Stephen Appiah

Quick Facts

Full Name	Stephen Appiah
Occupation	Soccer Player
Date Of Birth	Dec 24, 1980(1980-12-24)
Age	44
Birthplace	Accra
Country	Ghana
Birth City	Greater Accra Region
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Stephen Appiah Biography

Stephen Appiah is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on December 24, 1980 in Accra, Greater Accra Region, Ghana. Midfielder who was part of nine senior teams between 1995 until 2012, making his debut with Hearts of Oak, and concluding with Vojvodina.

He took Ghana into the semifinals at the 2010 World Cup, where they were defeated in a shootout against He led Ghana to the quarterfinals of the 2010 World Cup, where they lost in a shootout to Luis Suarez and Uruguay. and Uruguay.

Appiah began his career at local club Hearts of Oak in 1995, at 15 years of age. In 1996, he had trials with Galatasaray’s youth squad but was not signed and he returned to Hearts of Oak.

In 1997, he moved abroad to join Italian Serie A side Udinese, where he initially played as a striker. He spent three seasons with the club, later changing positions during his time there, moving to a deeper midfield position. A transfer to Parma in 1999 was jeopardised by viral hepatitis, but Appiah overcame the illness to move there in the summer of 2000. After two seasons at Parma, Appiah went on loan to Brescia for the 2002–03 season. Appiah became a first-team regular for the Lombardians, and scored seven times in 31 games.

He was married to Hannah Appiah, and has two children with Hannah Appiah.

Stephen Appiah Net Worth

Stephen Appiah is one of the richest Soccer Player from Ghana. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Stephen Appiah 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a standout player of Ghana’s U17 team.

He was a member of Ghana’s national soccer team between 1996 until 2010 playing in 69 games , having scored 16 goals.

Stephen Leroy Appiah (/ˈ æ p i ɑː / AP -ee-ah; born 24 December 1980) is a Ghanaian retired footballer who played as a midfielder. Appiah was a member of the Ghana national team, which he has represented at the youth, Olympic, and senior levels. He captained Ghana at their World Cup debut in 2006 and was a member of their squad for the 2010 World Cup.

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After an extended knee-injury layoff, Appiah came off the bench for Fenerbahçe in the Turkish Super League on 6 October 2007. However, the injury recurred after his last game on 1 December, and Appiah went to Italy for rehabilitation on 20 December 2007. The long-term injury forced him to miss the 2008 African Cup of Nations as a player, instead, he became a special adviser of the team. Fenerbahçe also wanted to de-register Appiah as he occupied a foreigner quota, but he refused as he was unclear with the matter. Appiah also refused to take rehabilitation in Turkey. The club also thought that Appiah was actually AWOL and Appiah thought the club exposed his medical history to the press and mistreatment to his injury, although the club defended that it had made an appointment for Appiah to visit Mayo Clinic, United States, but Appiah did not attend. On 1 February 2008, Appiah formally submitted a claim of mistreatment by asking to leave as free agent on 1 July 2008 and received the pre-agreed 2008–09 season salary of €2 million. In response, Fenerbahçe notified FIFA. In April 2008 the case went to FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber (DRC), and both parties sued each other. He unilaterally terminated the contract at the end of season, as he thought the club had breached the contract by not fulfilling its duties. He also discussed with West Ham United in summer 2008 for a possible contract. DRC ordered Appiah to pay Fenerbahçe €2,281,915 as he breached the contract without just cause on 9 January 2009. He immediately appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in May after received the decision on 5 May 2009 and the club also submitted its appeal. On 7 June 2010 CAS ruled that Appiah did not need to pay Fenerbahçe, as Fenerbahçe saved more in wages (€2,633,020.65) than losses (€2,496,278.85).

Facts & Trivia

Stephen Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ghana. Stephen Appiah celebrates birthday on December 24 of every year.

Appiah was on trial with the London-based club Tottenham Hotspur in January 2009 with a view to a 6-month permanent contract, however concerns over his knee and fitness resulted in no contract being offered, as Spurs took up the option of signing Wilson Palacios from Wigan instead. The following month Appiah underwent a trial at Rubin Kazan, but the Russian champions decided against signing the player because of the same fitness concerns. Despite being without a club since his departure from Fenerbahçe in June 2008, Appiah remained a regular with the national team throughout the 2008–09 season.

Top Facts about Stephen Appiah

1. Stephen Appiah is a retired Ghanaian footballer born in 1980.
2. He played as a midfielder for both club and country.
3. Appiah was the captain of the Ghana national team from 2002-2010.
4. He made over 60 appearances for Ghana, scoring 14 goals.
5. Appiah played for several European clubs including Juventus and Fenerbahçe.
6. He won the Turkish Super Lig twice with Fenerbahçe in 2007 and 2011.
7. Appiah was named Ghana Footballer of the Year three times (2005, 2007, and 2008).
8. He helped lead Ghana to their first-ever World Cup appearance in 2006.
9. Appiah retired from professional football in January 2015 at age 34.
10. In retirement, he has become an ambassador for football development in Africa.

Was Stephen Appiah good?

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 …

Where did Stephen Appiah come from?

Accra, Ghana

How old is Stephen Appiah?

41 years (December 24, 1980)

Who is Stephen Appiah wife?

Hannah Appiah

Who is the captain of Ghana?

André Ayew