Crystala Palace attacker Eddie Nketiah says wearing his surname behind his shirt means 'everything' to him as he is 'making a lot of people proud.'

The English-born forward of Ghanaian descent has worn 'Nketiah' behind his kit since childhood and has never shied away from his African roots.

Eddie says the surname on the back of his shirt gives people from his roots a sense of pride.

"It means everything. Like I said, there are so many people, obviously descendants, that have come from that name, so I am making a lot of people proud," he said in an interview on NBC's By Way of Africa.

"Sometimes, there are a lot of people in my family who have probably wanted to be footballers and couldn't quite get there so through me they get to live that experience and have the pride to see the name whenever you step on the pitch and also whenever you score and whenever you are able to celebrate your achievements. They can also have that sense of pride."

The forward, in the past, has been one of the names targeted by the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to represent the Black Stars.

Nketiah is currently enjoying his football in South London, where he scored in Palace's FA Cup win to seal a semifinal berth.