Dennis Appiah (/ˈæpiɑː/ AP-ee-ah; born 9 June 1992) is a French professional footballer who plays for Nantes. He was a France youth international having earned caps at under-16, under-17, and under-18 level. Appiah plays as a defensive midfielder and is also capable of playing in defence as a central defender.
![]() Appiah with Anderlecht in 2016 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1992-06-09) 9 June 1992 (age 30) | ||
Place of birth | Toulouse, France | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Nantes | ||
Number | 12 | ||
Youth career | |||
1999–2004 | Toulouse Pradettes | ||
2004–2007 | Toulouse Fontaines | ||
2007–2011 | Monaco | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2013 | Monaco B | 41 | (0) |
2010–2013 | Monaco | 23 | (0) |
2013–2016 | Caen | 103 | (1) |
2014 | Caen B | 3 | (0) |
2016–2019 | Anderlecht | 63 | (0) |
2019– | Nantes | 41 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2007–2008 | France U16 | 7 | (1) |
2008–2009 | France U17 | 18 | (0) |
2009–2010 | France U18 | 10 | (0) |
2010–2011 | France U19 | 14 | (0) |
2011–2012 | France U20 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 February 2012 |
On 19 May 2010, Appiah signed his first professional contract agreeing to a three-year deal.[2][3] He made his professional debut on 1 August 2011 in a league match against Boulogne. He played the entire match, which ended 0–0.[4]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Monaco II | 2010–11[5] | CFA | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||||
2011–12[5] | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||||
2012–13[5] | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||||||
Total | 41 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 41 | 0 | ||||||
Monaco | 2011–12[5] | Ligue 2 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
2012–13[5] | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
Total | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||||
Caen | 2013–14[5] | Ligue 2 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 0 | ||
2014–15[5] | Ligue 1 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | |||
2015–16[5] | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 1 | ||||
Total | 103 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 113 | 1 | ||||
Caen II | 2014–15[5] | CFA2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
Total | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||||
Anderlecht | 2016–17[6] | First Division A | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 9[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
2017–18[6] | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 36 | 0 | |||
2018–19[6] | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 8[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||
Total | 46 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 81 | 0 | |||
Career total | 216 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 264 | 1 |
Anderlecht
Nantes
FC Nantes – current squad | |
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