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Arvin Appiah

Arvin Amoakoh Appiah (born 5 January 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Segunda División club Almería.

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]

On 1 February 2021, Appiah moved to fellow second division team CD Lugo, on a loan deal until the end of the season.[8] Upon returning, he was mainly a backup option as the Rojiblancos achieved promotion to La Liga as champions.

On 1 September 2022, Appiah was loaned to CD Tenerife in the second level for the season.[9] On 30 December, however, his loan was cut short,[10] and he moved to fellow second tier side Málaga CF on 9 January, also in a temporary deal.[11]

On 25 August 2023, Appiah returned to England when he joined Championship club Rotherham United on a season-long loan deal.[12]

International career

In May 2018, Appiah scored for England U17 against Italy in the group stage of the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[13] The hosts were eliminated by the Netherlands at the semi-final stage on a penalty shootout with Appiah successfully converting his spot kick.[14]

In October 2018, Appiah scored for the England U18s against Sweden.[15] In March 2019, Appiah received his first call-up for the England U19s for the 2019 U19 EURO Elite Qualifying Round[16] and made his U19 debut as a 66th minute substitute during the 4–1 win over Czech Republic at St. George's Park.[17]

Personal life

Appiah was born in Amsterdam, before moving to Nottingham in England when he was six-years old.[18] Appiah is of Ghanaian descent.[19][20]

Appiah's older brother Nathaniel is also a footballer. A defender, he came through the ranks at Rochdale.[21]

Career statistics

As of 2 March 2024[22]
  1. ^ Appearances in Segunda División play-offs

References

  1. ^ "Club list of registered players as at 18th May 2019" (PDF). efl.com. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Arvin Appiah profile". Official Nottingham Forest Website. 29 August 2018. Archived from the original on 31 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Burton Albion 3-2 Forest". Official Nottingham Forest Website. 30 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Appiah signs new contract". Official Nottingham Forest Website. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Arvin Appiah: Nottingham Forest winger joins Almeria for £8m". BBC Sport Website. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Appiah leaves for Spain". www.nottinghamforest.co.uk.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ Cofán, David (1 February 2021). "Arvin Appiah, nuevo jugador del Lugo" [Arvin Appiah, new player of Lugo]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Arvin Appiah agrees loan move to CD Tenerife until end of season". UD Almería. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  10. ^ "Arvin Appiah finaliza su vinculación contractual con el CD Tenerife" [Arvin Appiah ends his contractual relationship with CD Tenerife] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 30 December 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  11. ^ "Appiah, aceleración y alta velocidad para las bandas" [Appiah, acceleration and high speed for the wings]. Málaga CF (in Spanish). 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  12. ^ "SIGNING | MILLERS SECURE WINGER ON LOAN". www.themillers.co.uk. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  13. ^ "European Under-17 Championship: England fight back to beat Italy 2-1". BBC Sport. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  14. ^ "England 0-0 Netherlands". UEFA. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ "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.
  18. ^ "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.
  19. ^ https://footballghana.com/i-am-physically-and-technically-ready-for-nottingham-forest-challenge-ghanaian-youngster-arvin-appiah[permanent dead link]
  20. ^ Ghanaian youngster Appiah pops up on the rader of Bundesliga clubs atlfmonline.com [dead link]
  21. ^ "Nathaniel Appiah on His Footballing Family". Rochdale AFC. 23 February 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  22. ^ Arvin Appiah at Soccerway

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