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
Team information
Current team
 Catania
Number 23
Youth career
2004–2009 Asante Kotoko
2009–2012 Brescia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Brescia 4 (0)
2014 Atalanta 0 (0)
2014–2015 → Krka (loan) 27 (2)
2015–2016 Krka 34 (3)
2016–2018 OB 12 (0)
2018–2019 Mladost Doboj Kakanj 20 (1)
2019–2021 Catania 49 (2)
2021–2024 Catanzaro 38 (0)
2024– Catania 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 January 2024

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

Career

Brescia

In December 2009, Welbeck signed a five-year deal with Serie B team Brescia.[1]

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

During the 2011–12 Serie B season, Welbeck made two first-team appearances, including his first start against Crotone on the final matchday of the season.[3] The majority of Welbeck's playing time came in the Campionato Nazionale Primavera Group B, scoring four goals in 24 games.[4]

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.[4]

Atalanta and Krka

Welbeck signed with Atalanta on 25 August 2014.[5] Five days later, he joined Slovenian PrvaLiga club Krka on a season-loan, which was made into a permanent deal the following summer. While at Krka, he played 61 league games and scored 5 league goals.[6]

OB

Welbeck signed a two-year contract with Danish Superliga club Odense Boldklub on 3 August 2016.[7] He left the club in 2018 after the expiry of his contract, making 15 total appearances through two seasons.[6][8]

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.[9] He made his competitive debut for Mladost on 29 July 2018 in a 4–0 away loss to FK Sarajevo.[10]

The first goal he scored for the club was on 24 November 2018, in a 3–0 away win against NK Čelik Zenica.[11]

Catania

On 28 June 2019, Welbeck had to leave Mladost return to Ghana for private reasons.[12] On 8 July 2019 he signed a two-year contract with Catania.[13] He scored a beautiful goal during the first match of the season, between Avellino and Catania, which finished 6–3.[14]

Catanzaro

On 7 July 2021 he signed a two-year contract for Catanzaro.[15] He made his competitive debut for the club on 7 August, starting against Como in the Italian Cup as his team advanced after winning the penalty shootout.[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 April 2022[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brescia 2010–11 Serie A 1000—10
2011–12 Serie B 2000—20
2012–13 Serie B 1000—10
Total 40000040
Krka (loan) 2014–15 Prva Liga 27230—302
Krka 2015–16 Prva Liga 34320—363
Total 6155000665
OB 2016–17 Danish Superliga 90203[lower-alpha 1]0140
2017–18 Danish Superliga 3010—40
Total 1203030180
Mladost Doboj Kakanj 2018–19 Premijer Liga 20100—201
Catania 2019–20 Serie C 161002[lower-alpha 2]0181
2020–21 Serie C 331101[lower-alpha 2]0351
Total 4921030532
Catanzaro 2021–22 Serie C 28010—290
Career total 1788100601908
  1. ↑ Two appearances in Superligaen Relegation round, one appearance in Superligaen Playoffs
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs

References

  1. ↑ "Nana Addo Welbeck - Soccer Player - Odense BK". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "Brescia vs. Fiorentina – 22 May 2011 – Soccerway". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "Crotone vs. Brescia – 26 May 2012 – Soccerway". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  4. 1 2 "WELBECK NANA: BRESCIA, GRANDE OPPORTUNITA'". Brescia Calcio (in Italian). Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  5. ↑ Conterio, Marco (25 August 2014). "UFFICIALE: Atalanta, arriva Nana Welbeck dal Brescia - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". TuttoMercatoWeb (in Italian).
  6. 1 2 Nana Welbeck at Soccerway
  7. ↑ "Nana Welbeck klar for OB". OB (in Danish). 3 August 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016.
  8. ↑ Hansen, Kenneth (18 May 2018). "OB siger farvel til fem spillere ved udløb". bold.dk (in Danish).
  9. ↑ V. Vukmirović (9 July 2018). "Nana Welbeck potpisao za Mladost DK" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  10. ↑ M. Šljivak (29 July 2018). "Sarajevo razbilo Mladost i na fantastičan način najavilo dolazak Atalante" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  11. ↑ M. Šljivak (24 November 2018). "Mladost razbila Čelik na Bilinom polju i najavila borbu za Evropu!" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  12. ↑ A. Lendo (28 June 2019). "Nana Welbeck zbog privatnih razloga napustio FK Mladost Doboj Kakanj" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  13. ↑ "Nana Addo Welbeck-Maseko al Catania: il centrocampista ha sottoscritto un contratto biennale" (Press release) (in Italian). Catania. 8 July 2019.
  14. ↑ "Catania, avvio autorevole: travolto l'Avellino al Partenio-Lombardi per 6-3 » SicraPress". SicraPress (in Italian). 25 August 2019.
  15. ↑ "NANA WELBECK È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DEL CATANZARO" (Press release) (in Italian). Catanzaro. 7 July 2021.
  16. ↑ "Como vs. Catanzaro - 7 August 2021 - Soccerway". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  17. ↑ Nana Welbeck at Soccerway
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