Arvin Appiah

Arvin Amoakoh Appiah (born 5 January 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Spanish club Málaga CF, on loan from UD Almería.

Arvin Appiah
Personal information
Full name Arvin Amoakoh Appiah[1]
Date of birth (2001-01-05) 5 January 2001[2]
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Málaga
(on loan from Almería)
Number 2
Youth career
2010–2018 Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Nottingham Forest 6 (0)
2019– Almería 54 (2)
2020 Almería B 4 (0)
2021 → Lugo (loan) 13 (0)
2022 → Tenerife (loan) 11 (0)
2023– → Málaga (loan) 6 (0)
International career‡
2016–2017 England U16 4 (1)
2017–2018 England U17 10 (3)
2018–2019 England U18 11 (3)
2019 England U19 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 March 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:39, 17 November 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Nottingham Forest

Appiah made his professional debut for Nottingham Forest on 30 October 2018, appearing as an 85th-minute substitute and scoring a goal in a 3–2 loss in a fourth round EFL Cup game against Burton Albion.[3]

On 23 January 2019, Appiah penned a four-and-a-half-year contract extension with Forest.[4]

Almería

On 2 September 2019 Appiah signed for Spanish Segunda División side Almería on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee, reported to be £8 million.[5][6][7]

On 1 February 2021, Appiah moved to fellow second division team CD Lugo, on a loan deal until the end of the season.[8] Upon returning, he was mainly a backup option as the Rojiblancos achieved promotion to La Liga as champions.

On 1 September 2022, Appiah was loaned to CD Tenerife in the second level for the season.[9] On 30 December, however, his loan was cut short,[10] and he moved to fellow second tier side Málaga CF on 9 January, also in a temporary deal.[11]

International career

In May 2018, Appiah scored for England U17 against Italy in the group stage of the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[12] The hosts were eliminated by the Netherlands at the semi-final stage on a penalty shootout with Appiah successfully converting his spot kick.[13]

In October 2018, Appiah scored for the England U18s against Sweden.[14] In March 2019, Appiah received his first call-up for the England U19s for the 2019 U19 EURO Elite Qualifying Round[15] and made his U19 debut as a 66th minute substitute during the 4–1 win over Czech Republic at St. George's Park[16]

Personal life

Appiah was born in Amsterdam, before moving to Nottingham in England when he was six-years old.[17] Appiah is of Ghanaian descent.[18][19]

Appiah's older brother Nathaniel is also a footballer. A defender, he came through the ranks at Rochdale.[20]

Career statistics
As of 2 April 2023[21]
Appearances and goals by club, season, and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nottingham Forest 2018–19 EFL Championship 600011—71
2019–20 EFL Championship 000010—10
Total 6000210081
Almería 2019–20 Segunda División 21110—2[lower-alpha 1]0241
2020–21 1011—0021
2021–22 31131—00342
2022–23 La Liga 0000—0000
Total 532520020584
Almería B 2020–21 Tercera División 4000—0040
CD Lugo (loan) 2020–21 Segunda División 13000—00130
CD Tenerife (loan) 2022–23 Segunda División 11020—00130
Málaga CF (loan) 2022–23 Segunda División 6000—0060
Career total 9327221201025
  1. Appearances in Segunda División play-offs

References
  1. https://www.efl.com/siteassets/image/201920/efl-professional-retain-list--free-transfers---2018-19.pdf
  2. "Arvin Appiah profile". Official Nottingham Forest Website. 29 August 2018. Archived from the original on 31 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  3. "Burton Albion 3-2 Forest". Official Nottingham Forest Website. 30 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  4. "Appiah signs new contract". Official Nottingham Forest Website. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  5. "Arvin Appiah: Nottingham Forest winger joins Almeria for £8m". BBC Sport Website. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  6. "Appiah leaves for Spain". www.nottinghamforest.co.uk.
  7. "Arvin Appiah, una de las perlas del fútbol inglés, ficha en el Almería | Almería - Web Oficial". Arvin Appiah, una de las perlas del fútbol inglés, ficha en el Almería | Almería - Web Oficial.
  8. Cofán, David (1 February 2021). "Arvin Appiah, nuevo jugador del Lugo" [Arvin Appiah, new player of Lugo]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  9. "Arvin Appiah agrees loan move to CD Tenerife until end of season". UD Almería. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  10. "Arvin Appiah finaliza su vinculación contractual con el CD Tenerife" [Arvin Appiah ends his contractual relationship with CD Tenerife] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 30 December 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  11. "Appiah, aceleración y alta velocidad para las bandas" [Appiah, acceleration and high speed for the wings]. Málaga CF (in Spanish). 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  12. "European Under-17 Championship: England fight back to beat Italy 2-1". BBC Sport. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  13. "England 0-0 Netherlands". UEFA. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  14. "Goals from John-Jules, Anjorin, Appiah and Laird seal big win at St. George's Park". The Football Association. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  15. "A 21-STRONG SQUAD HAS BEEN SELECTED FOR ENGLAND U19S' ELITE EURO QUALIFIERS AT SGP". The Football Association. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  16. "YOUNG LIONS MAKE A WINNING START TO THEIR U19 EURO QUALIFIERS AT ST. GEORGE'S PARK". The Football Association. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  17. "Arvin Appiah hopes to return from England trip with goals and a trophy - and as a better player for Nottingham Forest". Nottinghamshire Live Website. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  18. https://footballghana.com/i-am-physically-and-technically-ready-for-nottingham-forest-challenge-ghanaian-youngster-arvin-appiah%5B%5D
  19. https://www.atlfmonline.com/sports/30-local-sports/14835-ghanaian-youngster-arvin-appiah-pops-up-on-the-radar-of-bundesliga-clubs.html
  20. "FREEVIEW | Nathaniel Appiah On His Footballing Family". Rochdale AFC. 23 February 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  21. Arvin Appiah at Soccerway
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