Marcel Appiah (born 26 March 1988) is a German professional footballer who most recently played as a centre-back or right-back for VfB Oldenburg. He previously played for Eredivisie club NEC, Arminia Bielefeld, VfL Osnabrück, Birmingham Legion, and VfR Aalen.[1]

Marcel Appiah
Appiah in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-03-26) 26 March 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Schwelm, West Germany
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back, right back
Youth career
1994–1999 TuS Ennepetal
1999–2004 Schalke 04
2004 TSG Sprockhövel
2005 VfL Bochum
2005–2007 Wattenscheid 09
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)
2016–2018 VfL Osnabrück 61 (0)
2019 Birmingham Legion 3 (0)
2019–2021 VfR Aalen 44 (0)
2021–2024 VfB Oldenburg 77 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:30, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

Early life

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

Career

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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]

Personal life

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

Honours

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NEC

References

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  1. ^ "Marcel Appiah" (in German). Kicker. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  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. Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. 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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