 Ofosu Appiah in 2016. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Ofosu Appiah[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 December 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Narva Trans | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Ashanti Gold | 15 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Heart of Lions | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Asante Kotoko | ||
| 2011–2012 | Jomo Cosmos | 18 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | Skonto | 39 | (3) |
| 2016–2018 | Infonet | 40 | (9) |
| 2018 | RFS | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | Liepāja | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | Valmieras | 16 | (1) |
| 2020– | Narva Trans | 21 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2009 | Ghana | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:11, 24 December 2020 (UTC) | |||
Michael Ofosu Appiah (born 29 December 1989) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays for Narva Trans as a centre-back.
Career
Born in Accra,[1] Appiah started his football career at Ajax Football Academy (Kumasi) in Ghana in 2002 as central defender. He played in Ghana national under-17 football team after a call-up in a tournament. He was then promoted to the senior side of Ashanti Gold S.C. and played in 2005–06 Ghana Premier League.
At the end of his first season he got transferred to Accra base team Heart of Lions in 2006–07, and was called to the national U23 team afterwards. He was transferred from Heart of Lions to a major club in Ghana, Asante Kotoko SC for three seasons.[2] He was asked to join Ghana Black Stars for participation during Chan tournament. He moved to South Africa, where he played for Jomo Cosmos for two seasons.
He moved to Latvia thereupon and played for Skonto FC for three seasons.[3][4][5] He played for Estonian side FC Infonet.[6][7][8][9][10]
On 19 June 2019, Appiah joined Valmieras FK.[11]
On 31 January 2020, Appiah joined Narva Trans.[12]
On August 1, 2021, Appiah became a free agent and is now without a club.
Career stats
International
In 2009, Ofosu Appiah played for the Black Stars, the Ghana national football team against Argentina in a friendly international match.[13]
| Ghana national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 30 September 2009.
Honours
Individual
- Meistriliiga Player of the Month: March 2016[14]
References
- 1 2 3 "Ofosu Appiah". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ↑ KoshTV (27 January 2011), Clips of Asante Kotoko's footballer Ofosu Appiah, retrieved 14 July 2016
- ↑ "Ofosu Appiah". Latvian Football Federation. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ↑ "Synottip Upper League – Player Transfers (Winter 2016)". Latvian Football Federation. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ↑ Jana Mika (7 May 2014), Ofosu Appiah superb goal. Skonto Riga 6th may 2014, retrieved 14 July 2016
- ↑ "Local stars to test Argentina – News". Kick Off. 30 September 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ↑ "Players". FC Infonet. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ↑ "Ofosu Appiah: I'm treated like a King in Skonto". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ↑ "Ofosu Appiah – Player Profile – Football". Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ↑ "Puštov and Appiah – best in March". FC Infonet. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- ↑ Ofosu Appiah at Soccerway
- ↑ "Ofosu Appia goes to Narva Trans". JK NARVA TRANS FOOTBALL CLUB OFFICIAL WEBSITE. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ↑ "Argentina's footballer Mauro Boselli (R) vies for the ball with Ghana's Ofosu Appiah". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ↑ "Premium liiga märtsikuu parimateks valiti Puštov ja Appiah" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 31 March 2016.
External links
- Ofosu Appiah at Soccerway