Marcel Appiah

Marcel Appiah

Marcel Appiah in 2013
Personal information
Full nameMarcel Appiah
Date of birth26 March 1988
Place of birthSchwelm, West Germany
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionFull back, Centre back
Club information
Current team
NEC
Number2
Youth career
1994–1999TuS Ennepetal
1999–2004FC Schalke 04
2004TSG Sprockhövel
2005VfL Bochum
2005–2007SG Wattenscheid
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2007–2008TSG Sprockhövel19(1)
2008–2011Arminia Bielefeld II64(1)
2010–2014Arminia Bielefeld106(5)
2014–NEC0(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 July 2014.
† Appearances (Goals).

Marcel Appiah (born 26 March 1988 in Schwelm) is a German professional footballer, who currently plays for NEC in the Dutch Eerste Divisie.[1]

Early life

Appiah was born to an Ghanaian father and an Italian mother in Schwelm, but grew up in Ennepetal.

Career

Appiah played in the youth for TuS Ennepetal, FC Schalke 04, TSG Sprockhövel, VfL Bochum and SG Wattenscheid.[2] He made his professional debut in the 2. Bundesliga on 24 April 2010 against 1. FC Kaiserslautern.[3]

Honours

Club

NEC

Personal life

His uncle is the former Italian footballer and current German SPD Politician Giuseppe Bianco.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Marcel Appiah" (in German). DSC Arminia Bielefeld. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  2. ↑ Münch, Achim (29 May 2008). "Marcel Appiah wechselt nach Bielefeld" (in German). derwesten.de. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  3. ↑ "Ex-TSG-Spieler Marcel Appiah feiert Zweitliga-Debüt" (in German). tsg-fans.de. 21 April 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  4. ↑ Lützenberger, Heinz-G. (24 April 2010). "Fußball: Ennepetaler Marcel Appiah mit Profi-Premiere" (in German). derwesten.de. Retrieved 14 August 2011.

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