Emmanuel Appiah (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | September 26, 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Sampa, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2015 | Cincinnati Bearcats | 65 | (7) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | GPS Portland Phoenix | 10 | (0) |
| 2016 | Colorado Rapids | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Charlotte Independence (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2016 | Sporting Kansas City | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Swope Park Rangers (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2017 | Saint Louis FC | 10 | (1) |
| 2018 | LA Galaxy II | 20 | (2) |
| 2020 | AC Kajaani | 19 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 November 2020 | |||
Emmanuel (Eman) Appiah (born September 26, 1993) is a Ghanaian[1] professional footballer.
Career
[edit]Appiah began his soccer career in the United States playing club soccer for Blast FC in Columbus, Ohio. He is a 2011 graduate of Westerville Central High School. Following, Appiah spent five years playing college soccer at the University of Cincinnati between 2011 and 2015.[2]
While at Cincinnati, Appiah appeared for Premier Development League side GPS Portland Phoenix in 2013.[1]
Appiah was drafted 15th overall in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft by Colorado Rapids.[3]
He was loaned to Charlotte Independence on March 15, 2016.[4]
He was released by Colorado on June 30, 2016.[5] He signed with MLS side Sporting Kansas City on July 12, 2016.[6]
On July 26, 2017, Appiah signed with United Soccer League side Saint Louis FC until the end of the 2017 season.[7]
On March 14, 2018, Appiah joined USL Championship side LA Galaxy II.[8]
Following over a year without a professional club, Appiah joined Finnish side AC Kajaani in June 2020.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Emmanuel Appiah - ProspectXI". Archived from the original on 2018-07-31. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
- ^ "GoBEARCATS.COM Emmanuel Appiah Bio - University Of Cincinnati Official Athletic Site University Of Cincinnati". Archived from the original on 2016-12-17. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
- ^ jpatrickrosch (14 January 2016). "Rapids Select Emmanuel Appiah". Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ^ "Rapids to loan Emmanuel Appiah, Caleb Calvert to Charlotte Independence". Archived from the original on 2016-03-24. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
- ^ "Colorado Rapids waive midfielder Emmanuel Appiah and goalkeeper Chris Froschauer". 30 June 2016. Archived from the original on 5 July 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ "Sporting KC signs midfielder Emmanuel Appiah". Sporting Kansas City. 12 July 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "Saint Louis FC Announces Signing of Emmanuel Appiah". Archived from the original on 2020-06-27. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ "LA Galaxy sign midfielder Emmanuel Appiah | LA Galaxy". Archived from the original on 2020-09-11. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ "EDUSTUSJOUKKUE – AC Kajaani". Archived from the original on 2020-09-29. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
External links
[edit]- 1993 births
- Living people
- AC Kajaani players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Charlotte Independence players
- Cincinnati Bearcats men's soccer players
- Colorado Rapids draft picks
- Colorado Rapids players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Finland
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Ghanaian men's footballers
- Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers
- GPS Portland Phoenix players
- Ventura County FC players
- Major League Soccer players
- Sportspeople from Westerville, Ohio
- Saint Louis FC players
- Soccer players from Columbus, Ohio
- Sporting Kansas City players
- Sporting Kansas City II players
- USL Championship players
- USL League Two players
- 21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen