Tony Yeboah - (Player Details)

Tony Yeboah: # 22 MOT 100 Greatest LUFC Players Ever

Tony Yeboah (1995-1997)

Born Ghana in 1966, few strikers have made such an explosive impact as Yeboah. Outside the Bundesliga few had heard of the Ghanaian's goal power, but it did not take long for him to take English Football by storm with a series of spectacular goals. Leeds shattered the club's transfer record in paying Eintracht Frankfurt £3.4m in early 1995. He soon picked up the pace with 13 goals in his first 16 games. His goals ensured a UEFA Cup place and he did not disappoint in Europe when a virtuoso performance netted him a hat-trick at Monaco. This was followed quickly by another hat-trick at Wimbledon. It included a blistering shot which was only surpasses by a match winning volley against Liverpool, which earned him the goal of the year award. He sustained a succession of injuries while on International duty and left the club in 1997. Winner of the Leeds player of the year award in 1996 he made 55 full and 4 substitute appearances and netted 32 goals..