Kwesi Appiah

For the Ghanaian football coach, see James Kwesi Appiah.
Kwesi Appiah

Appiah playing for Ghana in 2015
Personal information
Full name Kwesi Appiah[1]
Date of birth (1990-08-12) 12 August 1990
Place of birth Thamesmead, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Crystal Palace
Number 32
Youth career
0000–2008 Ebbsfleet United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 Ebbsfleet United 3 (1)
2008–2010 Peterborough United 0 (0)
2009 → Weymouth (loan) 4 (0)
2009 → King's Lynn (loan) 0 (0)
2010 → Kettering Town (loan) 15 (2)
2010 Brackley Town
2010 Thurrock 1 (0)
2011–2012 Margate 24 (22)
2012– Crystal Palace 6 (0)
2012 → Aldershot Town (loan) 2 (0)
2013 → Yeovil Town (loan) 5 (0)
2013 → Cambridge United (loan) 14 (10)
2014 → Notts County (loan) 7 (0)
2014 → AFC Wimbledon (loan) 7 (3)
2014–2015 → Cambridge United (loan) 19 (6)
2015 → Reading (loan) 6 (1)
National team‡
2015– Ghana 6 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:37, 5 May 2015 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:48, 4 October 2015 (UTC)

Kwesi Appiah (born 12 August 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Crystal Palace. Born in England, Appiah is a Ghana international.

Club career

Ebbsfleet United

Born in Thamesmead, London, Appiah is a product of the Ebbsfleet United PASE youth system, and graduated to the first team in August 2008.[2] He scored his first goal for the club with his first touch after coming on as a substitute against Woking on 20 September 2008.[3] Appiah missed training in October and after leaving the ground, he failed to report back to the club.[4]

Peterborough United

His disappearance was explained in October, when League One team Peterborough United announced the signing of Appiah, on a three and a half-year deal.[5] The matter was reported to The Football Association, as it was reported in breach of regulations.[6] On 15 December it was reported that the FA had decided that the approach made for Appiah by Peterborough was "not proven" and so no ruling could be made.[7]

Appiah was loaned out back to the Conference with Weymouth in February 2009 and made his debut in a 2–0 defeat to York City.[8] He suffered from an ankle ligament injury that ruled him out of a game against Altrincham,[9] but returned for the 5–0 defeat to Burton Albion.[10] He returned to Peterborough on 20 March.[11] He spent time at Northern Premier League Premier Division side King's Lynn in 2009, where he played 10 games scoring 9 goals,[12] including a hat-trick against Durham City in an 11–0 win.[13] Appiah's loan spell came to an abrupt end when the club was wound up in late-November 2009;[14] this meant their record for 2009–10 was expunged.[15] On 19 January 2010, he joined Kettering Town on a month-long loan.[16]

Return to Non-League

Appiah joined Southern Football League Premier Division side Brackley Town for the 2010–11 season. Appiah then signed a two-year deal with Isthmian League Premier Division side Margate on 25 July 2011. After his great run of form this attracted a number of professional clubs and on 16 January 2012, he was linked with a move to Blackpool, when he claimed Margate had agreed a deal with the Seasiders and stated that he was due to travel to Blackpool for talks with manager, but he later rejected the move as he preferred to move to London.[17] Appiah left Margate having scored 35 goals in 34 games for the club.[18]

Crystal Palace

On 31 January 2012, he agreed his second professional deal to play for Crystal Palace.[19] On 28 January 2013, Appiah joined Football League One side Yeovil Town on a month's loan deal.[20] He made his first appearance for Yeovil in the 2–1 win over MK Dons, coming on in the second half as a substitute for Matthew Dolan.[21]

Appiah returned to the Conference Premier on 13 September 2013 when he signed on a one-month loan deal for the then league leaders Cambridge United.[22] Appiah scored his first Cambridge goal in a 3–0 win over Nuneaton on 24 September and followed it with the equaliser in a 1–1 draw away at Wrexham and the winner against Hereford in the next two games. Having missed a penalty in a 0–0 stalemate against Chester, he atoned with both goals in the 2–0 win over Salisbury that maintained Cambridge's six-point lead at the top of the Conference Premier on 19 October. Appiah had earlier confirmed the loan deal had been extended by a further month via his Twitter account.[23] Appiah scored further goals against Aldershot, Barnet (2) and Macclesfield Town (2) in November, leading Cambridge manager Richard Money to express his eagerness to re-sign Appiah on loan in the January transfer window.[24]

On 21 January 2014, Kwesi joined Notts County on a one-month emergency loan.[25]

On 27 March 2014, Appiah joined League Two side AFC Wimbledon on loan for the remainder of the 2013–14 season.[26] He scored his first goal in a 2–2 draw with Newport County.

On 9 July 2014, Appiah rejoined Cambridge United on a six-month loan.[27] Since his last stint at Cambridge, the club had regained their place in the Football League. He scored six league goals in nineteen appearances but also scored the winner in the first round of the FA Cup against League One Fleetwood and a dramatic late equaliser against Mansfield Town in the second round[28] - playing a large role in maintaining a run to the fourth round and two lucrative ties against Manchester United.

