Kelvin Yeboah

The 24-year-old Ghanaian-Italian striker was added to Minnesota United’s squad during the Secondary Transfer Window of 2024. Yeboah signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with MNUFC, with a club option for 2028, and filled a Designated Player spot.

Yeboah most recently spent time on loan with Belgian club Standard de Liège from Genoa CFC of Italy’s Serie A, joining in February and finishing the season with 14 appearances and six goals across all competitions. Prior to his time with Standard de Liège, Yeboah had two other loan spells, first with FC Augsburg in 2023 and later with Montpellier HSC from 2023–24. He also had a one-year stint with SK Sturm Graz in Austria during the 2021–22 season where he made 45 appearances and scored 20 goals across all competitions.

Since joining Minnesota United, Yeboah has been an attacking force. He made his MNUFC and MLS debut in the Starting XI on August 24, where the Ghanaian-Italian striker scored the opening goal by converting a penalty kick, becoming the sixth Loon in club history to score in a debut league match. In the same match, Yeboah added a second goal, becoming the first Minnesota United player to record a brace in his MLS and MNUFC debut appearance. Notably, Yeboah became the 22nd player in MLS history to score multiple goals in a debut and the first to do so in more than two years. During his first postseason with the Loons, Yeboah made his MLS Playoff debut, starting all three matches and scoring two goals during the Audi 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs.

In the 2025 season, Yeboah recorded 13 goals and three assists across all competitions, making 40 appearances (29 starts). He registered three braces during the season, two in regular-season play and one in the Round of 16 of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup against Chicago Fire FC. Notably, Yeboah converted all four of his penalty kick attempts during the season.

INTERNATIONAL: Yeboah made his debut with Italy’s U21 side in 2021 against Luxembourg U21, where Italy secured a 3–0 victory. During his time with the U21 squad, Yeboah made four game appearances with the team during UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers.