Benjamin Acheampong (/əˈtʃæmˈpɒŋ/ 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.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1990-05-15) 15 May 1990 (age 32) | ||
| Place of birth | Kumasi, Ashanti, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Al-Shamal | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Gamba All Blacks | ||
| 2009–2010 | Wa All Stars | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Coruxo B | 12 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Asante Kotoko | 4 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Petro de Luanda | ||
| 2014–2016 | Al-Aqaba | ||
| 2016–2017 | El Dakhleya | 31 | (10) |
| 2017–2018 | Zamalek | 5 | (2) |
| 2018 | → Petrojet (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2018– | Al-Shamal | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Ghana U23 | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 June 2012 (UTC) | |||
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.[3][4]
Acheampong signed for Ghanaian Ghana Premier League club Asante Kotoko from Coruxo FC at the beginning of the 2011–12 season.[3][4] In his first season with Asante Kotoko he has won the 2011–12 Ghana Premier League season.[5][6]
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.[7]
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.[2]