Elshaddai Acheampong
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Elshaddai Acheampong | ||
| Date of birth | 16 August 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Kumasi, Ghana | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | East Bengal | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Police Ladies | |||
| 2021−2022 | Gokulam Kerala | 11 | (20) |
| 2022−2024 | Apollon Ladies | ||
| 2024 | Hakkarigücü Spor | ||
| 2025− | East Bengal | ||
| International career | |||
| 2018 | Ghana U17 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Elshaddai Acheampong (born 16 August 2003) is a Ghanaian women's professional footballer who plays as a forward for East Bengal. She also played for Gokulam Kerala in the Indian Women's League and was the top scorer in 2022.
Early life
[edit]She was born in Kumasi and started playing football at the age of six.[1] She played for Police Ladies.[2]
Career
[edit]She scored 20 goals from 11 matches to bag the Golden boot award and a cash prize in the IWL.[3] Gokulam also won the League for the second successive time.[4] In 2023 she was signed by Apollon Ladies F.C. and played in the UEFA Women's Champions League. She was also selected to play the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup for Ghana.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ ANI (24 May 2022). "IWL a good platform for exposure to many players like mine: Elshaddai Acheampong". ThePrint. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ "Ghana's goal machine Elshaddai Acheampong sets remarkable record in India". sportsbrief.com. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ "20 goals in 11 games: Ghana's Elshaddai Acheampong sets record in India's Women League". GhanaWeb. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ PTI (27 May 2022). "Gokulam Kerala Overcome Sethu FC To Clinch Second Successive Indian Women's League Title". www.outlookindia.com. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ Ghana, Soccernet (17 July 2022). "Ghana star Elshaddai Acheampong signs for Cypriot side Apollon FC". www.ghanasoccernet.com. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
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- 2003 births
- Living people
- Ghanaian women's footballers
- 21st-century Ghanaian sportswomen
- Women's association football forwards
- Footballers from Kumasi
- Indian Women's League players
- Gokulam Kerala FC Women players
- Apollon Ladies F.C. players
- East Bengal FC Women players
- Ghanaian expatriate women's footballers
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in India
- Expatriate women's footballers in India
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- Expatriate women's footballers in Cyprus
- Ghanaian women's football biography stubs