Kwabena Appiah
 Appiah at training | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kwabena Appiah-Kubi | ||
| Date of birth | 19 May 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Granville Rage | |||
| Parramatta City | |||
| 2011 | North West Sydney Spirit | ||
| 2011–2012 | Central Coast Mariners | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010 | Granville Rage | 12 | (0) |
| 2011 | North West Sydney Spirit | 17 | (5) |
| 2012 | Parramatta FC | 9 | (6) |
| 2012–2015 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 25 | (0) |
| 2015 | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 2 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Wellington Phoenix | 16 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Central Coast Mariners | 38 | (2) |
| 2018 | Incheon United | 25 | (1) |
| 2019 | Newcastle Jets | 2 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Western United | 6 | (1) |
| 2021 | Nakhon Ratchasima | 14 | (1) |
| 2023 | Madura United | 12 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 April 2023 | |||
Kwabena Appiah-Kubi (born 1992) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a winger.
Biography
[edit]Born in Auckland to Ghanaian parents, Appiah arrived in Sydney, Australia as a six-year-old.[1] He started playing football in the Granville Association, and came of age in the Western Sydney region at Parramatta City, Granville Rage and Spirit FC. He lived in Parramatta and was educated at Parramatta Marist Brothers.[2] Having never made a competitive international appearance, Appiah remains eligible for New Zealand, Australia and Ghana.
Club career
[edit]Central Coast Mariners
[edit]Appiah was a part of the 2011–2012 Central Coast Mariners, A-League National Youth League winning squad in which he scored 9 goals throughout the season.
Western Sydney Wanderers
[edit]On 25 June 2012, Appiah joined Western Sydney Wanderers as one of the club's first three signed players.[3] On 6 October he made his A-League debut against his former youth club, Central Coast Mariners, in the Wanderers' first ever competitive match.[4]
Appiah won the A-League Minor Premiership and the Asian Champions League at his time at the club along with winning the VISY Wanderers Asian Champions League player of the year award.
On 31 January 2015, Appiah left Western Sydney Wanderers, with the players contract terminated by mutual consent.[5]
Wellington Phoenix
[edit]On 13 February 2015 he joined Wellington Phoenix on an 18-month contract.[6]
Return to Central Coast Mariners
[edit]At the end of his contract, Appiah was released by the Phoenix, and subsequently returned to Central Coast Mariners on trial.[7] After a successful trial, Central Coast Mariners signed him on a one-year deal.[8] Appiah scored his first ever A-League goal against Adelaide United on 5 February, lobbing the opposition goalkeeper.[citation needed] On 29 May 2017, Appiah signed a one-year contract extension with Central Coast Mariners.[9]
Incheon United
[edit]On 31 January 2018, Appiah left the A-League to move to Korean club Incheon United.[10] He made his debut for Incheon on the opening day of the K League 1 season against Gangwon in March. He scored his first goal for the club against Pohang Steelers in August. On 16 January 2019, Appiah left Incheon United after nearly a year with the K League 1 side.
A-League career statistics
[edit]- As of 11 December 2017[11]
| Club | Season | A-League | Finals | FFA Cup | Asia | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 2012–13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Wanderers total | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| Wellington Phoenix | 2014–15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
| Phoenix total | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| Central Coast Mariners | 2016–17 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
| 2017–18 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | |
| Mariners total | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 4 | |
| Total | 77 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 94 | 5 | |
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Thursday FC: Western Sydney Wanderers & the Derby – YouTube". YouTube.
- ^ Gatt, Ray (26 June 2012). "Next big thing Kwabena gets urge to wander". The Australian. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "Western Sydney ready to begin our journey". Football Federation Australia. 19 June 2012. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
- ^ "Kwabena Appiah-Kubi". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
- ^ "Appiah departs Wanderers after contract termination". theworldgame.sbs.com.au. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "PLAYER SIGNING | Phoenix sign Asian Champions League winner Appiah". Wellington Phoenix. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ^ Davidson, John (28 June 2016). "Mariners take two on trial". FourFourTwo. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- ^ "Mariners sign ACL winner". Football Federation Australia. 14 July 2016.
- ^ "Speedster extends Mariners stay". FourFourTwo. 29 May 2017.
- ^ "Central Coast's Kwabena Appiah on verge of Incheon United move". ESPN FC. 31 January 2018.
- ^ "Kwabena Appiah-Kubi". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
External links
[edit]- Western Sydney Wanderers player profile
- Kwabena Appiah – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Soccer players from Sydney
- Association footballers from Auckland
- New Zealand men's association footballers
- Australian people of Ghanaian descent
- New Zealand emigrants to Australia
- Men's association football forwards
- North West Sydney Spirit FC players
- Western Sydney Wanderers FC players
- Wellington Phoenix FC players
- Central Coast Mariners FC players
- Incheon United FC players
- Newcastle Jets FC players
- Western United FC players
- Nakhon Ratchasima F.C. players
- Madura United F.C. players
- A-League Men players
- K League 1 players
- Thai League 1 players
- Liga 1 (Indonesia) players
- New Zealand Football Championship players
- Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea
- Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand
- Expatriate men's footballers in Indonesia
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in Thailand
- New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia
- New Zealand people of Ghanaian descent
- People from Parramatta
- People educated at Parramatta Marist High School
- AFC Champions League Elite–winning players
- 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen