Caleb Ekuban’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Caleb Ekuban Ansah (born 23 March 1994 in Villafranca di Verona) is an Italian born-Ghanaian footballer who plays for Partizani Tirana.

Club career

Chievo Verona

Ekuban was called up for the first time in the senior squad by the coach Eugenio Corini on 26 January 2013 for the Serie A match against Lazio. However, he remained as an unused substitute as Chievo won 1–0 at Stadio Olimpico.

Loan at Südtirol

In July 2013, Ekuban was sent on loan at Südtirol to gain more playing experience. He made his professional debut on 1 September by playing in the last 31 minutes of the 1–1 home draw against Reggiana. He scored his first goal later on 13 October, giving his side a point in the match against Venezia. However, his spell at the club was shortlived, and after making only 7 league appearances, which only 2 of them as a starter, Ekuban left the club in January 2014.

Loan at Lumezzane

In January 2014, Ekuban was loaned to fellow Lega Pro side Lumezzane for one-and-half-season. During his spell there, the attacker played 48 league matches, scoring 8 goals.

Loan at Renate

On 6 August 2015, Ekuban was loaned to Renate until the end of 2015–16 season. He played his first match for Renate on 6 September in a 1–0 away defeat to Mantova, playing full-90 minutes. Ekuban scored his first goal of the season in his second league appearance for the new team on 13 September in the 1–1 home draw against Giana Erminio. He finished the 2015–16 season by playing 31 league matches, 24 of them as a starter, scoring 4 goals as Renate finished Group A in 11th position.

Loan at Partizani Tirana

On 4 July 2016, Ekuban completed a season long loan move to Partizani Tirana for the 2016–17 season and was given the number 45. Six days later, was named in Partizani’s final 23-man UEFA Champions League squad. He made his competitive debut on 13 July in the first leg of Champions League second qualifying round against Ferencvárosi, playing in the last 23 minutes of the 1–1 draw at Elbasan Arena. In the returning leg one week later, Ekuban played again as a substitute, and after the regular and extra time had finished in a 1–1 draw, the game was decided on penalty shootout where Ekuban successfully converted his penalty shootout attempt, helping Partizani to win 3–1.

Ekuban played full-90 minutes in both legs of Champions League third qualifying round against Red Bull Salzburg, who eliminated Partizani with the aggregate 3–0. Then, Partizani moved to Europa League play-off round where they faced Krasnodar, losing 4–0 on aggregate; Ekuban played full-90 minutes in both legs, and finished his European campaign with six appearances.

Ekuban made his domestic debut on 7 September in the opening league match against Luftëtari Gjirokastër, finished in a 1–0 away win. He opened his scoring account later on 18 September in the matchday 3 against Teuta Durrës, scoring the second goal of the 2–0 away win.

He made his Albanian Cup debut on 7 October in the returning leg of the first round against Kevitan, scoring the fourth goal of the 4–0 win, helping the team to secure the progression to the next round with the aggregate 9–1. On 13 October, in Sulejman Starova’s first match in charge, Ekuban scored both goals in a 2–0 away win at Laçi, returning Partizani in the winning ways after two matches.

Career statistics

As of 21 October 2016