contract at WSG. He made his first appearance in Bundesliga on 31 August 2019, playing in a 1–5 defeat against FC Salzburg, which included a goal from FC Salzburg striker Erling Haaland, whose father Alf-Inge Håland had briefly been a teammate of Kelvin's uncle Tony at Leeds United in 1997. On 25 September 2019, Yeboah came to prominence on a big stage, by scoring four goals in a single match for WSG Tirol in the 5–2 Austrian Cup victory against Austria Wien. On 6 February 2021, Yeboah transferred to fellow Austrian Bundesliga side Sturm Graz, signing a contract until the summer of 2024. On 8 January 2022, he signed with Genoa