Kelvin Abrefa
Personal information
Full name Kelvin Opoku Abrefa[1]
Date of birth (2003-12-09) 9 December 2003
Place of birth Wenchi, Ghana
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Reading
Number 30
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Reading 11 (0)
International career‡
2022– Ghana U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:05, 8 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:43, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

Kelvin Opoku Abrefa (born 9 December 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Reading. Born in Italy, he is a youth international for Ghana.

Club career

Abrefa made his professional debut for Reading, coming on in the 87th minute for Tom Holmes in a 3-2 EFL Championship loss to Coventry City on 12 February 2022.[3] On 25 March 2022, Abrefa signed his first professional contract with Reading on a contract until the summer of 2024.[4] He scored his first goal for the club on 7 January 2023 in a FA Cup match against Watford when his looping cross from the right wing flew over the opposing goalkeeper and went in off the far post.[5]

International career

Born in Italy to Ghanaian parents and growing up in England, Abrefa was eligible to represent all three at international level. Abrefa was called up to the Ghana U20 team for the first time in May 2022, for the 2022 Maurice Revello Tournament.[1] Abrefa went on to make his debut for them on 2 June 2022 against Indonesia U19.[6]

Personal life

Abrefa was born in Italy to Ghanaian parents, and moved to England at a young age.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 May 2023[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Reading 2021–22 EFL Championship 300000—30
2022–23 801110—101
Total 11011100000131
Career total 11011100000131

    References

    1. 1 2 "Black Satellites squad for 2022 Maurice Revello tournament in France". Ghana Football Association. 29 May 2022.
    2. ↑ "Entdecke Deinen Reading FC Star Kelvin Abrefa - Alle News & Infos". www.ran.de.
    3. ↑ "Reading vs Coventry City LIVE: Latest Championship updates". The Independent. February 12, 2022.
    4. ↑ "ABREFA AND SENGA SIGN FIRST PROFESSIONAL DEALS". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
    5. ↑ "Reading cruise past Watford to reach fourth round". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
    6. ↑ "Mensah others handed starting roles for Ghana against Indonesia". ghanafa.org/. Ghana Football Association. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
    7. ↑ "Teenager Kelvin Abrefa promoted to Reading senior team | SportsWorldGhana". November 7, 2021.
    8. ↑ Kelvin Abrefa at Soccerway
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