Kwesi Appiah

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the Ghanaian football coach, see James Kwesi Appiah.
Kwesi Appiah

Appiah playing for Weymouth in 2009
Personal information
Full nameKwesi Appiah
Date of birth (1990-08-12) 12 August 1990
Place of birthThamesmead, England
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current clubNotts County
( on loan from Crystal Palace)
Number15
Youth career
000?–2008Ebbsfleet United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2008Ebbsfleet United3(1)
2008–2010Peterborough United0(0)
2009→ Weymouth (loan)4(0)
2009→ King's Lynn (loan)12(15)
2010→ Kettering Town (loan)15(4)
2010Brackley Town5(2)
2010Thurrock1(0)
2011–2012Margate33(35)
2012–Crystal Palace10(0)
2012→ Aldershot Town (loan)2(0)
2013→ Yeovil Town (loan)5(0)
2013→ Cambridge United (loan)14(10)
2014→ Notts County (loan)1(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8:00, 11 December 2013 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Kwesi Appiah (born 12 August 1990) is an English footballer who plays for Notts County on loan from Crystal Palace as a striker.

Born in Thamesmead, London, Appiah is a product of the Ebbsfleet United PASE youth system, and graduated to the first team in August 2008.[1] He scored his first goal for the club with his first touch after coming on as a substitute against Woking on 20 September 2008.[2]

Appiah missed training in October and after leaving the ground, he failed to report back to the club.[3] His disappearance was explained in October, when League One team Peterborough United announced the signing of Appiah, on a three and a half-year deal.[4] The matter was reported to The Football Association, as it was reported in breach of regulations.[5] On 15 December it was reported that the FA had decided that the approach made for Appiah by Peterborough was "not proven" and so no ruling could be made.[6]

Appiah was loaned out back to the Conference with Weymouth in February 2009 and made his debut in a 2–0 defeat to York City.[7] He suffered from an ankle ligament injury that ruled him out of a game against Altrincham,[8] but returned for the 5–0 defeat to Burton Albion.[9] He returned to Peterborough on 20 March.[10] He spent time at Northern Premier League side King's Lynn in 2009, where he played 9 games scoring 9 goals, including a hat-trick against Durham City in a 11–0 win. Next joining Kettering Town on a month's loan on 19 January 2010.[11]

Appiah joined Southern Football League Premier Division side Brackley Town for the 2010–11 season. Appiah then signed a two-year deal with Isthmian League Premier Division side Margate on 25 July 2011. After his great run of form this attracted a number of professional clubs and on 16 January 2012, he was linked with a move to Blackpool, when he claimed Margate had agreed a deal with the Seasiders and stated that he was due to travel to Blackpool for talks with manager, but he later rejected the move as he preferred to move to London.[12] Appiah left Margate having scored 35 goals in 34 games for the club.[13]

On 31 January 2012, he agreed his second professional deal to play for Crystal Palace.[14] On 28 January 2013, Appiah joined Football League One side Yeovil Town on a month's loan deal.[15] He made his first appearance for Yeovil in the 2–1 win over MK Dons, coming on in the second half as a substitute for Matthew Dolan.[16]

Appiah returned to the Football Conference on 13 September 2013 when he signed on a one-month loan deal for the then league leaders Cambridge United.[17] Appiah scored his first Cambridge goal in a 3-0 win over Nuneaton on September 24 and followed it with the equaliser in a 1-1 draw away at Wrexham and the winner against Hereford in the next two games. Having missed a penalty in a 0-0 stalemate against Chester, he atoned with both goals in the 2-0 win over Salisbury that maintained Cambridge United's six-point lead at the top of the Football Conference on October 19. Appiah had earlier confirmed the loan deal had been extended by a further month via his Twitter account.[18] Appiah scored further goals against Aldershot, Barnet (2) and Macclesfield (2) in November, leading Cambridge manager Richard Money to express his eagerness to re-sign Appiah on loan in the January transfer window.[19]

On 21 January 2014, Kwesi joined Notts County on a one-month emergency loan.[20]

References

  1. ↑ "Kwesi Appiah". Ebbsfleet United F.C. Retrieved 26 April 2009. 
  2. ↑ "Ebbsfleet 2–0 Woking". BBC Sport. 20 September 2008. Retrieved 21 March 2012. 
  3. ↑ Elliott, Sam (19 October 2008). "Fleet Facing Posh Fight". The Non-League Paper. Retrieved 26 April 2009. 
  4. ↑ "Ferguson Pleased With Trio". Peterborough United F.C. 15 October 2008. Retrieved 26 April 2009. 
  5. ↑ Peachey, Alec (13 November 2008). "Davis hopeful over Appiah case". Kent Online. Retrieved 21 March 2012. 
  6. ↑ "Peterborough case is 'not proven'". BBC Sport. 15 December 2008. Retrieved 21 March 2012. 
  7. ↑ "York 2–0 Weymouth". BBC Sport. 28 February 2009. Retrieved 21 March 2012. 
  8. ↑ Summers, Adam (13 March 2009). "KO for Kwesi". Dorset Echo. Retrieved 26 April 2009. 
  9. ↑ "Weymouth 0–5 Burton". BBC Sport. 17 March 2009. Retrieved 21 March 2012. 
  10. ↑ Summers, Adam (20 March 2009). "Critchell returns on loan". Dorset Echo. Retrieved 26 April 2009. 
  11. ↑ "Ebbsfleet United sign striker Moses Ashikodi". BBC Sport. 19 January 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2012. 
  12. ↑ "Appiah claims Seasiders deal". Sky Sports. Retrieved 16 January 2012. 
  13. ↑ "MFC: Appearances 2011/12". Margate F.C. Retrieved 23 January 2013. 
  14. ↑ "Appiah agrees Palace move". Sky Sports. Retrieved 31 January 2012. 
  15. ↑ "Kwesi Appiah leaves Crystal Palace to join Yeovil on loan". BBC Sport. 28 January 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2013. 
  16. ↑ "BBC Sport – Yeovil 2–1 MK Dons". BBC Sport. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013. 
  17. ↑ "Palace Striker Joins U's". Cambridge United FC. Retrieved 13 September 2013. 
  18. ↑ "Kwesi Appiah extends Cambridge United loan deal". Spy Ghana. Retrieved 20 October 2013. 
  19. ↑ "Cambridge United keen to keep Crystal Palace's Kwesi Appiah". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 December 2013. 
  20. ↑ "Palace Hotshot Joins Notts On Loan". Notts County FC. 21 January 2014. 

External links

Notts County F.C. – current squad
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.