John Yeboah

John Yeboah Zamora (born 23 June 2000) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger for MSV Duisburg, on loan from Willem II.[1]

John Yeboah
Yeboah in 2020
Personal information
Full name John Yeboah Zamora
Date of birth (2000-06-23) 23 June 2000
Place of birth Hamburg, Germany
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 MSV Duisburg
(on loan from Willem II)
Number 39
Youth career
SV Rönneburg
0000–2015 FC Türkiye Wilhelmsburg
2015–2019 VfL Wolfsburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 VfL Wolfsburg 2 (0)
2019–2020 VfL Wolfsburg II 5 (4)
2019–2020 → VVV-Venlo (loan) 18 (1)
2020– Willem II 17 (1)
2021 → Almere City (loan) 17 (4)
2022– → MSV Duisburg (loan) 16 (0)
National team‡
2016 Germany U16 1 (0)
2016–2017 Germany U17 15 (3)
2018 Germany U18 3 (2)
2018–2019 Germany U19 7 (2)
2019 Germany U20 4 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:07, 2 May 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:08, 12 February 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Yeboah began his youth career with Hamburg clubs SV Rönneburg and FC Türkiye Wilhelmsburg, before moving to youth team of VfL Wolfsburg in 2015. In February 2018, Yeboah signed his first professional contract with Wolfsburg, lasting three years until 30 June 2021.[2]

Yeboah made his professional debut for VfL Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga on 3 November 2018, coming on as a substitute in the 81st minute for Josip Brekalo in the 0–1 home loss against Borussia Dortmund.[3]

In September 2019, Yeboah joined VVV-Venlo on a season-long loan deal.[4]

He was loaned to MSV Duisburg in January 2022 from his parent club, Willem II.[5]

International career

Yeboah began his youth international career with the Germany under-16 team, making his debut on 16 May 2016 in a friendly against France, which finished as a 1–1 away draw.[6] In 2017, he was included in Germany's squad for the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Croatia.[7] He scored against Serbia in the group stage, with Germany managing to reach the semi-finals before losing on penalties to Spain.[8] Later that year, Yeboah was included in Germany's squad for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India. He scored against Colombia in the round of 16, with Germany later being eliminated in the quarter-finals.[9]

Personal life

Yeboah was born in Hamburg, Germany to Ghanaian and Ecuadorian parents.[10]

Career statistics
As of 2 May 2022[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
VfL Wolfsburg 2018–19 Bundesliga 2010—30
VfL Wolfsburg II 2018–19 Regionalliga Nord 54——54
VVV-Venlo (loan) 2019–20 Eredivisie 181——181
Willem II 2020–21 Eredivisie 91101[lower-alpha 1]0111
2021–22 Eredivisie 8010—90
Total 1712010201
Almere City (loan) 2020–21 Eerste Divisie 174—1[lower-alpha 2]0184
MSV Duisburg (loan) 2021–22 3. Liga 160——160
Career total 751030208010
  1. Appearance in Europa League qualification
  2. Appearance in relegation playoff

References
  1. John Yeboah at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Long-term deal". vfl-wolfsburg.de. VfL Wolfsburg. 23 February 2018. Archived from the original on 3 November 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  3. "Per Kopf: Reus besorgt den Treffer des Tages" [By head: Reus gets the strike of the day]. kicker.de (in German). kicker-sportmagazin. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  4. "In der Eredivisie" (in German). VfL Wolfsburg. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  5. "„Jung, dynamisch und dribbelstark": MSV leiht John Yeboah von Willem II aus". msv-duisburg.de. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  6. "Frankreich U16 – Deutschland U16, 1:1, Länderspiel 2015/16 Saison" [France U16 v Germany U16, 1–1, friendly 2015–16 season]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  7. "U 17-EURO: Wück nominiert 18 Spieler" [Under-17 Euro: Wück nominates 18 players]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  8. "Statistics – Tournament phase – Player statistics – Goals". UEFA. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  9. "WM in Indien: Wück nominiert 21 Spieler" [World Cup in India: Wück nominates 21 players]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  10. Hotop, Daniel; Rücker, Lars (23 October 2018). "Tanzt Yeboah bald in der Bundesliga?" [Will Yeboah be dancing in the Bundesliga soon?]. Braunschweiger Zeitung (in German). Archived from the original on 3 November 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  11. John Yeboah at Soccerway


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