Ebenezer Abban

Ebenezer Abban
Personal information
Full name Ebenezer Abban
Date of birth (1998-01-12) 12 January 1998
Place of birth Ghana
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 DPMM FC
Number 4
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2026 Heart of Lions 170 (20)
2026– DPMM 1 (0)
International career‡
2024– Ghana 2 (0)
2024–2025 Ghana B 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 July 2026

Ebenezer Abban (born 12 January 1998) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays for Bruneian club DPMM FC of the Malaysia Super League as a defender.

Club career

Heart of Lions

Abban started playing football for Heart of Lions F.C. of Kpando, beginning from 2020 when the club was still in the Ghana Division One Zone 3.[1] He helped his club gain promotion to the Ghana Premier League in the 2022–23 season.[2]

Although Heart of Lions staved off relegation in their first season back in the top flight by one point in 2023–24, Abban stood out for the team by scoring 13 goals from his centre-back position, gaining him his first international experience.[3]

In the following 2024–25 season, the team rose to become title contenders towards the end,[4] and had a say in the result as their final day victory against league leaders Nations enabled Bibiani Gold Stars to become champions, while also gaining second place themselves.[5]

With just one win in their travels all season, Heart of Lions were nearly relegated at the end of the 2025–26 Ghana Premier League,[6] and club captain Abban left the team at its conclusion, having appeared in over 150 games for the Kpando club.[7]

DPMM

After prolonged interest from Brunei,[8] Abban completed a transfer to Malaysia Super League team DPMM FC in July 2026.[9] He made his debut in a 0–1 away victory over Penang as a second-half substitute.[10]

International career

Abban was first called up for the Black Stars on 17 November 2024 in a 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Niger, as a late replacement for Alidu Seidu.[11] He entered the game in the second half as Ghana lost the game 1–2 after an Oumar Sako goal in the dying minutes as well as a missed penalty by Mohammed Kudus immediately after.[12]

Abban was included for the Black Galaxies team for the 2024 African Nations Championship qualification two-legged affair against a similarly home-based Nigeria the following month, playing both games as a starter in a 1–3 aggregate defeat.[13][14] A year later, he was also in a team of similar criteria that played a friendly in Johannesburg against South Africa which finished 1–0 to the hosts.[15][16]

In May 2026, Abban received his first full call-up by Carlos Queiroz in a pre-World Cup friendly against Mexico in Puebla.[17] He was introduced in stoppage time as the World Cup hosts played a 2–0 victory against the Black Stars.[18]

Career statistics

As of 23 August 2026[19][20][21]
Club Season League Cup[a] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Heart of Lions 2020–21 Ghana Division One 21200—212
2021–22 26100—261
2022–23 291002[b]2313
2023–24 Ghana Premier League 331300—3313
2024–25 31110—321
2025–26 30221—323
Heart of Lions total 17020312217523
DPMM 2026–27 Malaysia Super League 10000[c]010
Career total 17120312217623
Notes
  1. ↑ Includes Ghana FA Cup, Malaysia FA Cup
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in Ghana Division One Super Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in Malaysia Cup

Honours

Team

Heart of Lions

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "🗣Good Morning 👪 Meet our Central Defender Ebenezer Abban [@AbbanEbeneezer]A naturally gifted robust defender with all Attributes". Facebook. Heart of Lions F.C. 11 April 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Heart of Lions to be crowned as Zone Three Champions on Sunday". Ghana Football Association. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "Heart of Lions' Ebenezer Abban with more goals than any other center-back in the last four Ghana Premier League seasons". Sports World Ghana. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "Heart of Lions eye historic Ghana Premier League title – Dr. Randy Abbey". My Joy Online. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Gold Stars crowned Ghana Premier League champions for the first time". Confederation of African Football. 9 June 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "Ghana 2025/26". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 31 May 2026. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  7. ↑ "Heart of Lions honour captain Ebenezer Abban on 150th appearance". GhanaSoccernet. 23 February 2026. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "DPMM FC to negotiate with Ghanaian World Cup 2026 central defender Ebenezer Abban". DPMM FC. 20 May 2026. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  9. ↑ "Hearts of Lions defender Ebenezer Abban completes DPMM FC move". Ghana Sports Online. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  10. ↑ "FAM - Competition Management System". Football Association of Malaysia. 23 August 2026. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
  11. ↑ "Ghana look to end disappointing campaign with Niger win". Supersport. 17 November 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  12. ↑ "Ghana suffers 2-1 defeat to Niger in AFCON qualifier". Ghana Football Association. 18 November 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  13. ↑ "CHAN 2024Q: Osei Asibey dropped as Razak Simpson, Jerry Afriyie headline Ghana's squad for Nigeria clash". My Joy Online. 20 December 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  14. ↑ "Mas-Ud Didi Dramani makes three changes in starting XI to face Nigeria in decisive 2024 CHAN qualifier". Ghana Football Association. 18 November 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  15. ↑ "Home talent in Ghana squad to face Bafana". Supersport. 10 December 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  16. ↑ "Mbule steers Bafana to victory in AFCON warm-up". Kick Off. 16 December 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  17. ↑ "Heart of Lions captain Ebenezer Abban earns maiden Ghana call-up for Mexico friendly". GhanaSoccernet. 6 May 2026. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  18. ↑ "Mexico v Ghana live scores & match info | Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  19. ↑ Ebenezer Abban at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  20. ↑ "Ebenezer Abban - Soccer Stats, Profile & Career Info | Global Sports Archive". Data Sports Group. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  21. ↑ "Ebenezer Abban has worked like a Charm in the 2020/21 Division One League season, involves in 6 goals and awarded with Most Valuable Player for the 5th time". Facebook. Division One League Updates-Ghana. 1 July 2021.
  22. ↑ "Congratulations to Ebenezer Abban for emerging the winner 🏆 🥇 of Lion (Player) of the season". Facebook. Heart of Lions F.C. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  23. ↑ "Heart of Lions defender Ebenezer Abban named NASCO player of the month for May/June". Ghana Football Association. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
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