Caleb Ansah Ekuban (born 23 March 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Genoa.
His style of play and prolific goal scoring as a youngster in the Chievo youth team saw him likened to compatriot Mario Balotelli.
Caleb's father is the district elder of the Pentecostal Assembly of Churches in Italy as well as an accountant and business entrepreneur.
[16] Ekuban scored his first goal of the season in his second league appearance for the new team on 13 September in the 1–1 home draw against Giana Erminio.
[19] He made his competitive debut on 13 July in the first leg of Champions League second qualifying round against Ferencváros, playing in the last 23 minutes of the 1–1 draw at Elbasan Arena.
[21] Ekuban played full-90 minutes in both legs of Champions League third qualifying round against Red Bull Salzburg, who eliminated Partizani with the aggregate 3–0.
[22] Then, Partizani moved to Europa League play-off round where they faced Krasnodar, losing 4–0 on aggregate; Ekuban played full-90 minutes in both legs, and finished his European campaign with six appearances.
[28] On 11 July 2017, Leeds United announced the signing of Ekuban on a four-year contract from Serie A side Chievo Verona for an undisclosed fee.
[29] On 13 July, Ekuban laughably revealed he was hoping to score goals like former Leeds legend and countryman Tony Yeboah.
[33] He returned from injury against Middlesbrough on 19 November 2017, however Ekuban broke his foot again on 10 December in Leeds' 1–3 victory against QPR.
[40] On 19 December 2018, Ekuban took his tally to 5 goals in all competitions, after scoring a brace in a 5–0 win over Sivas Belediyespor in the Turkish Cup.