Stephen Appiah
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen Appiah | ||
| Date of birth | 24 December 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1997 | Hearts of Oak | 21 | (19) |
| 1997–2000 | Udinese | 36 | (0) |
| 2000–2003 | Parma | 28 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | → Brescia (loan) | 31 | (7) |
| 2003–2005 | Juventus | 48 | (3) |
| 2005–2008 | Fenerbahçe | 64 | (11) |
| 2009–2010 | Bologna | 2 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Cesena | 14 | (0) |
| 2012 | Vojvodina | 11 | (1) |
| Total | 255 | (41) | |
| National team | |||
| 1995 | Ghana U17 | ||
| 1995–1996 | Ghana U20 | ||
| 1996–2010 | Ghana | 67 | (15) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Stephen Appiah (born 24 December 1980) is a Ghanaian football player. He played for Ghana national team. Appiah was a talented, tenacious, and physically strong, all-round box-to-box midfielder, who was capable of defending well, as well as orchestrating attacks, creating chances for teammates, and even scoring goals himself, due to his vision, technique, aggressive tackling, athletic attributes, stamina, and his powerful and accurate shot from distance with his right foot. A versatile, powerful, and hard-working player, he was capable of playing anywhere in midfield, and adapting himself to several different formations, but usually operated in the centre of the pitch. Regarded as one of the best African football players of all time.
Club career statistics[change | change source]
| Club statistics | League | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
| Italy | League | |||
| 1997/98 | Udinese | Serie A | 11 | 0 |
| 1998/99 | 21 | 0 | ||
| 1999/00 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2000/01 | Parma | Serie A | 16 | 0 |
| 2001/02 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2002/03 | Brescia | Serie A | 31 | 7 |
| 2003/04 | Juventus | Serie A | 30 | 1 |
| 2004/05 | 18 | 2 | ||
| Turkey | League | |||
| 2005/06 | Fenerbahçe | Süper Lig | 32 | 8 |
| 2006/07 | 26 | 3 | ||
| 2007/08 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Italy | League | |||
| 2009/10 | Bologna | Serie A | ||
| Country | Italy | 144 | 10 | |
| Turkey | 64 | 11 | ||
| Total | 208 | 21 | ||
International career statistics[change | change source]
| Ghana national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 1 |
| 2001 | 5 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 | 5 | 3 |
| 2004 | 5 | 2 |
| 2005 | 7 | 2 |
| 2006 | 16 | 2 |
| 2007 | 3 | 1 |
| 2008 | 3 | 1 |
| 2009 | 7 | 1 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 67 | 15 |
Honours[change | change source]
Hearts of Oak[2]
- Ghana Premier League: 1996–97
- Ghanaian FA Cup: 1996
Parma[2]
Juventus[2]
Fenerbahçe[2]
Ghana U17[2]
Individual
- SWAG Most Promising Football Star of the Year: 1997[3][4]
- Summer Olympic Football All-Star Team: 2004[5]
- Ghana Footballer of the Year: 2005, 2007
- Footballer of the Year in Turkey: 2007
- African Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: 2006[6]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Stephen Appiah". www.national-football-teams.com.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Cite error: The named reference
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- ↑ Provencal, E. N. O. (22 February 1997). The Mirror: Issue 2,304 February 22 1997. Graphic Communications Group.
- ↑ "Olympic Football All-Star Team". FIFA. Archived from the original on 27 August 2004. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ↑ "All-Star Team of the Tournament". CAF. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
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