Caleb Kporha

Caleb Kporha
Personal information
Full name Caleb Billy Mawuko Kporha[1]
Date of birth (2006-07-15) 15 July 2006
Place of birth Medway, England
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Crystal Palace
Number 38
Youth career
2018–2021 Welling United
2021–2024 Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024– Crystal Palace 2 (0)
International career‡
2023 England U17 2 (0)
2025– England U19 6 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 09:10, 21 June 2025 (UTC)

Caleb Billy Mawuko Kporha (born 15 July 2006) is an English professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Crystal Palace as a right-back or right wing-back. He is an England youth international.[3]

Club career

Kporha spent three years at Welling United prior to joining Crystal Palace in December 2021.[4][5] He signed his first professional contract with the club in July 2023.[6][7]

Kporha travelled with the Crystal Palace first team squad on their pre season tour in the summer of 2024.[8] He played for the Crystal Palace under 21 team in the EFL Trophy in September 2024.[9] He made the first team substitute bench for the first time on 5 October 2024, for Palace's home Premier League match against Liverpool.[10]

Kporha made his Premier League debut on 9 November 2024, appearing as a second-half substitute at home against Fulham.[11][12] The following month he made his first start for the club in an EFL Cup quarter-final against Arsenal.[12] On 3 April 2025, Kporha signed a new four-year contract with Palace.[13]

International career

In January 2023 Kporha represented England U17 against Germany.[14]

Kporha made his debut for England U19 in a goalless qualifier with Turkey.[12] He was a member of their squad at the 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship and featured in all three of their games at the tournament against Norway, Germany and Netherlands as England were eliminated at the group stage.[15][16]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 February 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Crystal Palace 2024–25 Premier League 201010——40
2025–26 Premier League 000000000000
Career total 201010000040

References

  1. ↑ "2024/25 Updated Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 7 February 2025. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "Caleb Kporha Stats This Season & Career Statistics | Premier League". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "Caleb Kporha". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  4. ↑ Vegas, Paul (15 July 2023). "Ex-Welling prospect Caleb Kporha signed Palace pro deal". Tribal Football. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "CALEB KPORHA SIGNS SCHOLARSHIP AT CRYSTAL PALACE FC". wellimgjnitedacademy. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  6. ↑ Brack, Edmund (17 July 2023). "Exciting Crystal Palace youngster pens first professional deal". Londonnewsonline. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  7. ↑ Woosnam, Matt (15 July 2023). "Kporha signs professional contract with Crystal Palace". The Athletic. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  8. ↑ Brack, Edmund (27 July 2024). "Six highly-rated Crystal Palace youngsters set to head off on first-team pre-season tour". londonnewsonline. Archived from the original on 28 July 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  9. ↑ Cawdell, Luke (26 September 2024). "Gillingham manager Mark Bonner hopes his young players can learn after seeing how good Crystal Palace under-21s were at Priestfield in the EFL Trophy". Kent Online. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  10. ↑ Brack, Edmund (5 October 2024). "Crystal Palace v Liverpool team line-ups: Glasner makes attacking changes and exciting youngster makes senior squad for first time". Londonnewsonline. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  11. ↑ "CRYSTAL PALACE VS. FULHAM". Soccerway. 9 November 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  12. 1 2 3 Mokbel, Sami; Howell, Alex (27 March 2025). "Palace close to agreeing new deal with Kporha". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  13. ↑ Howell, Alex (3 April 2025). "Crystal Palace news: Caleb Kporha signs new contract". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  14. ↑ "England U17 0-3 Germany U17". Soccerway. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  15. ↑ Veevers, Nicholas (19 May 2025). "England MU19s squad named for UEFA U19 EURO Finals". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  16. ↑ Begley, Emlyn (20 June 2025). "England knocked out of European U19 Championship after Netherlands defeat". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
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