 Tony Yeboah (1995-1997)
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Tony Yeboah (1995-1997)
Position: Forward |
DOB: 06/06/1966 |
Apps: 66 |
Goals: 32
Debut: 24/01/1995 - Queens Park Rangers (H)
Debut: 24/01/1995 - Queens Park Rangers (H)
Pos: Forward |
DOB: 06/06/1966
Apps: 66 | Goals: 32
Debut: 24/01/1995 - Queens Park Rangers (H)
Apps: 66 | Goals: 32
Debut: 24/01/1995 - Queens Park Rangers (H)
Tony Yeboah features at number 22 in our 100 Greatest Leeds players ever.
Born Ghana 1966, few strikers have made such an explosive impact as Yeboah. Outside the Bundesliga few had heard of the Ghanaian's goal power, but it did not take long for him to take English Football by storm with a series of spectacular goals. Leeds shattered the club's transfer record in paying Eintracht Frankfurt ????3.4m in early 1995. He soon picked up the pace with 13 goals in his first 16 games. His goals ensured a UEFA Cup place and he did not disappoint in Europe when a virtuoso performance netted him an hat-trick at Monaco. This was followed quickly by another hat-trick at Wimbledon. It included a blistering shot shot which was only surpasses by a match winning volley against Liverpool, which earned him the goal of the year award. Winner of the Leeds player of the year award in 1996 he made 55 full and 4 substitute appearances and netted 32 goals.
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Eintracht Frankfurt | Permanent | Jan 1995 |  |
Hamburger SV | Aug 1997 |
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Other Clubs |
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Asante Kotoko
Cornerstones FC
Okwawu United
1. FC Saarbrucken
Eintracht Frankfurt
Hamburger SV
Al-Ittihad
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Player Record | Apps | Start | (Sub) | Unused Sub | Goals |
| League | 47 | 44 | (3) | 5 | 24 | |
| FA Cup | 8 | 6 | (2) | 0 | 2 | |
| League Cup | 7 | 7 | (0) | 0 | 3 | |
| Europe | 4 | 4 | (0) | 0 | 3 | |
| TOTAL | 66 | 61 | (5) | 5 | 32 | |
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Season by Season | Apps | Start | (Sub) | Unused Sub | Goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994-1995 | 20 | 16 | (4) | 1 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1995-1996 | 39 | 39 | (0) | 0 | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1996-1997 | 7 | 6 | (1) | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Appearances | Date | Score | Match Events |
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Queens Park Rangers Premier League |
H | 24/01/1995 | 4 : 0 | W |  |
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Oldham Athletic FA Cup 4th Round |
H | 28/01/1995 | 3 : 2 | W | |
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Blackburn Rovers Premier League |
A | 01/02/1995 | 1 : 1 | D | |
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Manchester United FA Cup 5th Round |
A | 19/02/1995 | 1 : 3 | L |  |
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Everton Premier League |
H | 22/02/1995 | 1 : 0 | W | |
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Manchester City Premier League |
A | 25/02/1995 | 0 : 0 | D |  |
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Sheffield Wednesday Premier League |
H | 04/03/1995 | 0 : 1 | L | |
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Chelsea Premier League |
A | 11/03/1995 | 3 : 0 | W | |
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Leicester City Premier League |
A | 15/03/1995 | 3 : 1 | W | |
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Coventry City Premier League |
H | 18/03/1995 | 3 : 0 | W | |
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Nottingham Forest Premier League |
A | 22/03/1995 | 0 : 3 | L | |
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Manchester United Premier League |
A | 02/04/1995 | 0 : 0 | D | |
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Ipswich Town Premier League |
H | 05/04/1995 | 4 : 0 | W | |
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Liverpool Premier League |
A | 09/04/1995 | 1 : 0 | W | |
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Blackburn Rovers Premier League |
H | 15/04/1995 | 1 : 1 | D | |
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Newcastle United Premier League |
A | 17/04/1995 | 2 : 1 | W | |
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Aston Villa Premier League |
H | 29/04/1995 | 1 : 0 | W | |
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Norwich City Premier League |
H | 06/05/1995 | 2 : 1 | W | |
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Crystal Palace Premier League |
H | 09/05/1995 | 3 : 1 | W | |
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Tottenham Hotspur Premier League |
A | 14/05/1995 | 1 : 1 | D | |
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West Ham United Premier League |
A | 19/08/1995 | 2 : 1 | W | |
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Liverpool Premier League |
H | 21/08/1995 | 1 : 0 | W | |
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Aston Villa Premier League |
H | 26/08/1995 | 2 : 0 | W | |
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Southampton Premier League |
A | 30/08/1995 | 1 : 1 | D | |
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Tottenham Hotspur Premier League |
A | 09/09/1995 | 1 : 2 | L | |
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Monaco UEFA Cup 1st Round 1st Leg |
A | 12/09/1995 | 3 : 0 | W | |
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Queens Park Rangers Premier League |
H | 16/09/1995 | 1 : 3 | L | |
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Notts County Coca Cola Cup 2nd Round 1st Leg |
