Stephen Appiah
Ghanaian footballer (born 1980) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Stephen Leroy Appiah (/ˈæpiɑː/ AP-ee-ah; born 24 December 1980) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. During his career, he played for teams such as Udinese, Parma, Brescia, Juventus and Fenerbahçe.
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Full name | Stephen Leroy Appiah | ||
Date of birth | (1980-12-24) 24 December 1980 (age 43) | ||
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) | |
International career | |||
Ghana U17 | |||
Ghana U20 | |||
1995–2010 | Ghana | 67 | (15) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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Appiah was a member of the Ghana national team, which he represented at youth, Olympic, and senior levels. He captained Ghana at their World Cup debut in 2006 and at the 2010 World Cup.