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Emmanuel Appiah (footballer)

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Emmanuel (Eman) Appiah
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-09-26) September 26, 1993 (age 31)
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)
2016Charlotte Independence (loan) 2 (0)
2016 Sporting Kansas City 1 (0)
2016Swope 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

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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

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  1. ^ a b "Emmanuel Appiah - ProspectXI". Archived from the original on 2018-07-31. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ jpatrickrosch (14 January 2016). "Rapids Select Emmanuel Appiah". Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Rapids to loan Emmanuel Appiah, Caleb Calvert to Charlotte Independence". Archived from the original on 2016-03-24. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Sporting KC signs midfielder Emmanuel Appiah". Sporting Kansas City. 12 July 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Saint Louis FC Announces Signing of Emmanuel Appiah". Archived from the original on 2020-06-27. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  8. ^ "LA Galaxy sign midfielder Emmanuel Appiah | LA Galaxy". Archived from the original on 2020-09-11. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  9. ^ "EDUSTUSJOUKKUE – AC Kajaani". Archived from the original on 2020-09-29. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
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