H | 19/09/1995 | 0 : 0 | D | |
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Wimbledon Premier League |
A | 23/09/1995 | 4 : 2 | W | |
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Monaco UEFA Cup 1st Round 2nd Leg |
H | 26/09/1995 | 0 : 1 | L | |
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Sheffield Wednesday Premier League |
H | 30/09/1995 | 2 : 0 | W | |
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Notts County Coca Cola Cup 2nd Round 2nd Leg |
A | 03/10/1995 | 3 : 2 | W | |
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Arsenal Premier League |
H | 14/10/1995 | 0 : 3 | L | |
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PSV Eindhoven UEFA Cup 2nd Round 1st Leg |
H | 17/10/1995 | 3 : 5 | L | |
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Manchester City Premier League |
A | 21/10/1995 | 0 : 0 | D | |
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Derby County Coca Cola Cup 3rd Round |
A | 25/10/1995 | 1 : 0 | W | |
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Coventry City Premier League |
H | 28/10/1995 | 3 : 1 | W | |
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PSV Eindhoven UEFA Cup 2nd Round 2nd Leg |
A | 31/10/1995 | 0 : 3 | L | |
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Middlesbrough Premier League |
A | 04/11/1995 | 1 : 1 | D | |
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Chelsea Premier League |
H | 18/11/1995 | 1 : 0 | W | |
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Newcastle United Premier League |
A | 25/11/1995 | 1 : 2 | L | |
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Blackburn Rovers Coca Cola Cup 4th Round |
H | 29/11/1995 | 2 : 1 | W | |
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Manchester City Premier League |
H | 02/12/1995 | 0 : 1 | L | |
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Wimbledon Premier League |
H | 09/12/1995 | 1 : 1 | D | |
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Sheffield Wednesday Premier League |
A | 16/12/1995 | 2 : 6 | L | |
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Manchester United Premier League |
H | 24/12/1995 | 3 : 1 | W | |
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Bolton Wanderers Premier League |
A | 27/12/1995 | 2 : 0 | W | |
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Blackburn Rovers Premier League |
H | 01/01/1996 | 0 : 0 | D | |
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Derby County FA Cup 3rd Round |
A | 07/01/1996 | 4 : 2 | W | |
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Birmingham City Coca Cola Cup Semi Final 1st Leg |
A | 11/02/1996 | 2 : 1 | W | |
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Bolton Wanderers FA Cup 4th Round |
A | 14/02/1996 | 1 : 0 | W | |
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Port Vale FA Cup 5th Round |
H | 21/02/1996 | 0 : 0 | D | |
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Birmingham City Coca Cola Cup Semi Final 2nd Leg |
H | 25/02/1996 | 3 : 0 | W | |
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Port Vale FA Cup 5th Round Replay |
A | 27/02/1996 | 2 : 1 | W | |
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Bolton Wanderers Premier League |
H | 03/03/1996 | 0 : 1 | L | |
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Queens Park Rangers Premier League |
A | 06/03/1996 | 2 : 1 | W | |
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Liverpool FA Cup Quarter Final |
H | 10/03/1996 | 0 : 0 | D | |
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Liverpool FA Cup Quarter Final Replay |
A | 20/03/1996 | 0 : 3 | L | |
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Aston Villa Coca Cola Cup Final |
N | 24/03/1996 | 0 : 3 | L | |
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Coventry City Premier League |
H | 26/12/1996 | 1 : 3 | L | |
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Manchester United Premier League |
A | 28/12/1996 | 0 : 1 | L | |
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Sunderland Premier League |
A | 22/02/1997 | 1 : 0 | W | |
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West Ham United Premier League |
H | 01/03/1997 | 1 : 0 | W | |
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Everton Premier League |
H | 08/03/1997 | 1 : 0 | W | |
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Southampton Premier League |
H | 12/03/1997 | 0 : 0 | D | |
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Tottenham Hotspur Premier League |
A | 15/03/1997 | 0 : 1 | L | |
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Unused Sub | Date | Score | Match Events |
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Wimbledon Premier League |
A | 04/02/1995 | 0 : 0 | D | Unused Sub |
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Chelsea Premier League |
H | 01/12/1996 | 2 : 0 | W | Unused Sub |
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Middlesbrough Premier League |
A | 07/12/1996 | 0 : 0 | D | Unused Sub |
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Everton Premier League |
A | 21/12/1996 | 0 : 0 | D | Unused Sub |
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Liverpool Premier League |
A | 19/02/1997 | 0 : 4 | L | Unused Sub |
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References |
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OzWhite: Player Profile for Tony Yeboah |
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Sheridan Dictates: Player Profile for Tony Yeboah |
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Leeds-Fans.org.uk: Player Profile for Tony Yeboah |
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