 Appiah playing forGhana in 2015 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Kwesi Appiah[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1990-08-12)12 August 1990 (age 35)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Camberwell, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Striker[4] | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Ebbsfleet United | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –2008 | Ebbsfleet United | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Ebbsfleet United | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Peterborough United | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009 | →Weymouth (loan) | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009 | →King's Lynn (loan) | 10 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010 | →Kettering Town (loan) | 15 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Brackley Town | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Thurrock | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Margate | 24 | (22) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2017 | Crystal Palace | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012 | →Aldershot Town (loan) | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013 | →Yeovil Town (loan) | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013 | →Cambridge United (loan) | 14 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | →Notts County (loan) | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | →AFC Wimbledon (loan) | 7 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | →Cambridge United (loan) | 19 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015 | →Reading (loan) | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | →Viking (loan) | 12 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2020 | AFC Wimbledon | 59 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | NorthEast United | 8 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Crawley Town | 30 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | →Colchester United (loan) | 13 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Boreham Wood | 48 | (27) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Ebbsfleet United | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2019 | Ghana | 7 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:23, 13 March 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 March 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
Kwesi Appiah (born 12 August 1990) is a professionalfootballer who plays as astriker forEbbsfleet United. Born in England, he represents theGhana national team.
Appiah was born inCamberwell, Greater London, to a Ghanaian father and an English mother.[5] He is a product of theEbbsfleet United PASEyouth system, and graduated to thefirst team in August 2008.[6] He scored his first goal for the club with his first touch after coming on as a substitute againstWoking on 20 September 2008.[7] Appiah missed training in October and after leaving the ground, he failed to report back to the club.[8]
His disappearance was explained in October, whenLeague One teamPeterborough United announced the signing of Appiah, on a three-and-a-half-year deal.[9] The matter was reported toThe Football Association, as it was reported in breach of regulations.[10] On 15 December it was reported that the FA had decided that the approach made for Appiah by Peterborough was "not proven" and so no ruling could be made.[11]
Appiah wasloaned out back to the Conference withWeymouth in February 2009 and made his debut in a 2–0 defeat toYork City.[12] He suffered from an ankleligament injury that ruled him out of a game againstAltrincham,[13] but returned for the 5–0 defeat toBurton Albion.[14] He returned to Peterborough on 20 March.[15] He spent time atNorthern Premier League Premier Division sideKing's Lynn in 2009, where he played 10 games scoring 9 goals,[16] including a hat-trick against Durham City in an 11–0 win.[17] Appiah's loan spell came to an abrupt end when the club was wound up in late-November 2009;[18] this meant their record for 2009–10 was expunged.[19] On 19 January 2010, he joinedKettering Town on a month-long loan.[20]
Appiah joinedSouthern Football League Premier Division sideBrackley Town for the 2010–11 season.[citation needed] Appiah then signed a two-year deal withIsthmian League Premier Division sideMargate on 25 July 2011.[citation needed] After his great run of form this attracted a number of professional clubs and on 16 January 2012, he was linked with a move toBlackpool, when he claimed Margate had agreed to a deal withthe Seasiders and stated that he was due to travel to Blackpool for talks with manager, but he later rejected the move as he preferred to move to London.[21] Appiah left Margate having scored 35 goals in 34 games for the club.[22]
On 31 January 2012, he agreed to his second professional deal to play forCrystal Palace.[23] On 28 January 2013, Appiah joinedFootball League One sideYeovil Town on a month's loan deal.[24] He made his first appearance for Yeovil in the 2–1 win overMK Dons, coming on in the second half as a substitute forMatthew Dolan.[25]
Appiah returned to the Conference Premier on 13 September 2013 when he signed on a one-month loan deal for the then league leadersCambridge United.[26] Appiah scored his first Cambridge goal in a 3–0 win overNuneaton Town on 24 September and followed it with the equaliser in a 1–1 draw away atWrexham and the winner againstHereford United in the next two games.[citation needed] Having missed a penalty in a 0–0 stalemate againstChester, he atoned with both goals in the 2–0 win overSalisbury City that maintained Cambridge's six-point lead at the top of the Conference Premier on 19 October.[citation needed] Appiah had earlier confirmed the loan deal had been extended by a further month via his Twitter account.[27] Appiah scored further goals againstAldershot Town,Barnet (2) andMacclesfield Town (2) in November, leading Cambridge managerRichard Money to express his eagerness to re-sign Appiah on loan in the January transfer window.[28]
On 21 January 2014, Appiah joinedNotts County on a one-month emergency loan.[29]
