Arvin Appiah
English footballer (born 2001)
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Arvin Amoakoh Appiah (born 5 January 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for French club Amiens, on loan from Spanish club Almería. Born in the Netherlands, he represented England at youth level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arvin Amoakoh Appiah[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 January 2001[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Amiens (on loan from Almería) | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2018 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | (0) |
| 2019– | Almería | 54 | (2) |
| 2020 | Almería B | 4 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Lugo (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Tenerife (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Málaga (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | → Rotherham United (loan) | 29 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Nacional (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Amiens (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | England U16 | 4 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | England U17 | 10 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | England U18 | 11 | (3) |
| 2019 | England U19 | 5 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12:39, 17 November 2019 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Nottingham Forest
Appiah made his professional debut for Nottingham Forest on 30 October 2018, appearing as an 85th-minute substitute and scoring a goal in a 3–2 loss in a fourth round EFL Cup game against Burton Albion.[3]
On 23 January 2019, Appiah penned a four-and-a-half-year contract extension with Forest.[4]
Almería
On 2 September 2019 Appiah signed for Spanish Segunda División side Almería on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee, reported to be £8 million.[5][6][7]
On 1 February 2021, Appiah moved to fellow second division team CD Lugo, on a loan deal until the end of the season.[8] Upon returning, he was mainly a backup option as the Rojiblancos achieved promotion to La Liga as champions.
On 1 September 2022, Appiah was loaned to CD Tenerife in the second level for the season.[9] On 30 December, however, his loan was cut short,[10] and he moved to fellow second tier side Málaga CF on 9 January, also in a temporary deal.[11]
On 25 August 2023, Appiah returned to England when he joined Championship club Rotherham United on a season-long loan deal.[12] On 30 July of the following year, he moved to Portuguese Primeira Liga side Nacional also on loan for one year.[13]
On 30 July 2025, Appiah switched teams and countries again after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with Ligue 2 side Amiens.[14]
International career
In May 2018, Appiah scored for England U17 against Italy in the group stage of the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[15] The hosts were eliminated by the Netherlands at the semi-final stage on a penalty shootout with Appiah successfully converting his spot kick.[16]
In October 2018, Appiah scored for the England U18s against Sweden.[17] In March 2019, Appiah received his first call-up for the England U19s for the 2019 U19 EURO Elite Qualifying Round[18] and made his U19 debut as a 66th minute substitute during the 4–1 win over Czech Republic at St. George's Park.[19]
Personal life
Career statistics
- As of 2 March 2024[24]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nottingham Forest | 2018–19 | EFL Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | |
| 2019–20 | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Almería | 2019–20 | Segunda División | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
| 2020–21 | Segunda División | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | Segunda División | 31 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 53 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 4 | ||
| Almería B | 2020–21 | Tercera División | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| CD Lugo (loan) | 2020–21 | Segunda División | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| CD Tenerife (loan) | 2022–23 | Segunda División | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Málaga CF (loan) | 2022–23 | Segunda División | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Rotherham United (loan) | 2023–24 | EFL Championship | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Career total | 111 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 122 | 5 | ||
- Appearances in Segunda División play-offs
