Joshua Tenkorang
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 May 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Novara, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Lumezzane (on loan from Cremonese) | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Santa Rita | |||
| Novara | |||
| –2015 | Pro Vercelli | ||
| 2015–2016 | Arminia Bielefeld | ||
| 2016 | Romentinese | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Romentinese | 11 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Romentinese e Cerano | 33 | (7) |
| 2018–2019 | Lanusei | 26 | (2) |
| 2019–2022 | Campobasso | 84 | (10) |
| 2022– | Cremonese | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Virtus Entella (loan) | 27 | (4) |
| 2023–2024 | → Lecco (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Foggia (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Lumezzane (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2024 | |||
Joshua Tenkorang (born 26 May 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie C Group A club Lumezzane, on loan from Cremonese.
Club career
[edit]Born in Novara to Ghanaian parents,[1] Tenkorang started playing football at local grassroots club Santa Rita, before playing for the youth teams of Novara, Pro Vercelli and Arminia Bielefeld.[2] At the start of 2016, he joined local side Romentinese, where he subsequently made his senior debut, aged sixteen, in the national sixth tier.[1][2] During the following season, Tenkorang remained in the squad, as Romentinese officially formed a new club with fifth tier side Cerano.[2]
In the summer of 2018, Tenkorang joined Serie D side Lanusei, where he registered twenty-six appearances and two goals, as the team missed out on promotion, after losing the play-off final against Avellino.[2][3]
On 30 July 2019, Tenkorang joined fellow Serie D club Campobasso.[3] Here, he spent two more seasons in the national fourth tier, as the team eventually won promotion to Serie C at the end of the 2020-21 campaign.[2]
On 26 September 2021, Tenkorang scored his first professional goal in a home league match against Fidelis Andria.[4] However, the action that led to his goal was criticized by the visitors, as they had expected to receive the ball back after the match had been interrupted due to an injury. As an act of fair play towards the opponents, Campobasso's manager Mirko Cudini urged his team to let Fidelis Andria players score a goal, so they could restore their lead.[4] The visitors eventually gained a 1-3 win.[4] The midfielder finished his first professional season with six goals and four assists in 32 matches,[2][5] helping Campobasso stay in the third tier.[2]
On 22 June 2022, Tenkorang joined newly-promoted Serie A club Cremonese on a permanent deal.[5][6] On 24 August, he was loaned out to Serie C side Virtus Entella until the end of the season.[7]
On 11 August 2023, Tenkorang joined newly-promoted Serie B side Lecco on a season-long loan.[8][9]
On 30 January 2024, he was recalled by Cremonese, and subsequently loaned out to Serie C side Foggia until the end of the season.[10][11]
On 23 August 2024, Tenkorang moved on loan to Serie C club Lumezzane.[12][13]
Personal life
[edit]Tenkorang has a twin brother, James, who is also a footballer; they played together in the same teams until 2019.[2]
Tankorang is fluent in Ghanaian Pidgin.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Casali, Nicolò (22 June 2022). "Cremo, chi è Joshua Tenkorang". Cuore Grigiorosso (in Italian). Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Stesina, Marco (23 June 2022). "Debuttò a 16 anni in Promozione, a 22 è arrivato in Serie A scalando le categorie". Sprint e Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Joshua Tenkorang è del Campobasso". S.S. Città di Campobasso (in Italian). 30 July 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ a b c "Serie C, fair play Campobasso: restituito gol alla Fidelis Andria". Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 27 September 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Il sogno di Tenkorang: dal Campobasso alla Cremonese". Rai News (in Italian). 24 June 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Tenkorang nuovo calciatore grigiorosso". US Cremonese (in Italian). 22 June 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ "Ufficiale, Tenkorang è un nuovo giocatore dell'Entella". Virtus Entella (in Italian). 24 August 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ Maschio, Tommaso (10 August 2023). "UFFICIALE: Lecco, ecco Tenkorang. Arriva in prestito dalla Cremonese". TUTTOmercatoWEB.com (in Italian). Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Ufficiale: arriva Joshua Tenkorang a titolo temporaneo". Calcio Lecco 1912 (in Italian). 11 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "DALLA CREMONESE ARRIVA TENKORANG". Calcio Foggia 1920 (in Italian). 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "Calciomercato Foggia, ufficiale l'ingaggio di Tenkorang: "Pronto a indossare la gloriosa maglia rossonera"". FoggiaToday (in Italian). 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "UFFICIALE – Joshua Tenkorang al Lumezzane" [OFFICIAL – Joshua Tenkorang at Lumezzane] (in Italian). Lumezzane. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "Lumezzane, Tenkorang è rossoblù: arriva in prestito dalla Cremonese". Tutto C (in Italian). 23 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Joshua Tenkorang at Soccerway
- Joshua Tenkorang at WorldFootball.net
- Joshua Tenkorang at BeSoccer
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Novara
- Italian men's footballers
- Italian people of Ghanaian descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- Campobasso FC players
- US Cremonese players
- Virtus Entella players
- Calcio Lecco 1912 players
- Calcio Foggia 1920 players
- FC Lumezzane players
- Serie C players
- Serie B players
- 21st-century Italian sportsmen