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Leeds Volley Icon. Two-Time Bundesliga Golden Boot. location_on Retired (Leeds United era — 1995–1997 peak)

TONY
YEBOAH

Striker #11 Ghanaian flag Ghana (Black Stars) — retired 1998
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Age

59 yrs

Height

1.79m

Caps / Goals

59 / 29

Profile

Who is Tony

Anthony 'Tony' Yeboah is Ghana's all-time international goal leader at 29 goals, a two-time Bundesliga Golden Boot winner at Eintracht Frankfurt (1993, 1994), and the Leeds United Premier League striker remembered for the volley against Liverpool at Elland Road on 21 August 1995. He spent six seasons at Frankfurt (1990–95) before the £3.4m move to Leeds, where he averaged a goal every other match across two seasons. For Ghana he played at three Africa Cup of Nations tournaments and captained the Black Stars to the 1992 AFCON final in Senegal. He has not played a competitive match since retirement in 2001.

Tactical DNA

Yeboah was a classic second-striker's first-striker, a 1.79m forward built on explosive acceleration, a hard right-footed strike and strong aerial presence for his height. His Bundesliga peak (1992–1995) at Eintracht Frankfurt saw him form a front two with Anthony Baffoe, Augustine Okocha's 1995 teammate Maurizio Gaudino, and later a young Anthony Yeboah led Eintracht's famous 'Fab Four' attack with Uwe Bein, Ralf Weber and Andreas Möller.

The Leeds United spell (September 1995 to September 1997) defined his Premier League legacy. He scored 13 goals in 18 Premier League matches in the 1995–96 campaign, including the 20-yard crossbar-in volley vs Liverpool (voted BBC Goal of the Season) and the 1995 Wimbledon hat-trick volley that is still shown in every Premier League 25-year retrospective. A fall-out with manager George Graham in 1997 forced an early exit to Hamburger SV.

Career Journey

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Kumasi Cornerstones / Asante Kotoko (Ghana)
58 apps 22 goals

Ghanaian Premier League debut. Cornerstones' youngest top-flight goalscorer of the 1980s. Transferred to Asante Kotoko in 1986. Scouted for the Bundesliga after Ghana's 1987 AFCON qualifying campaign.

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Saarbrücken (Germany)
64 apps 29 goals £200k

2. Bundesliga breakthrough at the Saarland club. Led 2. Bundesliga scoring 1989–90 (22 goals). Sold to Eintracht Frankfurt in summer 1990 for a then-2. Bundesliga record.

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Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany)
123 apps 68 goals 21 assists £1.8m

Two Bundesliga Golden Boots (1992–93, 1993–94). Eintracht captain 1992–95. The first African player to win the Bundesliga Golden Boot. Scored the famous 40-yard free-kick vs Bayern München at the Olympiastadion 1994.

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Leeds United (England)
66 apps 32 goals 8 assists £3.4m (Leeds club record)

Premier League debut at 29. The 1995 volleys vs Liverpool and Wimbledon became the most replayed goals of the Premier League's first decade. Fell out with manager George Graham in 1997 over tactical disputes.

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Hamburger SV (Germany)
51 apps 19 goals £1.5m

Three seasons at Hamburg as the senior striker. UEFA Cup quarter-finalist 1999. Retired initially in 2000 before a short 2001 Al-Ittihad spell in Qatar.

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Al-Ittihad Doha (Qatar)
14 apps 4 goals

Final season at 35 in the Qatar Stars League with Al-Ittihad Doha. Retired at the end of the 2001 Qatari campaign and returned permanently to Kumasi.

Current Season Stats

Live Data
Status
Retired
Since 2001
Career caps
59
Int'l goals
29
Ghana all-time leader until Gyan
Bundesliga Golden Boots
2
1992–93 (20 goals), 1993–94 (18 goals)
Bundesliga goals
96
Saarbrücken + Eintracht Frankfurt + Hamburg
AFCON appearances
3
1990 (4th), 1992 (runner-up), 1994 (third)

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Bundesliga Golden Boot

Eintracht Frankfurt 1992–93 (20 goals), 1993–94 (18 goals)

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BBC Goal of the Season

Leeds United 1995–96 (volley vs Liverpool)

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German Footballer of the Year runner-up

Eintracht Frankfurt 1993

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AFCON Runner-up

Ghana 1992 (Senegal, captain)

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AFCON Third Place

Ghana 1994 (Tunisia)

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BBC African Footballer of the Year runner-up

