Keenan Forson

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Keenan Forson
Keenan Appiah-Forson.jpeg
Appiah-Forson warming up for West Ham United in 2021
Personal information
Full name Keenan Appiah-Forson [1]
Date of birth (2001-10-16) 16 October 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Greenwich, England [2]
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) [3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Southend United
Number 22
Youth career
–2021 West Ham United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2024 West Ham United 0 (0)
2023–2024 → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 27 (1)
2024– Southend United 18 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:25, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

Keenan Appiah-Forson (born 16 October 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Southend United. [4]

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Career

Forson joined West Ham United at the age of 14, following a successful trial with the club. [5] On 9 December 2021, Forson made his senior debut for West Ham in a 1–0 loss against Dinamo Zagreb in the UEFA Europa League, coming on as an 87th minute substitute for Sonny Perkins. [6] In February 2022, Forson signed a new contract which would see him at the club until the summer of 2023. The deal included the option to extend his contract for a further year. [7] In September 2023, Forson joined National League team, Dagenham & Redbridge on loan for the remainder of the 2023–24 season. [8] In June 2024, West Ham announced that Forson would be leaving the club at the end of the 2023–24 season. [9]

On 30 August 2024, Forson signed for Southend United. [10]

Personal life

Born in London, [11] Forson is of Ghanaian descent. [12]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Ham United U21 2019–20 [4] —————2 [a] 020
2020–21 [4] —————2 [a] 020
2021–22 [4] —————3 [a] 131
2022–23 [4] —————3 [a] 030
Total————101101
West Ham United 2021–22 Premier League 0000001 [b] 0—10
2022–23 Premier League0000001 [c] 0—10
Total00000020—20
Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 2023–24 National League 27100——1 [d] 0281
Career total271000020111402
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ↑ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

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References

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  2. ↑ Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Keenan Appiah-Forson". Eurosport. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "England - K. Appiah-Forson - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "Keenan Forson". West Ham United F.C. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "West Ham United vs. Dinamo Zagreb - 9 December 2021 - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  7. ↑ "U23s midfielder Keenan Appiah-Forson signs new West Ham United deal | West Ham United". www.whufc.com.
  8. ↑ "Keenan Appiah-Forson joins Dagenham & Redbridge on loan". West Ham United F.C. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  9. ↑ "Ogbonna and Anang to leave West Ham United". West Ham United F.C. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  10. ↑ "Appiah-Forson Arrives!". Southend United F.C. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  11. ↑ "FIIFI's EYE: Meet the Five Ghanaian players at West Ham". Kick Ghana. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  12. ↑ "West Ham to unleash talented Ghanaian kid Keenan Appiah-Forson next season". GhanaSoccernet. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.


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