Stephen Appiah
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.[according to whom?]
 Stephen Appiah in 2006 | |||
| 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 | |||
Career statistics
changeClub
change| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Udinese | 1997–98 | Serie A | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 3 | – | 2[a] | 0 | 29 | 3 | |||
| 1999–00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 36 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 3 | ||
| Parma | 2000–01 | Serie A | 15 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | – | 26 | 2 | |
| 2001–02 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | 23 | 0 | |||
| Total | 28 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 2 | ||
| Brescia (loan) | 2002–03 | Serie A | 31 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 32 | 7 | |
| Juventus | 2003–04 | Serie A | 30 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 46 | 1 |
| 2004–05 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 23 | 2 | |||
| Total | 48 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 3 | ||
| Fenerbahçe | 2005–06 | Süper Lig | 32 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | – | 44 | 11 | |
| 2006–07 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | – | 37 | 6 | |||
| 2007–08 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | |||
| Total | 64 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 17 | ||
| Bologna | 2009–10 | Serie A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |
| Cesena | 2010–11 | Serie A | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | |
| Vojvodina | 2011–12 | SuperLiga | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 1 | |
| Career total | 234 | 22 | 36 | 5 | 42 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 315 | 33 | ||
- ↑ Two appearances in season UEFA Cup qualification
- ↑ One appearance in 2003 Supercoppa Italiana.
International
change| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 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 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 67 | 15 |
Honours
changeHearts of Oak[2]
- Ghana Premier League: 1996–97
- Ghanaian FA Cup: 1996
Parma[2]
Juventus[2]
Fenerbahçe[2]
Ghana U17[2]
Individual
Notes
change- ↑ The 2004–05 title, was revoked following the Calciopoli scandal.
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Appiah, Stephen". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Stephen Appiah at Soccerway
- ↑ Provencal, E. N. O. (4 January 1997). The Mirror: Issue 2,197 January 4, 1997. Graphic Communications Group.
- ↑ 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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