1993, 1994

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Ghanaian Premier League Golden Boot

Asante Kotoko 1987

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59
Caps
29
Goals
1985
Debut
AFCON 1990 (fourth) AFCON 1992 (runner-up, captain) AFCON 1994 (third) AFCON 1996 AFCON 1998
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Beyond the Pitch

Born 6 June 1966 in Kumasi, Ashanti Region, central Ghana. Given name Anthony Yeboah. Father was Akwasi Yeboah, a Kumasi tailor; mother was Akua Akyeampong, a market trader. Raised in the Asawase district of Kumasi and joined Kumasi Cornerstones at 16. Elder brother to international midfielder Johnson Yeboah (formerly Eintracht Frankfurt reserves).

Married to Patricia Yeboah since 1996; the couple have four children, two sons and two daughters. Tony Jr. played for Eintracht Frankfurt's youth academy in the 2010s but did not make a senior appearance. The family lives primarily in Kumasi and Frankfurt.

Since retirement in 2001 Yeboah has built and runs the four-star Carat Hotel in Kumasi, Ashanti Region, and the Tony Yeboah Football Academy which has produced two Ghana U-20 internationals since 2015. He is a Ghana Football Association ambassador and has served on the Eintracht Frankfurt Hall of Fame panel since 2014. He remains alive and healthy as of April 2026.

Expert Analysis

Kwaku Mensah

Kwaku Mensah

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Tony Q&A

How old is Tony Yeboah? expand_more
Tony Yeboah was born on 6 June 1966 in Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana. He is 59 years old as of April 2026 and has been retired from professional football since 2001.
Is Tony Yeboah still alive? expand_more
Yes. Tony Yeboah is alive and well as of April 2026, living in Kumasi, Ashanti Region, where he runs the four-star Carat Hotel and the Tony Yeboah Football Academy. He is active as a Ghana Football Association ambassador and an Eintracht Frankfurt Hall of Fame panel member.
How many goals did Tony Yeboah score for Leeds? expand_more
Tony Yeboah scored 32 goals in 66 competitive matches for Leeds United between September 1995 and September 1997 — an average of better than one goal every other game. 24 of those goals came in the Premier League. His two most famous goals are the 21 August 1995 volley vs Liverpool at Elland Road (BBC Goal of the Season 1995–96) and the 18 September 1995 Wimbledon Selhurst Park hat-trick.
Was Tony Yeboah a Bundesliga top scorer? expand_more
Yes. Tony Yeboah won the Bundesliga Golden Boot (torschützenkönig) two seasons in a row at Eintracht Frankfurt: 1992–93 with 20 goals (shared with Ulf Kirsten) and 1993–94 with 18 goals. He was the first African player to win the Bundesliga top-scorer award and remained the only Ghanaian to do so until Mohammed Kudus approached his record in the 2020s.
What is Tony Yeboah doing now? expand_more
Since retirement in 2001 Tony Yeboah has run the Carat Hotel in Kumasi, Ashanti Region, and the Tony Yeboah Football Academy for under-17 players in Kumasi. He is a regular Ghana Premier League pundit, a Ghana Football Association ambassador, and has served on the Eintracht Frankfurt Hall of Fame panel. He lives primarily in Kumasi with trips to Frankfurt.
What is Tony Yeboah's net worth? expand_more
Public estimates of Tony Yeboah's net worth in 2026 sit around US $8–12 million, reflecting 13 years of Bundesliga and Premier League salaries, a Leeds United record transfer fee in 1995, his Carat Hotel business in Kumasi and brand partnerships with Adidas. These are outside estimates rather than disclosed figures.
Is Yaw Yeboah related to Tony Yeboah? expand_more
No. Current Ghanaian midfielder Yaw Yeboah (Wisła Kraków, Charlotte FC, Celta Vigo youth) is not a blood relative of Tony Yeboah despite the shared surname. Yeboah is a common Akan surname in Ghana's Ashanti Region. Tony Yeboah's only son in professional football was Tony Jr., who played for Eintracht Frankfurt's youth academy in the 2010s.
Who is Ghana's all-time top goalscorer? expand_more
Asamoah Gyan is Ghana's all-time international top goalscorer with 51 goals. Tony Yeboah held the record for 16 years with 29 goals until Gyan overtook him in 2014. Yeboah's 29 goals in 59 caps is still the highest goal-per-cap ratio of any Ghana outfield player with more than 40 caps.

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Last updated 2026-04-22 · written by Kwaku Mensah.