Dennis Appiah
 Appiah with Saint-Étienne in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 June 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Toulouse, France | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Caen | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2004 | Toulouse Pradettes | ||
| 2004–2007 | Toulouse Fontaines | ||
| 2007–2011 | Monaco | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Monaco B | 41 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Monaco | 23 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | Caen | 103 | (1) |
| 2014 | Caen B | 3 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Anderlecht | 63 | (0) |
| 2019–2023 | Nantes | 88 | (0) |
| 2023–2026 | Saint-Étienne | 98 | (0) |
| 2026– | Caen | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2007–2008 | France U16 | 7 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | France U17 | 18 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | France U18 | 10 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | France U19 | 14 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | France U20 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 May 2026 | |||
Dennis Appiah (/ˈæpiɑː/ AP-ee-ah; born 9 June 1992) is a French professional footballer who plays for Ligue 3 club Caen. He was a France youth international, having earned caps at under-16, under-17, and under-18 level. Appiah played as a defensive midfielder. For both Nantes and Saint-Étienne, he's been playing in defence as a full-back and a centre-back in a back three.
Career
[edit]On 19 May 2010, Appiah signed his first professional contract agreeing to a three-year deal.[2][3] He made his professional debut on 1 August 2011 in a league match against Boulogne. He played the entire match, which ended 0–0.[4]
On 3 January 2023, Appiah signed for Ligue 2 club Saint-Étienne on a two-and-a-half-year contract.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 2 June 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Monaco B | 2010–11[6] | CFA | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||||
| 2011–12[6] | CFA | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2012–13[6] | CFA | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 41 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 41 | 0 | ||||||
| Monaco | 2011–12[6] | Ligue 2 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13[6] | Ligue 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||||
| Caen | 2013–14[6] | Ligue 2 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15[6] | Ligue 1 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16[6] | Ligue 1 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 1 | |||
| Total | 103 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 113 | 1 | ||||
| Caen B | 2014–15[6] | CFA 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Anderlecht | 2016–17[7] | First Division A | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7[a] | 0 | 9[b] | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| 2017–18[7] | First Division A | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19[7] | First Division A | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[e] | 0 | 8[b] | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Total | 63 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 98 | 0 | |||
| Nantes | 2019–20[6] | Ligue 1 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21[6] | Ligue 1 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2[f] | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22[6] | Ligue 1 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 37 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23[6] | Ligue 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6[e] | 0 | 1[g] | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Total | 88 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 106 | 0 | ||
| Saint-Étienne | 2022–23[6] | Ligue 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24[6] | Ligue 2 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3[h] | 0 | 36 | 0 | |||
| Total | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 55 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 373 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 442 | 1 | ||
- ↑ Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League and five in the UEFA Europa League
- 1 2 Appearances in the Belgian First Division A playoffs
- ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Appearance in the Belgian Super Cup
- 1 2 Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearances in the Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs
- ↑ One appearance in Trophée des Champions
- ↑ One appearance in the Ligue 2 promotion play-offs, two appearances in the Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs
Honours
[edit]Anderlecht
Nantes
References
[edit]- ↑ "Dennis Appiah". FC Nantes. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022.
- ↑ "Dennis Appiah: Premier contrat Pro" (in French). AS Monaco FC. 19 May 2010. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
- ↑ "Contrat pro signé pour Dennis Appiah" (in French). Planet ASM. 19 May 2010. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
- ↑ "Monaco v. Boulogne Match Report" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 1 August 2011. Archived from the original on 5 June 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
- ↑ "Dennis Appiah, nouveau défenseur de l'ASSE !". www.asse.fr (in French). 3 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Dennis Appiah at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- 1 2 3 "Dennis Appiah » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ↑ "COUPE DE FRANCE 2021 - 2022 - FINALE". fff.fr. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dennis Appiah.
- Club profile
- Dennis Appiah – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Dennis Appiah at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Dennis Appiah at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Dennis Appiah at the French Football Federation (archived 2017-03-27) (in French)
Categories:
- Living people
- 1992 births
- Footballers from Toulouse
- Men's association football midfielders
- French men's footballers
- France men's youth international footballers
- AS Monaco FC players
- Stade Malherbe Caen players
- RSC Anderlecht players
- FC Nantes players
- AS Saint-Étienne players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Belgian Pro League players
- French expatriate men's footballers
- French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- French expatriate sportspeople in Monaco
- Expatriate men's footballers in Monaco
- Black French sportspeople
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- 21st-century French sportsmen