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 | 16 | (12) |
| 2024 | Hakkarigücü Spor | ||
| 2025− | East Bengal | ||
| International career | |||
| 2018 | Ghana U17 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Elshaddai Acheampong (born 16 August 2003)[1] 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
She was born in Kumasi and started playing football at the age of six.[2] She played for Police Ladies.[3]
Career
In 2021–22, Acheampong scored 20 goals from 11 matches to bag the Golden Boot award and a cash prize in the IWL.[4] Gokulam also won the League for the second successive time in 2021–22.[5] In the 2022/2023 season, she was signed by Apollon Ladies F.C. where she won 2 trophies[6] and also played in the UEFA Women's Champions League. She was then transferred to East Bengal in 2024/2025 season. In between, she played the Turkcell Women's Football Super League in Turkey for Hakkarigucu Spor team in September 2024.[1]
On 9 March 2025, she scored a hattrick for East Bengal against Odisha FC in their 3-1 victory.[7]
She has been playing for the Ghana team since 2018[8] and was also selected to play the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup for Ghana.[9]
Honours
Gokulam Kerala
East Bengal
References
- ^ a b "Elshaddai Acheampong - Player Details TFF". www.tff.org. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Elshaddai Acheampong". PlaymakerStats.com. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
- ^ "Elshaddai Acheampong Hat-Trick Powers East Bengal Past Odisha FC". SportsCafe.in. 14 March 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ "Hero IWL, a fast, progressive league, says Gokulam Kerala's Ghanaian striker Elshaddai Acheampong". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ "Ghana star Elshaddai Acheampong signs for Cypriot side Apollon FC". www.ghanasoccernet.com. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2023.