Ebenezer Annan

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Ebenezer Annan
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-08-21) 21 August 2002 (age 21)
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Novi Pazar (on loan from Imolese)
Number 77
Youth career
2020–2022 Bologna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Bologna 1 (0)
2022–2023 → Imolese (loan) 27 (0)
2023– → Novi Pazar (loan) 15 (0)
International career‡
2024– Ghana 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Ebenezer Annan (born 21 August 2002) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Serbian SuperLiga club Novi Pazar on loan from Bologna.

Club career[edit]

Annan joined Bologna in 2020. He became a key figure in their Primavera squad, featuring in several games between 2020 and 2022.[1] Annan was first called up to the senior team in August 2021 during Bologna's 2021–22 preseason tour.[2] Ahead of Bologna's Coppa Italia game against Ternana he was called up again in the process making his professional debut in that game on 16 August 2021, starting and playing 56 minutes before being substituted for Musa Barrow as Bologna lost by 5–4.[3] He was subsequently named on the bench for their Serie A match against Salernitana on 22 August.[4][5] On 22 January 2022, he made his Serie A debut after coming on for Arthur Theate in the 66th minute in their 2–1 defeat to Hellas Verona.[6] Annan played for Italian Serie C club Imolese in the 2022–23 season.

On 7 July 2023, Annan joined Serbian Liga club Serbian SuperLiga club Novi Pazar on a one-year loan for the 2023–24 season with an option to make the move permanent at the end of the season.[7]

International career[edit]

Annan made his debut for the Ghana national football team in friendly games played by Ghana in March 2024.[8]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 8 July 2023.[9]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bologna 2021–22 Serie A 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Imolese (loan) 2022–23 Serie C 16 0 0 0 – – 16 0
Career total 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Performances of young Ghanaian footballers in Italy; Ebenezer Annan scores high marks". GhanaSoccernet. 2021-06-09. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  2. ^ "Ebenezer Annan starts for Bologna against Liverpool in pre-season friendly". Modern Ghana. Archived from the original on 2021-08-07. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  3. ^ "Bologna vs. Ternana - 16 August 2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  4. ^ Campanale, Susy (2021-08-22). "Bologna 3-2 Salernitana: De Silvestri double rescues Rossoblu". Football Italia. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  5. ^ "Bologna vs. Salernitana - 22 August 2021". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 2022-01-23. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  6. ^ "Ghanaian teenager Ebenezer Annan marks Italian Serie A debut for Bologna". GhanaSoccernet. 2022-01-23. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  7. ^ "Ghanaian youngster Ebenezer Annan joins Novi Pazar on season loan from Bologna". GhanaSoccernet. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  8. ^ Ebenezer Annan profile at National-football-Teams.com
  9. ^ Ebenezer Annan at Soccerway

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