Marcel Appiah

Marcel Appiah

Marcel Appiah in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Marcel Appiah
Date of birth	26 March 1988
Place of birth	Schwelm, West Germany
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Right back
Club information
Current team	NEC
Number	2
Youth career
1994–1999	TuS Ennepetal
1999–2004	FC Schalke 04
2004	TSG Sprockhövel
2005	VfL Bochum
2005–2007	SG Wattenscheid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2007–2008	TSG Sprockhövel	19	(1)
2008–2011	Arminia Bielefeld II	64	(1)
2010–2014	Arminia Bielefeld	106	(5)
2014–	NEC	37	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 January 2016 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Marcel Appiah (born 26 March 1988 in Schwelm) is a German professional footballer for who currently plays as a right back NEC in the Dutch Eredivisie.^[1]

Early life

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

Career

Appiah played in the youth for TuS Ennepetal, FC Schalke 04, TSG Sprockhövel, VfL Bochum and SG Wattenscheid.^[2] He made his professional debut in the 2. Bundesliga on 24 April 2010 against 1. FC Kaiserslautern.^[3]

Honours

Club

NEC

• Eerste Divisie (1): 2014–15

Personal life

His uncle is the former Italian footballer and current German SPD Politician Giuseppe Bianco.^[4]

References

1. "Marcel Appiah" (in German). DSC Arminia Bielefeld. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
2. Münch, Achim (29 May 2008). "Marcel Appiah wechselt nach Bielefeld" (in German). derwesten.de. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
3. "Ex-TSG-Spieler Marcel Appiah feiert Zweitliga-Debüt" (in German). tsg-fans.de. 21 April 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
4. Lützenberger, Heinz-G. (24 April 2010). "Fußball: Ennepetaler Marcel Appiah mit Profi-Premiere" (in German). derwesten.de. Retrieved 14 August 2011.

External links

• Marcel Appiah profile at Fussballdaten