Marcel Appiah (born 26 March 1988) is a German professional footballer who most recently played as a centre-back or right-back for VfB Oldenburg. He previously played for Eredivisie club NEC, Arminia Bielefeld, VfL Osnabrück, Birmingham Legion, and VfR Aalen.[1]
 Appiah in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 March 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Schwelm, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1999 | TuS Ennepetal | ||
| 1999–2004 | Schalke 04 | ||
| 2004 | TSG Sprockhövel | ||
| 2005 | VfL Bochum | ||
| 2005–2007 | Wattenscheid 09 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | TSG Sprockhövel | 19 | (1) |
| 2008–2011 | Arminia Bielefeld II | 64 | (1) |
| 2010–2014 | Arminia Bielefeld | 106 | (5) |
| 2014–2016 | NEC | 50 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | VfL Osnabrück | 61 | (0) |
| 2019 | Birmingham Legion | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | VfR Aalen | 44 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | VfB Oldenburg | 77 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:30, 4 July 2024 (UTC) | |||
Early life
editAppiah was born to a Ghanaian father and an Italian mother in Schwelm and grew up in Ennepetal.
Career
editAppiah played in the youth for TuS Ennepetal, FC Schalke 04, TSG Sprockhövel, VfL Bochum and SG Wattenscheid.[2] He made his professional debut in the 2. Bundesliga on 24 April 2010 against 1. FC Kaiserslautern.[3]
Personal life
editHis uncle is the former Italian footballer and current German SPD politician Giuseppe Bianco.[4]
Honours
editNEC
References
edit- ^ "Marcel Appiah" (in German). Kicker. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ Münch, Achim (29 May 2008). "Marcel Appiah wechselt nach Bielefeld" (in German). derwesten.de. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
- ^ "Ex-TSG-Spieler Marcel Appiah feiert Zweitliga-Debüt" (in German). tsg-fans.de. 21 April 2010. Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
- ^ Lützenberger, Heinz-G. (24 April 2010). "Fußball: Ennepetaler Marcel Appiah mit Profi-Premiere" (in German). derwesten.de. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
External links
edit- Marcel Appiah at WorldFootball.net
- Marcel Appiah at fussballdaten.de (in German)
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