Stephen Appiah

Stephen Appiah (born 24 December 1980) is a Ghanaian football player. He played for Ghana national team. Appiah was a talented, tenacious, and physically strong, all-round box-to-box midfielder, who was capable of defending well, as well as orchestrating attacks, creating chances for teammates, and even scoring goals himself, due to his vision, technique, aggressive tackling, athletic attributes, stamina, and his powerful and accurate shot from distance with his right foot. A versatile, powerful, and hard-working player, he was capable of playing anywhere in midfield, and adapting himself to several different formations, but usually operated in the centre of the pitch. Regarded as one of the best African football players of all time.

Stephen Appiah

Stephen Appiah in 2006
Personal information
Full name	Stephen Appiah
Date of birth	(1980-12-24) 24 December 1980
Place of birth	Accra, Ghana
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–1997	Hearts of Oak	21	(19)
1997–2000	Udinese	36	(0)
2000–2003	Parma	28	(0)
2002–2003	→ Brescia (loan)	31	(7)
2003–2005	Juventus	48	(3)
2005–2008	Fenerbahçe	64	(11)
2009–2010	Bologna	2	(0)
2010–2011	Cesena	14	(0)
2012	Vojvodina	11	(1)
Total		255	(41)
National team
1995	Ghana U17
1995–1996	Ghana U20
1996–2010	Ghana	67	(15)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only