Marcel Appiah

{{Short description|German footballer (born 1988)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Marcel Appiah

| image = Appiah, Marcel BIE 13-14 WP.JPG

| caption = Appiah in 2013

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1988|03|26}}

| birth_place = Schwelm, West Germany

| height = 1.89 m

| position = Centre-back, right back

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 1994–1999

| youthclubs1 = TuS Ennepetal

| youthyears2 = 1999–2004

| youthclubs2 = Schalke 04

| youthyears3 = 2004

| youthclubs3 = TSG Sprockhövel

| youthyears4 = 2005

| youthclubs4 = VfL Bochum

| youthyears5 = 2005–2007

| youthclubs5 = Wattenscheid 09

| years1 = 2007–2008

| clubs1 = TSG Sprockhövel

| caps1 = 19

| goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2008–2011

| clubs2 = Arminia Bielefeld II

| caps2 = 64

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2010–2014

| clubs3 = Arminia Bielefeld

| caps3 = 106

| goals3 = 5

| years4 = 2014–2016

| clubs4 = NEC

| caps4 = 50

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2016–2018

| clubs5 = VfL Osnabrück

| caps5 = 61

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2019

| clubs6 = Birmingham Legion

| caps6 = 3

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2019–2021

| clubs7 = VfR Aalen

| caps7 = 44

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2021–2024

| clubs8 = VfB Oldenburg

| caps8 = 77

| goals8 = 1

| club-update = 15:30, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

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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.{{cite web | url = https://www.kicker.de/marcel-appiah/spieler | title = Marcel Appiah | publisher = Kicker | language = German | accessdate = 17 August 2023}}

Early life

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

Career

Appiah played in the youth for TuS Ennepetal, FC Schalke 04, TSG Sprockhövel, VfL Bochum and SG Wattenscheid.{{cite web | url = https://www.derwesten.de/sport/lokalsport/ennepetal/Marcel-Appiah-wechselt-nach-Bielefeld-id1739568.html | title = Marcel Appiah wechselt nach Bielefeld | date = 29 May 2008 | first = Achim | last = Münch | publisher = derwesten.de | language = German | accessdate = 14 August 2011}} He made his professional debut in the 2. Bundesliga on 24 April 2010 against 1. FC Kaiserslautern.{{cite web | url = http://www.tsg-fans.de/mobane/article.php?article_file=1271863419.txt | title = Ex-TSG-Spieler Marcel Appiah feiert Zweitliga-Debüt | date = 21 April 2010 | publisher = tsg-fans.de | language = German | accessdate = 14 August 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110810065838/http://www.tsg-fans.de/mobane/article.php?article_file=1271863419.txt | archive-date = 10 August 2011 | url-status = dead }}

Personal life

His uncle is the former Italian footballer and current German SPD politician Giuseppe Bianco.{{cite web | url = https://www.derwesten.de/sport/lokalsport/schwelm/Ennepetaler-Marcel-Appiah-mit-Profi-Premiere-id2893494.html | title = Fußball: Ennepetaler Marcel Appiah mit Profi-Premiere | date = 24 April 2010 | first = Heinz-G. | last = Lützenberger | publisher = derwesten.de | language = German | accessdate = 14 August 2011}}

Honours

References

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