Marcel Appiah
 Appiah in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 March 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Schwelm, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | VfB Oldenburg | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1999 | TuS Ennepetal | ||
| 1999–2004 | Schalke 04 | ||
| 2004 | TSG Sprockhövel | ||
| 2005 | VfL Bochum | ||
| 2005–2007 | Wattenscheid 09 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | TSG Sprockhövel | 19 | (1) |
| 2008–2011 | Arminia Bielefeld II | 64 | (1) |
| 2010–2014 | Arminia Bielefeld | 106 | (5) |
| 2014–2016 | NEC | 50 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | VfL Osnabrück | 61 | (0) |
| 2019 | Birmingham Legion | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | VfR Aalen | 44 | (0) |
| 2021– | VfB Oldenburg | 74 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 April 2024 | |||
Marcel Appiah (born 26 March 1988) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or right-back for VfB Oldenburg. He previously played for Eredivisie club NEC, Arminia Bielefeld, VfL Osnabrück, Birmingham Legion, and VfR Aalen.[1]
Early life[edit]
Appiah was born to a Ghanaian father and an Italian mother in Schwelm and grew up in Ennepetal.
Career[edit]
Appiah played in the youth for TuS Ennepetal, FC Schalke 04, TSG Sprockhövel, VfL Bochum and SG Wattenscheid.[2] He made his professional debut in the 2. Bundesliga on 24 April 2010 against 1. FC Kaiserslautern.[3]
Personal life[edit]
His uncle is the former Italian footballer and current German SPD politician Giuseppe Bianco.[4]
Honours[edit]
NEC
References[edit]
- ^ "Marcel Appiah" (in German). Kicker. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ Münch, Achim (29 May 2008). "Marcel Appiah wechselt nach Bielefeld" (in German). derwesten.de. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
- ^ "Ex-TSG-Spieler Marcel Appiah feiert Zweitliga-Debüt" (in German). tsg-fans.de. 21 April 2010. Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
- ^ Lützenberger, Heinz-G. (24 April 2010). "Fußball: Ennepetaler Marcel Appiah mit Profi-Premiere" (in German). derwesten.de. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
External links[edit]
- Marcel Appiah at WorldFootball.net
- Marcel Appiah at fussballdaten.de (in German)
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- 1988 births
- Living people
- People from Schwelm
- Footballers from Arnsberg (region)
- German sportspeople of Italian descent
- German sportspeople of Ghanaian descent
- German men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- TSG Sprockhövel players
- Arminia Bielefeld players
- NEC Nijmegen players
- VfL Osnabrück players
- Birmingham Legion FC players
- VfR Aalen players
- VfB Oldenburg players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- 3. Liga players
- Regionalliga players
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- German expatriate men's footballers
- German expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- German football defender, 1980s birth stubs