On 26 March 2015, Appiah joined Reading on loan until the end of the 2014–15 season.[29] Appiah then injured his anterior cruciate ligament on June 7, 2015, while training for the Ghana national side [30] As of January 26, 2016, it was reported that he had made enough progress to soon restart light training.[31]

International career

Appiah was eligible to represent both Ghana and England. On 24 December 2014 he was called into the 31 man provisional squad for the 2015 African Cup of Nations by Ghana.[32] He made his debut in Ghana's 2–1 win over South Africa on 27 January 2015[33] and scored his first international goal in the quarter-final victory over Guinea.[34]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 May 2015.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ebbsfleet United 2008–09[35] Conference Premier 31———31
Peterborough United 2008–09[36] League One 0000——00
2009–10[37] Championship 000000—00
Total 000000—00
Weymouth (loan) 2008–09[38] Conference Premier 40———40
Kettering Town (loan) 2009–10[39] Conference Premier 152———152
Thurrock 2010–11[40] Conference South 10———10
Margate 2011–12[18] Isthmian League Premier Division 2422 — 2422
Crystal Palace 2011–12[41] Championship 40———40
2012–13[42] Championship 2010200050
2013–14[43] Premier League 000010—10
2014–15[44] Premier League 0000——00
2015–16[45] Premier League 000000—00
Total 60103000100
Aldershot Town (loan) 2012–13[42] League Two 20———20
Yeovil Town (loan) 2012–13[42] League One 50———50
Cambridge United (loan) 2013–14[40] Conference Premier 141040—1[lower-alpha 1]01910
Notts County (loan) 2013–14[43] League One 70———70
AFC Wimbledon (loan) 2013–14[43] League Two 73———73
Cambridge United (loan) 2014–15[44] League Two 1963210—238
Reading (loan) 2014–15[44] Championship 61———61
Career total 1134582401012647
  1. ↑ Appearance in FA Trophy

International

As of match played 31 March 2015.[33]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Ghana 201561
Total61

References

  1. ↑ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/02/2014 and 28/02/2014" (PDF). The Football Association. p. 10. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "Kwesi Appiah". Ebbsfleet United F.C. Retrieved 26 April 2009.
  3. ↑ "Ebbsfleet 2–0 Woking". BBC Sport. 20 September 2008.
  4. ↑ Elliott, Sam (19 October 2008). "Fleet Facing Posh Fight". The Non-League Paper.
  5. ↑ "Ferguson Pleased With Trio". Peterborough United F.C. 15 October 2008.
  6. ↑ Peachey, Alec (13 November 2008). "Davis hopeful over Appiah case". Kent Online.
  7. ↑ "Peterborough case is 'not proven'". BBC Sport. 15 December 2008.
  8. ↑ "York 2–0 Weymouth". BBC Sport. 28 February 2009.
  9. ↑ Summers, Adam (13 March 2009). "KO for Kwesi". Dorset Echo.
  10. ↑ "Weymouth 0–5 Burton". BBC Sport. 17 March 2009.
  11. ↑ Summers, Adam (20 March 2009). "Critchell returns on loan". Dorset Echo.
  12. ↑ "The King's Lynn Football Club - Appearances 2009–10". Thelinnets.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  13. ↑ "King's Lynn v Durham City 07/11/09 (League)". Thelinnets.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  14. ↑ "Have your say: The end for King's Lynn Football Club". BBC News. 19 January 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  15. ↑ "King's Lynn". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  16. ↑ "Ebbsfleet United sign striker Moses Ashikodi". BBC Sport. 19 January 2010.
  17. ↑ "Appiah claims Seasiders deal". Sky Sports. 16 January 2012.
  18. 1 2 "Appearances 2011/12". Margate F.C. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012.
  19. ↑ O'Rourke, Peter (31 January 2012). "Appiah agrees Palace move". Sky Sports.
  20. ↑ "Kwesi Appiah leaves Crystal Palace to join Yeovil on loan". BBC Sport. 28 January 2013.
  21. ↑ "Yeovil 2–1 MK Dons". BBC Sport. 29 January 2013.
  22. ↑ "Palace Striker Joins U's". Cambridge United F.C. 13 September 2013.
  23. ↑ "Kwesi Appiah extends Cambridge United loan deal". Spy Ghana. 11 October 2013.
  24. ↑ "Cambridge United keen to keep Crystal Palace's Kwesi Appiah". BBC Sport. 11 December 2013.
  25. ↑ "Palace Hotshot Joins Notts On Loan". Notts County F.C. 21 January 2014.
  26. ↑ "Dons sign striker on loan". AFC Wimbledon. 27 March 2014.
  27. ↑ Kwesi Appiah: Striker rejoins Cambridge on six-month loan
  28. ↑ Kwesi Appiah - Soccerbase
  29. ↑ "Striker Appiah signs on loan for rest of season". Reading F.C. 26 March 2015.
  30. ↑ "Kwesi Appiah suffers suspected ACL injury on international duty". Sports Mole. 2015-06-08. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  31. ↑ By: FirstName LastName (2016-01-26). "Ghana international Kwesi Appiah close to a come back". GHANAsoccernet.com. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  32. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  33. 1 2 "Appiah, Kwesi". National Football Teams. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  34. ↑ Hughes, Ian (2015-02-01). "Ghana 3-0 Guinea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  35. ↑ Williams, Tony; Wright, James, eds. (2009). Non-League Club Directory 2010. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 68–69. ISBN 978-1-869833-66-4.
  36. ↑ "Games played by Kwesi Appiah in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  37. ↑ "Games played by Kwesi Appiah in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  38. ↑ Williams; Wright (eds.). Non-League Club Directory 2010. pp. 408–409.
  39. ↑ Williams, Tony; Wright, James, eds. (2010). Non-League Club Directory 2011. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 106–107. ISBN 978-1-869833-68-8.
  40. 1 2 "K. Appiah". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  41. ↑ "Games played by Kwesi Appiah in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  42. 1 2 3 "Games played by Kwesi Appiah in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  43. 1 2 3 "Games played by Kwesi Appiah in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  44. 1 2 3 "Games played by Kwesi Appiah in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  45. ↑ "Games played by Kwesi Appiah in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
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