Yayah Kallon (born 30 June 2001) is a Sierra Leonean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian Serie B club Salernitana on loan from Hellas Verona.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 30 June 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Koidu, Sierra Leone[1] | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Salernitana | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
2019–2021 | Genoa | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2019 | Savona | 17 | (0) |
2021–2023 | Genoa | 16 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Hellas Verona (loan) | 22 | (1) |
2023– | Hellas Verona | 1 | (0) |
2024 | → Bari (loan) | 14 | (0) |
2024– | → Salernitana (loan) | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 June 2024 |
Career
editIn 2018, Kallon signed for Italian Serie D side Savona, after having trialed for Virtus Entella in the Serie C.[2] On 22 May 2021, he debuted for Genoa in a 1–0 Serie A win over Cagliari.[3] On 13 August 2021, Kallon scored his first goal for Genoa, in a 3–2 Coppa Italia win over Perugia.[4]
On 26 August 2022, Kallon joined Hellas Verona on loan with an option to buy and a conditional obligation to buy.[5]
On 10 January 2024, Kallon moved on loan to Bari.[6] On 30 July 2024, Kallon was loaned by Salernitana.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Yayah Kallon". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "Yayah Kallon fuggito dalla Sierra Leone ora gioca nel Savona" (in Italian). lastampa.it. 30 August 2018.
- ^ Yayah Kallon at Soccerway
- ^ "Chi è Yayah Kallon: otto mesi a piedi per scappare dalla Sierra Leone, decisivo in Coppa Italia" (in Italian). goal.com. 21 August 2021.
- ^ "Un nuovo attaccante per l'Hellas Verona: benvenuto, Yayah Kallon!" (in Italian). Hellas Verona. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ "Benvenuto Yayah Kallon !" [Welcome, Yayah Kallon!] (in Italian). Bari. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "Yayah Kallon è un nuovo giocatore della Salernitana" [Yayah Kallon is a new player for Salernitana] (in Italian). Salernitana. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
External links
edit- Yayah Kallon at Soccerway
- Yayah Kallon at WorldFootball.net