Jesse Debrah

Port Vale On 18 September 2023, Debrah signed a two-year contract with EFL League One club Port Vale, with a compensation fee to Halifax due to be set by a tribunal after the two clubs failed to reach an agreement. He had already spent some weeks rehabilitating his hamstring injury at the club. Manager Andy Crosby said that "he will offer excellent competition in the back line", whilst both Crosby and director of football David Flitcroft praised Debrah's "infectious personality" and "drive and determination". Debrah was sent off 38 minutes into his first league start following a second yellow card in a 3–0 defeat at Bristol Rovers on 3 October. He scored his first goal for the club seven days later in a 1–1 draw with Newcastle United U21 in an EFL Trophy group stage game at Vale Park. His form dipped as the club headed towards relegation at the end of the 2023–24 season.

In August 2024, Debrah said that manager Darren Moore had helped him work on his game over the summer to get him into a better physical and mental place. He started the 2024–25 campaign in good form, keeping experienced players Nathan Smith and Ben Heneghan out of the first XI. He scored his first EFL goal on 1 October in a 1–1 draw with Colchester United. He lost form in December, however, and was dropped from the team. He made his first league appearance in six weeks on 13 February, when he earned praise for his performance in a 1–0 win over promotion-rivals Notts County. The club opted to activate the optional extension in his contract after promotion was secured at the end of the 2024–25 season.

Speaking in October 2025, Moore described Debrah as a "fantastic project" for the club owing to his rise from non-League football to consistent selection in League One. On 30 January 2026, Debrah joined League Two leaders Bromley on loan until the end of the 2025–26 season. He had played 25 games for the Vale in the first half of the campaign, helping to keep nine clean sheets. He played regularly for Bromley until he sustained an injury in March. He played 11 games for Bromley, He was released by Port Vale upon the expiry of his contract.

International career Debrah represented Barawa, a team representing the Somali diaspora in the United Kingdom, after being called up to the 2018 CONIFA World Football Cup. He is of Ghanaian descent. He went on to be capped for the England C team.

Style of play Debrah was a forward throughout his youth career before being converted to centre-back as he transitioned to senior football.

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2025–26 League One

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Bromley EFL League Two: 2025–26