Ilyas Ansah
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 November 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Lüdenscheid, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Union Berlin | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2017 | SC Lüdenscheid | ||
| 2017–2018 | VfL Bochum | ||
| 2018–2021 | Eintracht Dortmund | ||
| 2021–2022 | Sportfreunde Siegen | ||
| 2022–2023 | SC Paderborn | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | SC Paderborn II | 24 | (12) |
| 2023–2025 | SC Paderborn | 57 | (7) |
| 2025– | Union Berlin | 1 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023–2025 | Germany U20 | 12 | (5) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:26, 7 July 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:26, 7 July 2025 (UTC) | |||
Ilyas Ansah (born 8 November 2004) is a German professional football player who plays as a striker for Bundesliga club Union Berlin.
Career
[edit]Ansah is a youth product of the German clubs SC Lüdenscheid, VfL Bochum, Eintracht Dortmund, Sportfreunde Siegen and SC Paderborn.[2] In 2023, he was promoted to Paderborn's reserves in the Oberliga, helping them earn promotion to the Regionalliga. On 26 June 2023, he signed his first professional contract with Paderborn.[3] On 22 September 2023, he debuted with the senior Paderborn side in a 1–1 tie in the 2. Bundesliga with 1. FC Magdeburg.[4] On 25 January 2024, he extended his contract with Paderborn until 2027.[5] On 6 June 2025, he transferred to the Bundesliga side Union Berlin.[6]
Union Berlin
[edit]He made his Bundesliga debut with the Köpenick side on August 23, 2025 and made an immediate impact, scoring in the 18th minute and in stoppage time of the first half, providing Union's first two goals of the season en route to a 2-1 win against VfB Stuttgart. [7]
International career
[edit]Born in Germany, Ansah is of Ghanaian and French descent from his mother. Ansah holds Ghanaian and French nationalities from his parents.[8][9] He is a youth international for Germany, having been called up to the Germany U20s from 2023 to 2025.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 23 August 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Paderborn 07 II | 2022–23 | Oberliga Westfalen | 10 | 6 | — | — | 10 | 6 | ||
| 2023–24 | Regionalliga West | 14 | 6 | — | — | 14 | 6 | |||
| Total | 24 | 12 | — | — | 24 | 12 | ||||
| Paderborn 07 | 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | |
| 2024–25 | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 35 | 6 | ||
| Total | 57 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | 60 | 7 | |||
| Union Berlin | 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 2 | |
| Career total | 82 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 21 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Ilyas Ansah | SC Paderborn 07 | Player Profile | Bundesliga". www.bundesliga.com.
- ^ "SC Lüdenscheid: Ilyas Ansah als Vorbild zurück am Wehberg". 22 May 2025.
- ^ Beineke, Frank. "Auftakt beim SC Paderborn: Vertrag für Sturmtalent Ansah, Applaus für Hüne". Neue Westfälische.
- ^ Beineke, Frank. "Paderborns Jungspund Ilyas Ansah feiert ein gelungenes Zweitliga-Debüt". Neue Westfälische.
- ^ Beineke, Frank. "Paderborns Sturm-Juwel Ilyas Ansah verlängert seinen Vertrag". Neue Westfälische.
- ^ read, Get German Football News·2 min (6 June 2025). "Official | Union Berlin sign Paderborn striker Ilyas Ansah". Yahoo Sports.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Bundesliga, Bundesliga.com (23 August 2025). "Official | Ilyas Ansah debut double helps Union Berlin edge Stuttgart". Bundesliga.
- ^ Clottey, Nathaniel (7 June 2025). "German-Ghanaian Striker Ilyas Ansah Joins Union Berlin in €4m Move - Africa Top Sports".
- ^ "SC Lüdenscheid: Ilyas Ansah als Vorbild zurück am Wehberg". 22 May 2025.
- ^ Klute, Von Peter. "SCP-Stürmer Ilyas Ansah trifft für Deutschland". www.westfalen-blatt.de.