Caleb Kporha
English footballer (born 2006)
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Caleb Billy Mawuko Kporha (born 15 July 2006) is an English professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Crystal Palace as a right-back or right wing-back. He is an England youth international.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Caleb Billy Mawuko Kporha[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 July 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Medway, England | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Crystal Palace | ||
| Number | 38 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2018–2021 | Welling United | ||
| 2021–2024 | Crystal Palace | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Crystal Palace | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | England U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | England U19 | 6 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 09:10, 21 June 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Kporha spent three years at Welling United prior to joining Crystal Palace in December 2021.[4][5] He signed his first professional contract with the club in July 2023.[6][7]
Kporha travelled with the Crystal Palace first team squad on their pre season tour in the summer of 2024.[8] He played for the Crystal Palace under 21 team in the EFL Trophy in September 2024.[9] He made the first team substitute bench for the first time on 5 October 2024, for Palace's home Premier League match against Liverpool.[10]
Kporha made his Premier League debut on 9 November 2024, appearing as a second-half substitute at home against Fulham.[11][12] The following month he made his first start for the club in an EFL Cup quarter-final against Arsenal.[12] On 3 April 2025, Kporha signed a new four-year contract with Palace.[13]
International career
In January 2023 Kporha represented England U17 against Germany.[14]
Kporha made his debut for England U19 in a goalless qualifier with Turkey.[12] He was a member of their squad at the 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship and featured in all three of their games at the tournament against Norway, Germany and Netherlands as England were eliminated at the group stage.[15][16]
Career statistics
- As of match played 10 February 2025
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Crystal Palace | 2024–25[17] | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||