Josh Eppiah
{{short description|Belgian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Josh Eppiah
|fullname = Joshua Felix Okpoda Eppiah
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|10|11|df=y}}
|birth_place = Belgium
|height =
|position = Forward
|currentclub =
|clubnumber =
|youthyears1 = 2008–2020
|youthclubs1 = Leicester City
|years1 = 2020–2023
|clubs1 = Leicester City
|caps1 = 0
|goals1 = 0
|years2 = 2020–2021
|clubs2 = → OH Leuven (loan)
|caps2 = 11
|goals2 = 1
|years3 = 2022
|clubs3 = → Northampton Town (loan)
|caps3 = 14
|goals3 = 2
|years4 = 2022–2023
|clubs4 = → Northampton Town (loan)
|caps4 = 3
|goals4 = 0
|years5 = 2024
|clubs5 = Amazonas
|caps5 = 0
|goals5 = 0
|club-update = 20 August 2022
|nationalteam-update =
}}
Joshua Felix Okpoda Eppiah (born 11 October 1998) is a Belgian professional footballer who last played as a forward for Amazonas.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/joshua-felix-eppiah/453307/|title=Belgium - J. EPPIAH - Profile with news, career statistics and history|publisher=soccerway.com|accessdate=2020-11-24}}
Club career
Eppiah made his professional debut for OH Leuven on 23 November 2020 in the home match against Sint-Truiden. Eppiah was subbed in on the hour mark to replace Olivier Myny, scored after 73 minutes to put OH Leuven in the lead 2-1, but made a defensive error just five minutes before time resulting in Sint-Truiden scoring the equaliser.{{cite web |title=Nazon houdt OHL van vierde thuiszege op een rij|trans-title=Nazon keeps OHL from winning four home matches in a row |url=https://sporza.be/nl/matches/voetbal/jupiler-pro-league/2020-2021/regulier/13/oh-leuven-stvv-nazon-houdt-ohl-van-vierde-thuiszege-op-een-rij~1597817170447/ |website=www.sporza.be |language=nl}}
On 28 January 2022, he joined League Two club Northampton Town on loan until the end of the season.{{cite web|url=https://www.ntfc.co.uk/news/2022/january/josh_eppiah/|title=JOSH EPPIAH JOINS NORTHAMPTON TOWN|website=www.ntfc.co.uk|date=28 January 2022}}
International career
Eppiah was born in Belgium and is of Nigerian descent.{{Cite web|url=https://allafrica.com/stories/202009260002.html|title=Nigeria: Eligible Striker Eppiah Signs New Three-Year Deal With Leicester|date=September 26, 2020|website=allAfrica.com}} He is a youth international for Belgium.
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 20 August 2022}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Leicester City U21
|2017–18 |colspan="3"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5{{efn|Appearance in EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20
|colspan="3"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 4{{efn|Appearance in EFL Trophy}} | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| colspan=2|Total
!0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | |
| rowspan="3"|Leicester City
|2020–21{{soccerbase season|107780|2020|access-date=12 July 2022}} |rowspan="2"|Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021–22{{soccerbase season|107780|2021|access-date=12 July 2022}}
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| OH Leuven (loan)
|2022–23{{soccerbase season|107780|2020|accessdate=12 July 2022}} |11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| rowspan="3"|Northampton Town (loan)
|2021–22{{soccerbase season|107780|2021|accessdate=12 July 2022}} |rowspan="2"|League Two |14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2{{efn|Appearances in League Two play-offs}} | 0 | 16 | 2 | |
| 2022–23{{soccerbase season|107780|2022|accessdate=12 July 2022}}
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 37 | 5 |
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References
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External links
- {{WorldFootball.net|joshua-eppiah}}
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Category:Belgian men's footballers
Category:Belgium men's youth international footballers
Category:Black Belgian sportspeople
Category:21st-century Belgian sportsmen
Category:Belgian people of Nigerian descent
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Leicester City F.C. players
Category:Oud-Heverlee Leuven players
Category:Northampton Town F.C. players
Category:Amazonas Futebol Clube players
Category:Belgian Pro League players
Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
Category:Belgian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England
Category:Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
Category:Belgian expatriate sportspeople in England
Category:English Football League players
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