Marcel Appiah

Marcel Appiah

Marcel Appiah in 2013
Personal information
Full name Marcel Appiah
Date of birth (1988-03-26) 26 March 1988
Place of birth Schwelm, West Germany
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 12 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current team
VfL Osnabrück
Number 4
Youth career
1994–1999 TuS Ennepetal
1999–2004 FC Schalke 04
2004 TSG Sprockhövel
2005 VfL Bochum
2005–2007 SG Wattenscheid
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– VfL Osnabrück 0 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 May 2016.


Marcel Appiah (born 26 March 1988) is a German professional footballer who plays as a right back for VfL Osnabrück.[1] He most recently played for Eredivisie club NEC.

Early life

Appiah was born to an Ghanaian father and an Italian mother in Schwelm, but grew up in Ennepetal.

Career

Appiah 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]

Honours

Club

NEC

Personal life

His uncle is the former Italian footballer and current German SPD Politician Giuseppe Bianco.[4]

References

  1. "Marcel Appiah" (in German). Kicker. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  2. Münch, Achim (29 May 2008). "Marcel Appiah wechselt nach Bielefeld" (in German). derwesten.de. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  3. "Ex-TSG-Spieler Marcel Appiah feiert Zweitliga-Debüt" (in German). tsg-fans.de. 21 April 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  4. Lützenberger, Heinz-G. (24 April 2010). "Fußball: Ennepetaler Marcel Appiah mit Profi-Premiere" (in German). derwesten.de. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
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