Joseph Ekuban
Ghanaian footballer
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Joseph Ansah Ekuban (born 2 January 2000) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian Serie C Group A club Cittadella.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Ansah Ekuban | ||
| Date of birth | 2 January 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Villafranca di Verona, Italy[1] | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cittadella | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Verona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Verona | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Mantova (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | → Partizani Tirana (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Virtus Francavilla (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Virtus Francavilla | 36 | (3) |
| 2022 | → Monterosi (loan) | 17 | (3) |
| 2023 | → Fidelis Andria (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Monterosi | 17 | (0) |
| 2024 | Arezzo | 8 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Turris | 13 | (1) |
| 2025–2026 | Latina | 34 | (2) |
| 2026 | Renate | 14 | (4) |
| 2026– | Cittadella | 1 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 April 2026 | |||
Career
Verona
Ekuban was raised in the youth teams of Verona. He never was called up to the senior squad. He spent 2018–19 season in Serie D with Mantova.[1]
Loan to Partizani
On 12 July 2019, he joined Albanian Superliga club Partizani Tirana on loan with an option to buy.[3]
He made his first appearances for Partizani in July in their European (UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League) qualifying matches against Qarabağ and Sheriff Tiraspol.
He made his professional Albanian Superliga debut for Partizani on 15 September 2019, in a game against Laçi, coming on as a substitute for Jasir Asani in the 57th minute.[4] On 20 January 2020, Partizani announced that they are terminating the loan early. He made just one appearance in the Albanian Superliga, two in Albanian Cup and two in UEFA qualifiers.[5]
Virtus Francavilla
On 21 January 2020, he signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Serie C club Virtus Francavilla.[6]
Loan to Monterosi
Loan to Fidelis Andria
On 6 January 2023, Ekuban moved on loan to Fidelis Andria.[8]
Arezzo
Personal life
His older brother Caleb Ekuban is also a footballer.[10] He scored 17 goals for Partizani in the 2016–17 season, two years prior to Joseph joining the club.
