Yayah Kallon
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-06-30) 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
 Bari
Number 91
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) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 January 2024

Yayah Kallon (born 30 June 2001) is a Sierra Leonean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian Serie B club Bari on loan from Hellas Verona.

Career

In 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]

References

  1. ↑ "Yayah Kallon". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "Yayah Kallon fuggito dalla Sierra Leone ora gioca nel Savona" (in Italian). lastampa.it. 30 August 2018.
  3. ↑ Yayah Kallon at Soccerway
  4. ↑ "Chi è Yayah Kallon: otto mesi a piedi per scappare dalla Sierra Leone, decisivo in Coppa Italia" (in Italian). goal.com. 21 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "Un nuovo attaccante per l'Hellas Verona: benvenuto, Yayah Kallon!" (in Italian). Hellas Verona. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Benvenuto Yayah Kallon !" [Welcome, Yayah Kallon!] (in Italian). Bari. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.


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