Benjamin Acheampong
Ghanaian footballer (born 1990)
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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]
| 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 | 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 as of 1 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 June 2012 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Coruxo FC
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
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
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
Ghana national team
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
Club
- Asante Kotoko