Elshaddai Acheampong
{{Short description|Ghanaian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2025}}
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| position = Forward
| currentclub = East Bengal
| clubnumber = 10
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| clubs1 = Police Ladies
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| years2 = 2021−2022
| clubs2 = Gokulam Kerala
| caps2 = 11
| goals2 = 20
| years3 = 2022−2024
| clubs3 = Apollon Ladies
| caps3 = 16
| goals3 = 12
| years4 = 2024
| clubs4 = Hakkarigücü Spor
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| clubs5 = East Bengal
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| nationalyears1 = 2018
| nationalteam1 = Ghana U17
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Elshaddai Acheampong (born 16 August 2003){{Cite web |title=Elshaddai Acheampong - Player Details TFF |url=https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=526&kisiId=2691411 |access-date=2025-03-21 |website=www.tff.org}} 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.{{Cite web |last=ANI |date=2022-05-24 |title=IWL a good platform for exposure to many players like mine: Elshaddai Acheampong |url=https://theprint.in/sport/iwl-a-good-platform-for-exposure-to-many-players-like-mine-elshaddai-acheampong/969036/ |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}} She played for Police Ladies.{{Cite web |title=Ghana's goal machine Elshaddai Acheampong sets remarkable record in India |url=https://sportsbrief.com/football/17523-meet-elshaddai-acheampong-the-female-ghanaian-footballer-turning-heads-with-her-goalscoring-prowess-in-india/ |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=sportsbrief.com |language=en}}
Career
In 2021–22, Acheampong scored 20 goals from 11 matches to bag the Golden Boot award and a cash prize in the IWL.{{Cite web |date=2022-05-27 |title=20 goals in 11 games: Ghana's Elshaddai Acheampong sets record in India's Women League |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/20-goals-in-11-games-Ghana-s-Elshaddai-Acheampong-sets-record-in-India-s-Women-League-1547393 |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=GhanaWeb |language=en}} Gokulam also won the League for the second successive time in 2021–22.{{Cite web |last=PTI |date=2022-05-27 |title=Gokulam Kerala Overcome Sethu FC To Clinch Second Successive Indian Women's League Title |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/sports/gokulam-kerala-overcome-sethu-fc-to-clinch-second-successive-indian-women-s-league-title-news-198773 |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=www.outlookindia.com}} In the 2022/2023 season, she was signed by Apollon Ladies F.C. where she won 2 trophies{{Cite web |title=Elshaddai Acheampong |url=https://www.playmakerstats.com/player/elshaddai-acheampong/679312 |access-date=20 March 2025 |website=PlaymakerStats.com}} 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.
On 9 March 2025, she scored a hattrick for East Bengal against Odisha FC in their 3-1 victory.{{Cite web |date=2025-03-14 |title=Elshaddai Acheampong Hat-Trick Powers East Bengal Past Odisha FC |url=https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2025/mar/14/elshaddai-acheampong-hat-trick-powers-east-bengal-past-odisha |access-date=2025-03-21 |website=SportsCafe.in |language=en}}
She has been playing for the Ghana team since 2018{{Cite web |title=Hero IWL, a fast, progressive league, says Gokulam Kerala's Ghanaian striker Elshaddai Acheampong |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/hero-iwl-a-fast-progressive-league-says-gokulam-keralas-ghanaian-striker-elshaddai-acheampong |access-date=2025-03-21 |website=www.the-aiff.com}} and was also selected to play the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup for Ghana.{{Cite web |date=2022-07-17 |title=Ghana star Elshaddai Acheampong signs for Cypriot side Apollon FC |url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/ghana-star-elshaddai-acheampong-signs-for-cypriot-side-apollon-fc |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=www.ghanasoccernet.com}}
Honours
References
External links
- [https://www.the-aiff.com/players/profile/181796?type=club AIFF official website: The-AIFF.com]
- [https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/clubs/players/250175231--elshaddai-acheampong/matches/ UEFA official website]
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Category:Ghanaian women's footballers
Category:21st-century Ghanaian sportswomen
Category:Women's association football forwards
Category:Footballers from Kumasi
Category:Indian Women's League players
Category:Gokulam Kerala FC Women players
Category:Apollon Ladies F.C. players
Category:East Bengal FC Women players
Category:Ghanaian expatriate women's footballers
Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in India
Category:Expatriate women's footballers in India
Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
Category:Expatriate women's footballers in Cyprus
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