Ricky Korboa

Ricky Samuel Korboa (born 2 August 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger or striker for Woking.

Ricky Korboa
Korboa in February 2019
Personal information
Full name Ricky Samuel Korboa[1]
Date of birth (1996-08-02) 2 August 1996[2]
Place of birth Liverpool, England[3]
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3]
Position(s) Winger, striker
Team information
Current team
Woking
Number 7
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2020 Carshalton Athletic 168 (55)
2020–2021 Northampton Town 16 (2)
2021–2022 Sutton United 14 (2)
2022– Woking 25 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:47, 24 September 2023 (UTC)

Career

Carshalton Athletic

Korboa made his debut for Carshalton Athletic in March 2014,[4] and played for the Robins across seven seasons, scoring 55 goals in 168 games. He was an original attendee at the V9 Academy in 2017.[5] Korboa was named in the Isthmian League Team of the Season for 2018–19, and won five of the club's seven player of the year awards that season.[6][7]

Northampton Town

Korboa signed for Northampton Town on 1 September 2020 for an undisclosed fee on a one-year contract, with an option for a second year.[8][7] He made his debut on 5 September 2020 in a 3–0 win against Cardiff City in the EFL Cup, providing assists for the second and third goals.[9] He made his debut in the league a week later on 12 September 2020, in a 2–2 draw with AFC Wimbledon where he scored at the end of the first half to equal the match for the second time.[10]

On 11 May 2021 it was announced that he would leave Northampton when his contract expired at the end of the season.[11]

Sutton United

He signed for Sutton United on 1 July 2021.[12] He was released by Sutton at the end of the 2021–22 season.[13]

Woking

On 28 May 2022, it was announced that Korboa was to join Woking, signing a two-year deal following the conclusion of his contract with Sutton in July.[14]

Personal life

Born in England, Korboa is of Ghanaian descent.[15]

Career statistics

As of 23 September 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Carshalton Athletic 2013–14[4] Isthmian League Premier Division 20000020
2014–15[16] Isthmian League Division One South 1100000110
2015–16[16] Isthmian League Division One South 359104[lower-alpha 1]0409
2016–17[17] Isthmian League Division One South 3115323[lower-alpha 2]33720
2017–18[18] Isthmian League Division One South 296001[lower-alpha 3]0306
2018–19[19] Isthmian League Premier Division 3215108[lower-alpha 4]04115
2019–20[20] Isthmian League Premier Division 2810534[lower-alpha 5]13714
Total 1685510520419864
Northampton Town 2020–21[3] League One 162101040222
Sutton United 2021–22[3] League Two 142100051203
Woking 2022–23[3] National League 1711110192
2023–24[3] National League 84000084
Total 2551110276
Career total 223641361030526375
  1. Two appearances in Alan Turvey Trophy, one appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in Surrey Senior Cup
  2. Two appearances and two goals in FA Trophy, one appearance and one goal in Alan Turvey Trophy
  3. One appearance in FA Trophy
  4. Six appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Surrey Senior Cup, one appearance in Isthmian League play-offs
  5. Four appearances and one goal in FA Trophy

References

  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Northampton Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 46. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  2. "Ricky Korboa - Forward - First Team - Northampton Town". www.ntfc.co.uk. Northampton Town F.C. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  3. "England - R. Korboa - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  4. "1st - The Team - Carshalton Athletic FC". 31 May 2014. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014.
  5. "Reynolds Becomes Latest V9 Academy Graduate To Move Up". 27 June 2017.
  6. "Carshalton named 'Team of The Season' at Isthmian League awards". This Is Local London.
  7. "NORTHAMPTON TOWN COMPLETE SIGNING OF RICKY KORBOA FOR UNDISCLOSED FEE". www.ntfc.co.uk.
  8. "Northampton sign forward Korboa". BBC Sport.
  9. "Northampton Town 3-0 Cardiff City". BBC Sport.
  10. "Northampton Town 2-2 AFC Wimbledon". BBC Sport. 12 September 2020.
  11. "THE RETAINED LIST". www.ntfc.co.uk.
  12. "Korboa among three new Sutton signings". BBC Sport.
  13. "Trio released". www.suttonunited.net. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  14. O'Sullivan, Daniel (28 May 2022). "Ricky Korboa Agrees To Sign". Woking F.C. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  15. "Ghanaian winger Ricky Korboa joins Woking FC". GhanaWeb. 3 June 2022.
  16. "Ricky Korboa - 1st Team - Carshalton Athletic FC". 14 May 2016. Archived from the original on 14 May 2016.
  17. "Carshalton Athletic | Appearances | Ricky Korboa | 2016-2017 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  18. "Carshalton Athletic | Appearances | Ricky Korboa | 2017-2018 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  19. "Carshalton Athletic | Appearances | Ricky Korboa | 2018-2019 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  20. "Carshalton Athletic | Appearances | Ricky Korboa | 2019-2020 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.


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