Yayah Kallon
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 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 | Casertana | ||
| 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) |
| 2023–2025 | Hellas Verona | 1 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Bari (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Salernitana (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Casertana (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2025– | Casertana | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 April 2025 | |||
Yayah Kallon (born 30 June 2001) is a Sierra Leonean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie C Group C club Casertana.
Club career
In 2018, Kallon signed for 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] On 30 July 2024, Kallon was loaned by Salernitana.[7] On 3 February 2025, Kallon joined Casertana on loan.[8]
On 14 August 2025, Kallon returned to Casertana on a permanent basis.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 23 August 2024[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Savona | 2018–19 | Serie D | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Genoa (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||||
| Hellas Verona (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie A | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||
| Hellas Verona | 2023–24 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bari (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie B | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Career total | 69 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 73 | 2 | |||
- ^ Includes Coppa Italia
- ^ Appearance(s) in Serie D play-off
- ^ Appearance(s) in Serie B play-out
References
- ^ "Yayah Kallon". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "Yayah Kallon fuggito dalla Sierra Leone ora gioca nel Savona" (in Italian). lastampa.it. 30 August 2018.
- ^ Yayah Kallon at Soccerway
- ^ "Chi è Yayah Kallon: otto mesi a piedi per scappare dalla Sierra Leone, decisivo in Coppa Italia" (in Italian). goal.com. 21 August 2021.
- ^ "Un nuovo attaccante per l'Hellas Verona: benvenuto, Yayah Kallon!" (in Italian). Hellas Verona. 26 August 2022. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ "Benvenuto Yayah Kallon !" [Welcome, Yayah Kallon!] (in Italian). Bari. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "Yayah Kallon è un nuovo giocatore della Salernitana" [Yayah Kallon is a new player for Salernitana] (in Italian). Salernitana. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "Yayah Kallon è della Casertana" [Yayah Kallon is at Casertana] (in Italian). Casertana FC. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ^ "Yayah Kallon torna in rossoblù: "Un legame profondo con questo ambiente"" [Yayah Kallon returns to the Rossoblu: "A deep bond with this club."] (in Italian). Casertana FC. 14 August 2025. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ^ Yayah Kallon at Soccerway
External links
- Yayah Kallon at Soccerway
- Yayah Kallon at WorldFootball.net