Benjamin Acheampong

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Benjamin Acheampong

| image =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|05|15|df=y}}

| birth_place = Kumasi, Ashanti, Ghana

| height = {{height|m=1.66}}

| position = Striker

| currentclub = Europa

| clubnumber = 24

| youthyears1 = 2008–2009 | youthclubs1 = Gamba All Blacks

| youthyears2 = 2009–2010 | youthclubs2 = Wa All Stars

| years1 = 2010–2011 | caps1 = 12 | goals1 = 0 | clubs1 = Coruxo B

| years2 = 2011–2013 | caps2 = 4 | goals2 = 1 | clubs2 = Asante Kotoko

| years3 = 2013–2014 | caps3 = | goals3 = | clubs3 = Petro de Luanda

| years4 = 2014–2016 | caps4 = | goals4 = | clubs4 = Al-Aqaba

| years5 = 2016–2017 | caps5 = 31 | goals5 = 10 | clubs5 = El Dakhleya

| years6 = 2017–2018 | caps6 = 5 | goals6 = 2 | clubs6 = Zamalek

| years7 = 2018 | caps7 = 10 | goals7 = 0 | clubs7 = → Petrojet (loan)

| years8 = 2018–2019 | caps8 = | goals8 = | clubs8 = Al-Shamal

| years9 = 2021 | caps9 = | goals9 = | clubs9 = El Dakhleya

| years10 = 2024– | caps10 = 1 | goals10 = 0 | clubs10 = Europa

| club-update = 1 November 2024

| nationalyears1 = 2011–2012 | nationalteam1 = Ghana U23

| nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 =

| nationalteam-update = 1 June 2012 (UTC)

}}

Benjamin Acheampong ({{IPAc-en|ə|ˈ|tʃ|æ|m|'|p|ɒ|ŋ}} {{respell|ə|CHAM-PONG-G|'}}) (born 15 May 1990) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a striker and he is also a member of the Ghana national team.{{cite news |url=http://www.asantekotokosc.com/squad.php |title=Asante Kotoko – Squad |publisher=Asantekotokosc.com |access-date=2 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120917034151/http://www.asantekotokosc.com/squad.php |archive-date=17 September 2012 |url-status=dead }}

Club career

=Coruxo FC=

Acheampong joined the first team of Spanish club Coruxo FC at the beginning of the 2010–11 season, and played for Coruxo FC until the end of the 2010–11 season.{{cite news |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/benjamin-acheampong/161809/ |title=Benjamin Acheampong|publisher =soccerway.com |access-date = 2 June 2012}}{{cite news |url=http://www.asantekotokosc.com/newsreel.php?news=89 |title=I Have a lot to offer Kotok – Ben Acheampong |publisher=Asantekotokosc.com |date=16 March 2012 |access-date=2 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305061844/http://www.asantekotokosc.com/newsreel.php?news=89 |archive-date=5 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}

=Asante Kotoko=

Acheampong signed for Ghanaian Ghana Premier League club Asante Kotoko from Coruxo FC at the beginning of the 2011–12 season. In his first season with Asante Kotoko he has won the 2011–12 Ghana Premier League season.{{cite news |url=http://www.asantekotokosc.com/newsreel.php?news=162 |title=Kotoko look up to exciting finish on Coronation Day |publisher=Asantekotokosc.com |date=21 May 2012 |access-date=2 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305083917/http://www.asantekotokosc.com/newsreel.php?news=162 |archive-date=5 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |url=http://www.asantekotokosc.com/newsreel.php?news=171 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130117112153/http://www.asantekotokosc.com/newsreel.php?news=171 |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 January 2013 |title=We Are Worthy Champions |publisher=Asantekotokosc.com |date=27 May 2012 |access-date=2 June 2012 }}

= Zamalek =

In February 2021, Acheampong revealed that he had been duped out of $1 million by the Egyptian club who used contract clauses to avoid paying the sum.{{Cite news|title=The footballer 'duped' out of $1m... twice|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/africa/56133262|access-date=2021-02-24}}

International career

=Ghana national team=

On 16 May 2012, Acheampong was called up to the Ghana squad for two, 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Lesotho national football team and Zambia national football team.{{cite web|url=http://www.ghanafa.org/pages/blackstars/201205/7180.php|title=Appiah names Black Stars squad|publisher=Ghana Football Association|date=16 May 2012|access-date=2 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120518232747/http://www.ghanafa.org/pages/blackstars/201205/7180.php|archive-date=18 May 2012|url-status=dead}}