| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Caleb Billy Mawuko Kporha[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2006-07-15) 15 July 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Medway, England | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Crystal Palace | ||
| Number | 38 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2018–2021 | Welling United | ||
| 2021–2024 | Crystal Palace | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Crystal Palace | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | England U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | England U19 | 6 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 09:10, 21 June 2025 (UTC) | |||
Caleb Billy Mawuko Kporha (born 15 July 2006) is an English professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Crystal Palace as a right-back or right wing-back. He is an England youth international.[3]
Club career
Kporha spent three years at Welling United prior to joining Crystal Palace in December 2021.[4][5] He signed his first professional contract with the club in July 2023.[6][7]
Kporha travelled with the Crystal Palace first team squad on their pre season tour in the summer of 2024.[8] He played for the Crystal Palace under 21 team in the EFL Trophy in September 2024.[9] He made the first team substitute bench for the first time on 5 October 2024, for Palace's home Premier League match against Liverpool.[10]
Kporha made his Premier League debut on 9 November 2024, appearing as a second-half substitute at home against Fulham.[11][12] The following month he made his first start for the club in an EFL Cup quarter-final against Arsenal.[12] On 3 April 2025, Kporha signed a new four-year contract with Palace.[13]
International career
In January 2023 Kporha represented England U17 against Germany.[14]
Kporha made his debut for England U19 in a goalless qualifier with Turkey.[12] He was a member of their squad at the 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship and featured in all three of their games at the tournament against Norway, Germany and Netherlands as England were eliminated at the group stage.[15][16]
Career statistics
- As of match played 10 February 2025
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Crystal Palace | 2024–25 | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
References
- "2024/25 Updated Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 7 February 2025. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- "Caleb Kporha Stats This Season & Career Statistics | Premier League". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
- "Caleb Kporha". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- Vegas, Paul (15 July 2023). "Ex-Welling prospect Caleb Kporha signed Palace pro deal". Tribal Football. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- "CALEB KPORHA SIGNS SCHOLARSHIP AT CRYSTAL PALACE FC". wellimgjnitedacademy. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- Brack, Edmund (17 July 2023). "Exciting Crystal Palace youngster pens first professional deal". Londonnewsonline. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- Woosnam, Matt (15 July 2023). "Kporha signs professional contract with Crystal Palace". The Athletic. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- Brack, Edmund (27 July 2024). "Six highly-rated Crystal Palace youngsters set to head off on first-team pre-season tour". londonnewsonline. Archived from the original on 28 July 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- Cawdell, Luke (26 September 2024). "Gillingham manager Mark Bonner hopes his young players can learn after seeing how good Crystal Palace under-21s were at Priestfield in the EFL Trophy". Kent Online. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- Brack, Edmund (5 October 2024). "Crystal Palace v Liverpool team line-ups: Glasner makes attacking changes and exciting youngster makes senior squad for first time". Londonnewsonline. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- "CRYSTAL PALACE VS. FULHAM". Soccerway. 9 November 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- Mokbel, Sami; Howell, Alex (27 March 2025). "Palace close to agreeing new deal with Kporha". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
- Howell, Alex (3 April 2025). "Crystal Palace news: Caleb Kporha signs new contract". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- "England U17 0-3 Germany U17". Soccerway. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
- Veevers, Nicholas (19 May 2025). "England MU19s squad named for UEFA U19 EURO Finals". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
- Begley, Emlyn (20 June 2025). "England knocked out of European U19 Championship after Netherlands defeat". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 June 2025.