Kwesi Appiah
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kwesi Appiah | ||
| Date of birth | 12 August 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Hendon, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Crystal Palace | ||
| Number | 38 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2008 | Ebbsfleet United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008 | Ebbsfleet United | 3 | (1) |
| 2008– | Peterborough United | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Weymouth (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2009 | → King's Lynn (loan) | 12 | (13) |
| 2010 | → Kettering Town (loan) | 15 | (5) |
| 2010 | Brackley Town | 10 | (6) |
| 2010 | Thurrock | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Margate | 24 | (22) |
| 2012– | Crystal Palace | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:49, 1 February 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Kwesi Appiah (born 12 August 1990) is an English footballer who plays for Crystal Palace as a striker.
[edit] Career
Born in London of mixed descent; his father is Ghanaian and his mother is English. He is a product of the Ebbsfleet United PASE youth system, and graduated to the first team in August 2008.[1] He scored his first goal for the club with his first touch after coming on as a substitute against Woking on 20 September 2008.[2]
Appiah was one of 12 players made available for transfer at the end of the season. He spent time at Northern Premier League side Kings Lynn in 2009, before joining Kettering Town on a month's loan on 19 January 2010.[3]
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. On 27 December 2011, Appiah scored his 35th goal of the season for Margate. 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.[4]
On 31 January 2012, he agreed his first professional deal to play for Crystal Palace .[5]
[edit] References
- ^ "Kwesi Appiah". Ebsfleet United. http://www.ebbsfleetunited.co.uk/eufc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=540&Itemid=367. Retrieved 26 April 2009.[dead link]
- ^ "Ebbsfleet 2–0 Woking". BBC Sport. 20 September 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_conf/7614122.stm. Retrieved 26 April 2009.
- ^ "Ebbsfleet United sign striker Moses Ashikodi". BBC Sport. 19 January 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/e/ebbsfleet/8467407.stm. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
- ^ "Appiah claims Seasiders deal". Sky Sports. http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/7436058/?. Retrieved 16 January 2012..
- ^ "Appiah agrees Palace move". Sky Sports. http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/12691/7467908/Appiah-agrees-Palace-move. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
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- 1990 births
- Living people
- People from London
- English footballers
- Association football forwards
- Ebbsfleet United F.C. players
- Peterborough United F.C. players
- Weymouth F.C. players
- King's Lynn F.C. players
- Kettering Town F.C. players
- Thurrock F.C. players
- Margate F.C. players
- Crystal Palace F.C. players
- Conference National players
- Isthmian League players
- English people of Ghanaian descent
