Kwabena Appiah

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Kwabena Appiah
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Appiah at training
Personal information
Full name Kwabena Appiah-Kubi
Date of birth (1992-05-19) 19 May 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Auckland, New Zealand
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Granville Rage
Parramatta City
2011 North West Sydney Spirit
2011–2012 Central Coast Mariners
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010 Granville Rage 12 (0)
2011 North West Sydney Spirit 17 (5)
2012 Parramatta FC 9 (6)
2012–2015 Western Sydney Wanderers 25 (0)
2015 Wellington Phoenix Reserves 2 (0)
2015–2016 Wellington Phoenix 16 (0)
2016–2018 Central Coast Mariners 38 (2)
2018 Incheon United 25 (1)
2019 Newcastle Jets 2 (1)
2019–2020 Western United 6 (1)
2021 Nakhon Ratchasima 14 (1)
2023 Madura United 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 April 2023

Kwabena Appiah-Kubi (born 1992) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a winger.

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Biography

Born in Auckland to Ghanaian parents, Appiah arrived in Sydney, Australia as a six-year-old. [1] He started playing football in the Granville Association, and came of age in the Western Sydney region at Parramatta City, Granville Rage and Spirit FC. He lived in Parramatta and was educated at Parramatta Marist Brothers. [2] Having never made a competitive international appearance, Appiah remains eligible for New Zealand, Australia and Ghana.

Club career

Central Coast Mariners

Appiah was a part of the 2011–2012 Central Coast Mariners, A-League National Youth League winning squad in which he scored 9 goals throughout the season.

Western Sydney Wanderers

On 25 June 2012, Appiah joined Western Sydney Wanderers as one of the club's first three signed players. [3] On 6 October he made his A-League debut against his former youth club, Central Coast Mariners, in the Wanderers' first ever competitive match. [4]

Appiah won the A-League Minor Premiership and the Asian Champions League at his time at the club along with winning the VISY Wanderers Asian Champions League player of the year award.

On 31 January 2015, Appiah left Western Sydney Wanderers, with the players contract terminated by mutual consent. [5]

Wellington Phoenix

On 13 February 2015 he joined Wellington Phoenix on an 18-month contract. [6]

Return to Central Coast Mariners

At the end of his contract, Appiah was released by the Phoenix, and subsequently returned to Central Coast Mariners on trial. [7] After a successful trial, Central Coast Mariners signed him on a one-year deal. [8] Appiah scored his first ever A-League goal against Adelaide United on 5 February, lobbing the opposition goalkeeper.[ citation needed ] On 29 May 2017, Appiah signed a one-year contract extension with Central Coast Mariners. [9]

Incheon United

On 31 January 2018, Appiah left the A-League to move to Korean club Incheon United. [10] He made his debut for Incheon on the opening day of the K League 1 season against Gangwon in March. He scored his first goal for the club against Pohang Steelers in August. On 16 January 2019, Appiah left Incheon United after nearly a year with the K League 1 side.

A-League career statistics

As of 11 December 2017 [11]
A-League appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeason A-League Finals FFA Cup Asia Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Western Sydney Wanderers 2012–13 120100000130
2013–14 1000000120220
2014–15 2000100030
Wanderers total2401010120380
Wellington Phoenix 2014–15 2000000020
2015–16 140001100151
Phoenix total160001100171
Central Coast Mariners 2016–17 202001000212
2017–18 170001200102
Mariners total372002200324
Total7721043120945

Honours

Club

Central Coast Mariners

Western Sydney Wanderers

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References

  1. ↑ "Thursday FC: Western Sydney Wanderers & the Derby – YouTube". YouTube .
  2. ↑ Gatt, Ray (26 June 2012). "Next big thing Kwabena gets urge to wander". The Australian. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Western Sydney ready to begin our journey". Football Federation Australia . 19 June 2012. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  4. ↑ "Kwabena Appiah-Kubi". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  5. ↑ "Appiah departs Wanderers after contract termination". theworldgame.sbs.com.au. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "PLAYER SIGNING | Phoenix sign Asian Champions League winner Appiah". Wellington Phoenix. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  7. ↑ Davidson, John (28 June 2016). "Mariners take two on trial". FourFourTwo . Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  8. ↑ "Mariners sign ACL winner". Football Federation Australia. 14 July 2016.
  9. ↑ "Speedster extends Mariners stay". FourFourTwo . 29 May 2017.
  10. ↑ "Central Coast's Kwabena Appiah on verge of Incheon United move". ESPN FC. 31 January 2018.
  11. ↑ "Kwabena Appiah-Kubi". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
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