Benjamin Acheampong
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 May 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Kumasi, Ashanti, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Europa | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Gamba All Blacks | ||
| 2009–2010 | Wa All Stars | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Coruxo B | 12 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Asante Kotoko | 4 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Petro de Luanda | ||
| 2014–2016 | Al-Aqaba | ||
| 2016–2017 | El Dakhleya | 31 | (10) |
| 2017–2018 | Zamalek | 5 | (2) |
| 2018 | → Petrojet (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Al-Shamal | ||
| 2021 | El Dakhleya | ||
| 2024– | Europa | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Ghana U23 | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 June 2012 (UTC) | |||
Benjamin Acheampong (/əˈtʃæmˈpɒŋ/ ə-CHAM-PONG-G) (born 15 May 1990) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a striker and he is also a member of the Ghana national team.[1][2]
Club career
[edit]Coruxo FC
[edit]Acheampong joined the first team of Spanish club Coruxo FC at the beginning of the 2010–11 season, and played for Coruxo FC until the end of the 2010–11 season.[3][4]
Asante Kotoko
[edit]Acheampong signed for Ghanaian Ghana Premier League club Asante Kotoko from Coruxo FC at the beginning of the 2011–12 season.[3][4] In his first season with Asante Kotoko he has won the 2011–12 Ghana Premier League season.[5][6]
Zamalek
[edit]In February 2021, Acheampong revealed that he had been duped out of $1 million by the Egyptian club who used contract clauses to avoid paying the sum.[7]
International career
[edit]Ghana national team
[edit]On 16 May 2012, Acheampong was called up to the Ghana squad for two, 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Lesotho national football team and Zambia national football team.[2]
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]- Asante Kotoko
References
[edit]- ^ "Asante Kotoko – Squad". Asantekotokosc.com. Archived from the original on 17 September 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ^ a b "Appiah names Black Stars squad". Ghana Football Association. 16 May 2012. Archived from the original on 18 May 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ^ a b "Benjamin Acheampong". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ^ a b "I Have a lot to offer Kotok – Ben Acheampong". Asantekotokosc.com. 16 March 2012. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ^ "Kotoko look up to exciting finish on Coronation Day". Asantekotokosc.com. 21 May 2012. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ^ "We Are Worthy Champions". Asantekotokosc.com. 27 May 2012. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ^ "The footballer 'duped' out of $1m... twice". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Men's association football forwards
- Segunda División B players
- Coruxo FC players
- Asante Kotoko S.C. players
- Atlético Petróleos de Luanda players
- Ghana Premier League players
- Qatari Second Division players
- Ghanaian men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Jordan
- Shabab Al-Aqaba SC players
- Footballers from Kumasi
- El Dakhleya SC players
- Zamalek SC players
- Petrojet SC players
- Al-Shamal SC players
- Egyptian Premier League players
- African Games gold medalists for Ghana
- African Games medalists in football
- Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar
- Competitors at the 2011 All-Africa Games
- 21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen