Ebenezer Annan

Ebenezer Annan
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-08-21) 21 August 2002
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Rapid București
(on loan from Saint-Étienne)
Youth career
–2020 GS Felino
2021–2022 Bologna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2024 Bologna 1 (0)
2022–2023 → Imolese (loan) 27 (0)
2023–2024 → Novi Pazar (loan) 30 (0)
2024–2025 Red Star Belgrade 17 (1)
2024 → OFK Beograd (loan) 19 (0)
2025– Saint-Étienne 18 (0)
2026 Saint-Étienne B 4 (0)
2026– → Rapid București (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2024– Ghana 7 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 October 2025

Ebenezer Annan (born 21 August 2002) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Liga I club Rapid București, on loan from Ligue 2 club Saint-Étienne, and the Ghana national team.

Club career

Annan joined Bologna in 2020. He became a key figure in their Primavera squad, featuring in many games between 2020 and 2022.[2] Annan was first called up to the senior team in August 2021 during Bologna's 2021–22 preseason tour.[3] Ahead of Bologna's Coppa Italia game against Ternana he was called up again in the process making his professional debut in that game on 16 August 2021, starting and playing 56 minutes before being substituted for Musa Barrow as Bologna lost by 5–4.[4] He was subsequently named on the bench for their Serie A match against Salernitana on 22 August.[5][6] On 22 January 2022, he made his Serie A debut after coming on for Arthur Theate in the 66th minute in their 2–1 defeat to Hellas Verona.[7] Annan played for Italian Serie C club Imolese in the 2022–23 season.

On 7 July 2023, Annan joined Serbian SuperLiga club Novi Pazar on a one-year loan with an option to make the move permanent at the end of the 2023–24 season.[8]

In June 2024, Red Star Belgrade signed Annan on a three-year contract, with an option to extend for an additional year.[9] Before the start of the season, he was loaned to newly promoted OFK Beograd on a one-year deal.[10]

In January 2025, Annan returned to Red Star Belgrade following a productive loan spell at OFK Beograd, where he made 19 appearances and made four assists.[10][11] Upon his return, he quickly established himself as a key figure in the squad, contributing significantly to Red Star's successful campaign to secure the 2024–25 Serbian SuperLiga title. This triumph marked the first major silverware of Annan's professional career. [11][12]

Saint-Étienne

On 7 August 2025, Annan signed for Ligue 2 club Saint-Étienne on a three-year deal.[13]

International career

Annan made his debut for the Ghana national team in friendly games played in March 2024.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 May 2026[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bologna 2021–22 Serie A 1010––20
Imolese (loan) 2022–23 Serie C 27010––280
Novi Pazar (loan) 2023–24 Serbian SuperLiga 30020––320
Red Star Belgrade 2024–25 Serbian SuperLiga 1613000–191
2025–26 Serbian SuperLiga 10–00–10
Total 1713000–201
OFK Beograd (loan) 2024–25 Serbian SuperLiga 19000––190
Saint-Étienne 2025–26 Ligue 2 18010–00190
2026–27 Ligue 2 00–––00
Total 18010–00190
Saint-Étienne B 2025–26 Championnat National 3 40–––40
Rapid București (loan) 2026–27 Liga I 0000––00
Career total 11618000001241

International

As of match played 12 October 2025[16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Ghana 202440
202530
Total60

Honours

Red Star Belgrade

References

  1. ↑ "Ebenezer Annan". crvenazvezdafk.com.
  2. ↑ "Performances of young Ghanaian footballers in Italy; Ebenezer Annan scores high marks". GhanaSoccernet. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Ebenezer Annan starts for Bologna against Liverpool in pre-season friendly". Modern Ghana. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Bologna vs. Ternana - 16 August 2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  5. ↑ Campanale, Susy (22 August 2021). "Bologna 3-2 Salernitana: De Silvestri double rescues Rossoblu". Football Italia. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "Bologna vs. Salernitana - 22 August 2021". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "Ghanaian teenager Ebenezer Annan marks Italian Serie A debut for Bologna". GhanaSoccernet. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  8. ↑ "Ghanaian youngster Ebenezer Annan joins Novi Pazar on season loan from Bologna". GhanaSoccernet. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  9. ↑ "Ebenezer Annan: Black Stars defender excited after joining Red Star Belgrade". GhanaSoccernet. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  10. 1 2 "Ebenezer Annan returns to Crvena Zvezda after impressive loan spell". GhanaSoccernet. 6 January 2025. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  11. 1 2 Amoah, Julio Ashirifi (8 April 2025). "Loan spell to league glory: Ebenezer Annan aids Crvena Zvezda to Serbian title - Citi Sports Online". Cit Sports. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  12. ↑ "Black Stars defender Ebenezer Annan wins first major title as FK Crvena Zvezda Clinch Serbian Superliga". GhanaSoccernet. 7 April 2025. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  13. ↑ "Ebenezer Annan rejoint le couloir gauche des Verts !" [Ebenezer Annan joins the Greens' left wing!]. www.asse.fr (in French). 7 August 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  14. ↑ Ebenezer Annan profile at National-football-Teams.com
  15. ↑ Ebenezer Annan at Soccerway
  16. ↑ Ebenezer Annan at National-Football-Teams.com
  17. ↑ "We are the champions - again!". Crvena zvezda. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
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