Arvin Appiah
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Arvin Amoakoh Appiah[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 5 January 2001||
Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
Position(s) | Forward, Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Almería | ||
Number | 31 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2018 | Nottingham Forest | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2019 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | (0) |
2019– | Almería | 21 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2016–2017 | England U16 | 4 | (1) |
2017–2018 | England U17 | 10 | (3) |
2018– | England U18 | 11 | (3) |
2019– | England U19 | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:08, 20 July 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:39, 17 November 2019 (UTC) |
Arvin Amoakoh Appiah (born 5 January 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays for Almería as a forward and a winger.
Club career
Nottingham Forest
Appiah made his professional debut for Nottingham Forest on 30 October 2018, appearing as an 85th-minute substitute and scoring a goal in a 3–2 loss in a fourth round EFL Cup game against Burton Albion.[3]
On 23 January 2019, Appiah penned a four-and-a-half-year contract extension with Forest.[4]
Almería
On 2 September 2019 Appiah signed for Spanish Segunda División side Almería on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee, reported to be £8 million.[5][6][7]
International career
In May 2018, Appiah scored for England U17 against Italy in the group stage of the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[8] The hosts were eliminated by the Netherlands at the semi-final stage on a penalty shootout with Appiah successfully converting his spot kick.[9]
In October 2018, Appiah scored for the England U18s against Sweden.[10] In March 2019, Appiah received his first call-up for the England U19s for the 2019 U19 EURO Elite Qualifying Round[11] and made his U19 debut as a 66th minute substitute during the 4–1 win over Czech Republic at St. George's Park[12]
Personal life
Appiah was born in Amsterdam, before moving to Nottingham in England when he was six-years old.[13] Appiah is of Ghanaian descent.[14][15]
Appiah's older brother Nathaniel is also a footballer. A defender, he came through the ranks at Rochdale.[16]
Career statistics
- As of 2 September 2019
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Nottingham Forest | 2018–19[17] | EFL Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | |
2019–20[18] | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
Career total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
References
- ^ https://www.efl.com/siteassets/image/201920/efl-professional-retain-list--free-transfers---2018-19.pdf
- ^ "Arvin Appiah profile". Official Nottingham Forest Website. 29 August 2018. Archived from the original on 31 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ^ "Burton Albion 3-2 Forest". Official Nottingham Forest Website. 30 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ^ "Appiah signs new contract". Official Nottingham Forest Website. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Arvin Appiah: Nottingham Forest winger joins Almeria for £8m". BBC Sport Website. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "Appiah leaves for Spain". www.nottinghamforest.co.uk.
- ^ "Arvin Appiah, una de las perlas del fútbol inglés, ficha en el Almería | Almería - Web Oficial". Arvin Appiah, una de las perlas del fútbol inglés, ficha en el Almería | Almería - Web Oficial.
- ^ "European Under-17 Championship: England fight back to beat Italy 2-1". BBC Sport. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ "England 0-0 Netherlands". UEFA. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ "Goals from John-Jules, Anjorin, Appiah and Laird seal big win at St. George's Park". The Football Association. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ "A 21-STRONG SQUAD HAS BEEN SELECTED FOR ENGLAND U19S' ELITE EURO QUALIFIERS AT SGP". The Football Association. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "YOUNG LIONS MAKE A WINNING START TO THEIR U19 EURO QUALIFIERS AT ST. GEORGE'S PARK". The Football Association. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ "Arvin Appiah hopes to return from England trip with goals and a trophy - and as a better player for Nottingham Forest". Nottinghamshire Live Website. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ https://footballghana.com/i-am-physically-and-technically-ready-for-nottingham-forest-challenge-ghanaian-youngster-arvin-appiah[permanent dead link]
- ^ https://www.atlfmonline.com/sports/30-local-sports/14835-ghanaian-youngster-arvin-appiah-pops-up-on-the-radar-of-bundesliga-clubs.html
- ^ "FREEVIEW | Nathaniel Appiah On His Footballing Family". Rochdale AFC. 23 February 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Arvin Appiah in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Arvin Appiah in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Amsterdam
- Footballers from Nottingham
- Sportspeople from Nottingham
- English footballers
- English expatriate footballers
- England youth international footballers
- Dutch footballers
- English people of Ghanaian descent
- Dutch people of Ghanaian descent
- Dutch emigrants to England
- Nottingham Forest F.C. players
- UD Almería players
- Segunda División players
- English Football League players
- Association football forwards
- Black English sportspeople
- English football forward, 2000s birth stubs