Keenan Forson

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Keenan Forson

|image = Keenan Appiah-Forson.jpeg

|image_size =

|caption = Appiah-Forson warming up for West Ham United in 2021

|fullname = Keenan Appiah-Forson{{cite web|url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/2247219|title=2021/22 Premier League squads confirmed|publisher=Premier League|date=10 September 2021|accessdate=10 December 2021}}

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|10|16|df=y}}

|birth_place = Greenwich, EnglandAncestry.com. England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.

|height = 1.74m{{cite web |title=Keenan Appiah-Forson |url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/keenan-appiah-forson_prs612229/person.shtml |website=Eurosport |access-date=22 August 2022}}

|position = Midfielder

|currentclub = Southend United

|clubnumber = 22

|youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2021

|youthclubs1 = West Ham United

|years1 = 2021–2024

|clubs1 = West Ham United

|caps1 = 0

|goals1 = 0

|years2 = 2023–2024

|clubs2 = → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan)

|caps2 = 27

|goals2 = 1

|years3 = 2024–

|clubs3 = Southend United

|caps3 = 36

|goals3 = 2

|club-update = 01:38, 4 June 2025 (UTC)

}}

Keenan Appiah-Forson (born 16 October 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Southend United.{{Cite web|title=England - K. Appiah-Forson - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway|url=https://gh.soccerway.com/players/kennan-forson/517881/|access-date=2021-12-09|website=Soccerway}}

Career

Forson joined West Ham United at the age of 14, following a successful trial with the club.{{Cite web|title=Keenan Forson|url=https://www.whufc.com/teams/development-squad/squad/keenan-forson|access-date=10 December 2021|website=West Ham United F.C.}} On 9 December 2021, Forson made his senior debut for West Ham in a 1–0 loss against Dinamo Zagreb in the UEFA Europa League, coming on as an 87th minute substitute for Sonny Perkins.{{Cite web|title=West Ham United vs. Dinamo Zagreb - 9 December 2021 - Soccerway|url=https://gh.soccerway.com/matches/2021/12/09/europe/uefa-cup/west-ham-united-fc/nk-dinamo-zagreb/3633665/|access-date=2021-12-09|website=Soccerway}} In February 2022, Forson signed a new contract which would see him at the club until the summer of 2023. The deal included the option to extend his contract for a further year.{{Cite web|url=https://www.whufc.com/academy/news/articles/2022/february/15-february/u23s-midfielder-keenan-appiah-forson-signs-new-west-ham|title=U23s midfielder Keenan Appiah-Forson signs new West Ham United deal | West Ham United|website=www.whufc.com}} In September 2023, Forson joined National League team, Dagenham & Redbridge on loan for the remainder of the 2023–24 season.{{cite web | title=Keenan Appiah-Forson joins Dagenham & Redbridge on loan | website=West Ham United F.C. | url=https://www.whufc.com/news/keenan-appiah-forson-joins-dagenham-redbridge-loan | access-date=2 September 2023}} In June 2024, West Ham announced that Forson would be leaving the club at the end of the 2023–24 season.{{cite web | title=Ogbonna and Anang to leave West Ham United | website=West Ham United F.C. | url=https://www.whufc.com/news/ogbonna-and-anang-leave-west-ham-united | access-date=5 June 2024}}

On 30 August 2024, Forson signed for Southend United.{{cite web | title=Appiah-Forson Arrives! | website=Southend United F.C. | url=https://www.southendunited.co.uk/news/2024/august/30/appiah-forson-arrives-/ |date=30 August 2024 | access-date=3 September 2024}}

Personal life

Born in London,{{Cite web|date=19 July 2020|title=FIIFI's EYE: Meet the Five Ghanaian players at West Ham|url=https://www.kickgh.com/world-football/10123-fiifi-s-eye-meet-the-five-ghanaian-players-at-west-ham|access-date=10 December 2021|website=Kick Ghana|language=en}} Forson is of Ghanaian descent.{{Cite web|date=2021-03-24|title=West Ham to unleash talented Ghanaian kid Keenan Appiah-Forson next season|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/west-ham-to-unleash-talented-ghanaian-kid-keenan-appiah-forson-next-season|access-date=2021-12-09|website=GhanaSoccernet|language=en}}

