Nana Welbeck

Nana Addo Welbeck-Maseko (born 24 November 1994) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Catania in the Serie C.

Nana Welbeck
Personal information
Full name Nana Addo Welbeck-Maseko
Date of birth (1994-11-25) 25 November 1994
Place of birth Kumasi, Ghana
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Catania
Number 6
Youth career
2004–2009 Asante Kotoko
2009–2012 Brescia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Brescia 4 (0)
2014 Atalanta 0 (0)
2014–2016 Krka 61 (5)
2016–2018 OB 15 (0)
2018–2019 Mladost Doboj Kakanj 20 (1)
2019– Catania 27 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 November 2020

Club career

Brescia

In December 2009, Welbeck signed a five-year deal with Serie B team Brescia.[1] Welbeck made the first team in 2011, and has made 4 senior appearances.

Welbeck's debut came on May 22, 2011 in a 2–2 draw against Fiorentina, coming on for the final 30 minutes of the Serie A season.

During the 2011–12 Serie B season, Welbeck made two first team appearances, including his first start against Crotone on the final day of the season. The majority of Welbeck's football came in the Campionato Nazionale Primavera Group B, scoring four times in 24 games.

Welbeck again featured mainly in the Campionato Primavera Group B in the 2012–13 season, only playing the one first team game against Spezia Calcio and being an unused substitute eight times.

He left Brescia in 2014.

Period after Brescia

After leaving Brescia, Welbeck was part of Atalanta, but he didn't play a game for the club, so he joined, back then still Slovenian PrvaLiga club NK Krka, where he stayed for two years. While at Krka, he played 61 league games and scored 5 league goals.

Odense Boldklub

Welbeck signed a two-year contract with Odense Boldklub on 3 August 2016.[2] He left the club in 2018.

Mladost Doboj Kakanj

On 9 July 2018, Welbeck signed a two year contract with Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina club FK Mladost Doboj Kakanj.[3] He made his competitive debut for Mladost on 29 July 2018 in a 4–0 away loss to FK Sarajevo.[4]

The first goal he scored for the club was on 24 November 2018, in a 0–3 away win against NK Čelik Zenica.[5]

Catania

On 28 June 2019, Welbeck had to leave Mladost and go back to Ghana because of private reasons.[6] On 8 July 2019 he signed a 2-year contract for Catania.[7] He scored a beautiful goal during the first match of the season, between Avellino and Calcio Catania, ended 3-6.

References
  1. "Nana Addo Welbeck - Soccer Player - Odense BK". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  2. Nana Welbeck klar for OB at Odense Boldklub, 3 August 2016
  3. V. Vukmirović (9 July 2018). "Nana Welbeck potpisao za Mladost DK" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  4. M. Šljivak (29 July 2018). "Sarajevo razbilo Mladost i na fantastičan način najavilo dolazak Atalante" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  5. M. Šljivak (24 November 2018). "Mladost razbila Čelik na Bilinom polju i najavila borbu za Evropu!" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  6. A. Lendo (28 June 2019). "Nana Welbeck zbog privatnih razloga napustio FK Mladost Doboj Kakanj" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  7. "Nana Addo Welbeck-Maseko al Catania: il centrocampista ha sottoscritto un contratto biennale" (Press release) (in Italian). Catania. 8 July 2019.
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