On 27 March 2014, Appiah joinedLeague Two sideAFC Wimbledon on loan for the remainder of the2013–14 season.[30] He scored his first goal in a 2–2 draw withNewport County.[citation needed]
On 9 July 2014, Appiah rejoined Cambridge United on a six-month loan.[31] Since his last stint at Cambridge, the club had regained their place inthe Football League.[citation needed] He scored six league goals in nineteen league appearances but also scored the winner in the first round of the FA Cup against League OneFleetwood Town and a late equaliser againstMansfield Town in the second round[32] – playing a large role in maintaining a run to the fourth round and two lucrative ties against Manchester United.[citation needed]
On 26 March 2015, Appiah joinedReading on loan until the end of the2014–15 season.[33] Appiah then injured his anterior cruciate ligament on 7 June 2015, while training for the Ghana national side[34] As of 26 January 2016, it was reported that he had made enough progress to soon restart light training.[35]
On 29 March 2017, it was announced that Appiah had joined NorwegianEliteserien clubViking on loan until the end of June.[36]
He re-signed forLeague One side AFC Wimbledon, this time on a permanent basis, on 31 May 2017.[37] He scored his first goal for Wimbledon in a 2–0 win againstDoncaster Rovers on 26 August 2017.[38] He was released by AFC Wimbledon when his contract expired in June 2020.[39]
On 14 October 2020, Appiah joinedIndian Super League clubNorthEast United FC on a one-year deal.[40][41]
On 16 August 2021, Appiah joinedEFL League Two clubCrawley Town on a one-year deal with the option for a second.[42]
On 1 September 2022, Appiah joinedColchester United on loan until the end of the2022–23 season.[43]
On 2 July 2023, he departed Crawley having had his contract terminated by mutual consent.[44]
On 14 July 2023, Appiah signed forNational League clubBoreham Wood on a two-year deal.[45]
On 18 June 2025, Appiah returned toNational League South side Ebbsfleet United, seventeen years after graduating from the club's youth academy.[46]
Appiah was eligible to represent both Ghana and England. On 24 December 2014 he was called into the 31-man provisional squad for the2015 Africa Cup of Nations byGhana.[47] He made his debut in Ghana's 2–1 win overSouth Africa on 27 January 2015[48] and scored his first international goal in the quarter-final victory overGuinea.[49]
He graduated in 2022 fromStaffordshire University having obtained a first class degree in Professional Sports Writing and Broadcasting.[50][51]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ebbsfleet United | 2008–09[52] | Conference Premier | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
| Peterborough United | 2008–09[53] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10[54] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Weymouth (loan) | 2008–09[55] | Conference Premier | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Kettering Town (loan) | 2009–10[56] | Conference Premier | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | 15 | 2 | |||
| Thurrock | 2010–11[57] | Conference South | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Margate | 2011–12[22] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 24 | 22 | — | 24 | 22 | |||||
| Crystal Palace | 2011–12[58] | Championship | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13[59] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2013–14[60] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15[32] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16[61] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Aldershot Town (loan) | 2012–13[59] | League Two | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Yeovil Town (loan) | 2012–13[59] | League One | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Cambridge United (loan) | 2013–14[57] | Conference Premier | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 19 | 10 | |
| Notts County (loan) | 2013–14[60] | League One | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| AFC Wimbledon (loan) | 2013–14[60] | League Two | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | |||
| Cambridge United (loan) | 2014–15[32] | League Two | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 8 | |
| Reading (loan) | 2014–15[32] | Championship | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||
| Viking (loan) | 2017[57] | Eliteserien | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | 12 | 3 | |||
| AFC Wimbledon | 2017–18[62] | League One | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 16 | 3 |
| 2018–19[63] | League One | 26 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2[b] | 1 | 33 | 7 | |
| 2019–20[64] | League One | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 23 | 4 | |
| Total | 59 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 72 | 15 | ||
| NorthEast United | 2020–21[57] | Indian Super League | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | |||
| Crawley Town | 2021–22[65] | League Two | 26 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 1 | 29 | 12 |
| 2022–23[66] | League Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 12 | ||
| Colchester United (loan) | 2022–23[66] | League Two | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| Boreham Wood | 2023–24[67] | National League | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | |
| 2024–25[57] | National League South | 32 | 24 | 4 | 3 | — | 3[a] | 1 | 39 | 28 | ||
| Total | 48 | 27 | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 55 | 31 | |||
| Career total | 279 | 103 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 317 | 113 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 2015 | 6 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 7 | 2 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 February 2015 | Estadio de Malabo,Malabo, Equatorial Guinea |  Guinea | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations | [49] |
| 2 | 26 March 2019 | Accra Sports Stadium,Accra, Ghana |  Mauritania | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly | [68] |
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