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Ernest Nuamah
Personal information
Full name Ernest Nuamah Appiah[1]
Date of birth (2003-11-01) 1 November 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Kumasi, Ghana
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) winger
Team information
Current team
 Lyon
Number 37
Youth career
Right to Dream
2022 Nordsjælland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Nordsjælland 43 (17)
2023–2024 RWD Molenbeek 0 (0)
2023–2024 → Lyon (loan) 29 (3)
2024– Lyon 0 (0)
International career‡
2023– Ghana U23 3 (1)
2023– Ghana 12 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:26, 19 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:53, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

Ernest Nuamah Appiah (born 1 November 2003) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 1 club Lyon, and the Ghana national team.[3]

Early career

Nuamah was born and raised in Asafo, a suburb of Kumasi. He started his career with Right to Dream Academy, a football academy based in Eastern Region, Ghana.[4]

Club career

Nordsjælland

In January 2022, Nuamah joined Danish Superliga side FC Nordsjælland.[5] He made his debut on 10 April 2022 when he came on in the 67th minute for Magnus Kofod Andersen to score an 84th minute goal in a 2–2 draw to Aarhus GF.[6][7] He was adjudged as the team's man of the match at the end of the match.[8] In September 2022 Nuamah was adjudged the young player of the month.[9]

On 19 March 2023, Nuamah scored a brace including the winning goal in a 2–1 win against Brøndby. He received the award for Danish Superliga Player of the Year at the end of the season.[10]

Nuamah started the 2023–24 season off strong, scoring a hat-trick in a 4–1 league victory against Viborg on 24 July 2023, the first matchday of the new campaign.[11]

RWD Molenbeek and loan to Lyon

On 30 August 2023, Nuamah joined Belgian side RWD Molenbeek, before being immediately loaned to French side Lyon for the rest of the season,[12][13] with a purchase option worth €25 million,[14][15] plus €4.5 million in potential add-ons, in favor of the Ligue 1 club.[15] The loan move was made possible through a common ownership between the two clubs, John Textor's Eagle Football Holdings, and was necessary to avoid Lyon's spending restrictions given by the Direction Nationale du Contrôle de Gestion (DNCG).[16] In the process, Nuamah set a new record as Nordsjælland's highest-grossing sale.[12][15]

Later that year, on 8 October, he scored his first goal for Lyon in a 3–3 draw against Lorient.[17]

Lyon

On 7 July 2024, Lyon announced the permanent transfer of Nuamah from RWD Molenbeek for a reported fee of €28,5 million.[18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 May 2024[19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nordsjælland 2021–22 Danish Superliga 9 1 0 0 — 9 1
2022–23 Danish Superliga 30 12 4 3 — 34 15
2023–24 Danish Superliga 4 4 0 0 2[b] 0 6 4
Total 43 17 4 3 2 0 49 20
RWDM 2023–24 Belgian Pro League 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2024–25 Challenger Pro League 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lyon (loan) 2023–24 Ligue 1 29 3 4 0 — 33 3
Career total 72 20 8 3 2 0 82 23
  1. ^ Includes Danish Cup, Coupe de France
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of matches played 6 June 2024[20]
National team Year Apps Goals
Ghana 2023 7 2
2024 5 1
Total 12 3

Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nuamah goal.

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 September 2023 Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana  Central African Republic 2–1 2–1 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2 12 September 2023 Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana  Liberia 1–0 3–1 Friendly
3 6 June 2024 Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali  Mali 1–1 2–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Lyon

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Provisional squads for TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Cote d'Ivoire 2023" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Ernest Nuamah, statistik fra superligaen, all-time". SuperStats. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Ernest Nuamah Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Ernest Nuamah: FC Nordsjaelland's New Ghanaian Prodigy". Breaking The Lines. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Danish club FC Nordsjaelland announce signing of Ghanaian teen Ernest Nuamah Appiah". GhanaSoccernet. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Flemming P. efter 2-2: Føles som et nederlag". FC Nordsjælland (in Danish). 10 April 2022. Archived from the original on 10 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Ghanaian teenager Ernest Nuamah nets debut goal in Nordsjaelland home draw against AGF". GhanaSoccernet. 10 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Teenager Ernest Nuamah wins MOTM award on Nordsjaelland competitive debut in Denmark". GhanaSoccernet. 10 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  9. ^ Adjei-Mintah, Yaw (6 October 2022). "FC Nordsjaelland winger Ernest Nuamah wins Young Player Award in Denmark". Citi Sports Online. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Ernest Nuamah er Årets Profil i 3F Superliga 2022/23". Danish Football Association (in Danish). 6 April 2023. Archived from the original on 25 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  11. ^ Mahler Bank, Frederik (24 July 2023). "Superliga-stjernen Nuamah var i hopla med hattrick mod Viborg". DR (in Danish). Archived from the original on 25 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  12. ^ a b "FC Nordsjælland sælger Ernest Nuamah for rekordsum". FC Nordsjælland (in Danish). 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  13. ^ "Arrivée d'Ernest Nuamah à l'OL jusqu'au 30 juin 2024". Olympique Lyonnais (in French). 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  14. ^ "Transferts : Ernest Nuamah (Nordsjaelland) officiellement à l'OL". L'Équipe (in French). 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  15. ^ a b c "Officielt: FCN sælger Nuamah for rekordsum". bold.dk (in Danish). 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  16. ^ "Deal mit Beigeschmack: Warum ein belgischer Aufsteiger 25 Millionen für ein Toptalent zahlte". kicker (in German). 31 August 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  17. ^ "Ghana forward Ernest Nuamah scores but Lyon throw away two-goal lead to draw against Lorient". Football Ghana. 8 October 2023.
  18. ^ "ERNEST NUAMAH S'ENGAGE À L'OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS JUSQU'EN 2028" (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. 7 July 2024.
  19. ^ "E. Nuamah Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  20. ^ "Ernest Nuamah". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  21. ^ "PSG beat Lyon 2-1 to win French Cup final in Mbappe's farewell appearance". Reuters. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  22. ^ a b Osei, Bernard (6 June 2023). "Ernest Nuamah named Danish Superliga Young Player of the Season". Citi Sports Online. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  23. ^ a b "Ghana star Ernest Nuamah clinches double honours in Danish Superliga for July". GhanaSoccernet. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  24. ^ "VIDEO: Ernest Nuamah scoops Young Player of the Month award in Denmark". GhanaSoccernet. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  25. ^ Sand, Nicolai (5 August 2023). "Syv klubber repræsenteret på månedens hold i Superligaen". bold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  26. ^ Degraft Baidoo, Lawrence (26 June 2023). "Ernest Nuamah scoops Odartey Lamptey Future Star Award at 2023 Ghana Football Awards". My Joy Online. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
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