Career statistics

rowspan=2\|Club !rowspan=2\|Season !colspan=3\|League !colspan=2\|FA Cup !colspan=2\|EFL Cup !colspan=2\|Europe !colspan=2\|Other !colspan=2\|Total
class=wikitable style=text-align:center \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan=5\|West Ham United U21 \|2019–20 \|colspan=1\|—	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	2{{efn\|name=EFLT\|Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy}}	0	2	0
2020–21 \|colspan=1\|—	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	2{{efn\|name=EFLT}}	0	2	0
2021–22 \|colspan=1\|—	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	3{{efn\|name=EFLT}}	1	3	1
2022–23 \|colspan=1\|—	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	3{{efn\|name=EFLT}}	0	3	0
colspan=2\|Total !colspan=2\|—\|\|colspan=2\|—\|\|colspan=2\|—\|\|colspan=2\|—\|\|10\|\|1\|\|10\|\|1
rowspan=3\|West Ham United \|2021–22 \|Premier League \|0	0	0	0	0	0	1{{efn\|name=UEL\|Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League}}	0	colspan=2\|—	1	0
2022–23 \|Premier League \|0	0	0	0	0	0	1{{efn\|name=UECL\|Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League}}	0	colspan=2\|—	1	0
colspan=2\|Total !0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|2\|\|0\|\|colspan=2\|—\|\|2\|\|0
Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) \|2023–24 \|National League \|27	1	0	0	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	1{{efn\|name=FAT\|Appearance(s) in FA Trophy}}	0	28	1
colspan=3\|Career total !27\|\|1\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|2\|\|0\|\|11\|\|1\|\|40\|\|2

References

External links

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Category:Living people

Category:2001 births

Category:Footballers from the Royal Borough of Greenwich

Category:People from Greenwich

Category:West Ham United F.C. players

Category:English men's footballers

Category:English people of Ghanaian descent

Category:Sportspeople of Ghanaian descent

Category:Black British sportsmen

Category:Men's association football midfielders

Category:UEFA Conference League–winning players

Category:Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players

Category:Southend United F.C. players

Category:National League (English football) players

Category:21st-century English sportsmen

rowspan=2\|Club !rowspan=2\|Season !colspan=3\|League !colspan=2\|FA Cup !colspan=2\|EFL Cup !colspan=2\|Europe !colspan=2\|Other !colspan=2\|Total
class=wikitable style=text-align:center \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan=5\|West Ham United U21 \|2019–20 \|colspan=1\|—	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	2{{efn\|name=EFLT\|Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy}}	0	2	0
2020–21 \|colspan=1\|—	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	2{{efn\|name=EFLT}}	0	2	0
2021–22 \|colspan=1\|—	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	3{{efn\|name=EFLT}}	1	3	1
2022–23 \|colspan=1\|—	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	3{{efn\|name=EFLT}}	0	3	0
colspan=2\|Total !colspan=2\|—\|\|colspan=2\|—\|\|colspan=2\|—\|\|colspan=2\|—\|\|10\|\|1\|\|10\|\|1
rowspan=3\|West Ham United \|2021–22 \|Premier League \|0	0	0	0	0	0	1{{efn\|name=UEL\|Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League}}	0	colspan=2\|—	1	0
2022–23 \|Premier League \|0	0	0	0	0	0	1{{efn\|name=UECL\|Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League}}	0	colspan=2\|—	1	0
colspan=2\|Total !0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|2\|\|0\|\|colspan=2\|—\|\|2\|\|0
Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) \|2023–24 \|National League \|27	1	0	0	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	1{{efn\|name=FAT\|Appearance(s) in FA Trophy}}	0	28	1
colspan=3\|Career total !27\|\|1\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|2\|\|0\|\|11\|\|1\|\|40\|\|2