en Emmanuel Appiah (footballer)

Emmanuel (Eman) Appiah
Personal information
Date of birth	September 26, 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Sampa, Ghana
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
College career
Years	Team
2011–2015	Cincinnati Bearcats
Senior career*
Years	Team
2013	GPS Portland Phoenix
2016	Colorado Rapids
2016	→ Charlotte Independence (loan)
2016	Sporting Kansas City
2016	→ Swope Park Rangers (loan)
2017	Saint Louis FC
2018	LA Galaxy II
2020	AC Kajaani
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 November 2020

Emmanuel (Eman) Appiah (born September 26, 1993) is a Ghanaian^[1] professional footballer.

Career

Appiah began his soccer career in the United States playing club soccer for Blast FC in Columbus, Ohio. He is a 2011 graduate of Westerville Central High School. Following, Appiah spent five years playing college soccer at the University of Cincinnati between 2011 and 2015.^[2]

While at Cincinnati, Appiah appeared for Premier Development League side GPS Portland Phoenix in 2013.^[1]

Appiah was drafted 15th overall in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft by Colorado Rapids.^[3]

He was loaned to Charlotte Independence on March 15, 2016.^[4]

He was released by Colorado on June 30, 2016.^[5] He signed with MLS side Sporting Kansas City on July 12, 2016.^[6]

On July 26, 2017, Appiah signed with United Soccer League side Saint Louis FC until the end of the 2017 season.^[7]

On March 14, 2018, Appiah joined USL Championship side LA Galaxy II.^[8]

Following over a year without a professional club, Appiah joined Finnish side AC Kajaani in June 2020.^[9]

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^ "Saint Louis FC Announces Signing of Emmanuel Appiah". Archived from the original on 2020-06-27. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
^ "LA Galaxy sign midfielder Emmanuel Appiah | LA Galaxy". Archived from the original on 2020-09-11. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
^ "EDUSTUSJOUKKUE – AC Kajaani". Archived from the original on 2020-09-29. Retrieved 2020-06-25.