Emmanuel Appiah (footballer)

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Emmanuel (Eman) Appiah
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-09-26) September 26, 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Sampa, Ghana
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2015 Cincinnati Bearcats 65 (7)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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Career

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]

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References

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  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.