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{{Short description|Ghanaian footballer (born 1980)}}
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'''Stephen Leroy Appiah''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|æ|p|i|ɑː}} {{respell|AP|ee|ah}}; born 24 December 1980) is a Ghanaian former professional ] who played as a ]. During his career, he played for teams such as Udinese, Parma, Brescia, Juventus and Fenerbahçe.
'''Stephen Appiah''' (born ], ]) is a ]ian International ] ] and the ] of the ]. In his native Ghana he is well known as " the black tornado" due to the fact that he is very dominant in the midfield and is also very strong. As of 2007, he plays professionally for the ] club ].


Appiah was a member of the ], which he represented at youth, Olympic, and senior levels. He captained Ghana at their ] debut in 2006 and at the ].<ref>{{cite web |title=Stephen “Tornado” Appiah: The Black Stars Icon Who Redefined Ghanaian Football |url=https://theghtimes.com/stephen-tornado-appiah-the-black-stars-icon-who-redefined-ghanaian-football/ |website=The Ghana Times |access-date=5 January 2025}}</ref>
A combative player, Stephen Appiah has a strong 'engine' and good tactical awareness. He is an all-round box-to-box midfielder who is able to defend as well as create and score goals.

With the Ghana national team, he has played at the ], the ] and ] ], the ], and the ], where the team reached second round.


==Club career== ==Club career==
Appiah began his career at local club, ], in 1995, at age 15. In 1996, he had trials with ]'s youth squad<ref>{{Cite web|title=Stephen Appiah|url=https://mobile.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/people/person.php?ID=2707|access-date=26 June 2020|website=mobile.ghanaweb.com}}</ref> but was not signed and he returned to Hearts of Oak.


In 1997, he moved abroad to join Italian ] side ], where he initially played as a striker. He spent three seasons with the club, later changing positions during his time there, moving to a deeper midfield position. A transfer to ] in 1999 was jeopardised by viral hepatitis,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/1999/luglio/01/Appiah_restituito_all_Udinese_ga_0_9907013310.shtml|title=Appiah restituito all' Udinese|date=1 July 1999|access-date=29 May 2010|work=La Gazzetta dello Sport|language=it}}</ref> but Appiah overcame the illness to move there in the summer of 2000. After two seasons at Parma, Appiah went on loan to ] for the ]. Appiah became a first-team regular for the Lombardians, and scored seven times in 31 games.
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Born in ], Appiah began his career at local club ] in 1995, at 16 years of age. In 1997, the combative midfielder moved abroad to join ] club ] in the ] championship. He spent three seasons with the club, and it was at the ] stadium that he morphed from a striker of promise into a midfield player of substance. Appiah assumed the deeper, more constructive role following his debut against ] in February 1998.


===Juventus===
In 2000, a transfer to ] was jeopardised by ], but Appiah overcame the illness to move to Parma in the summer of 2000. The Ghanaian was on the fringe of becoming a regular at the ] stadium, and the club thought it would aid his development to spend the 2002-03 season ] at ]. A first-team regular for Brescia, Appiah scored seven times in 31 games.
Appiah's success at Parma alerted defending Serie A champions ] to his talents. Juventus paid Parma €2 million in the summer of 2003 to secure Appiah's services on loan, with an option to a permanent €6 million transfer in 2004. In 2003, Appiah finished 8th for African Footballer of the Year.<ref name="afrofootball.com">{{Cite web|title=Afrofootball - Stephen Appiah - Ghana|url=http://www.afrofootball.com/player/stephen-appiah/ghana.html?p=22|access-date=26 June 2020|website=www.afrofootball.com}}</ref>


He went on to enjoy a good first season for Juventus, playing in 30 ] games and appearing in the ] final. He also made his debut in the ]. In his second season at Juventus, Appiah played in 18 Serie A games.<ref name="afrofootball.com"/>
This alerted defending Serie A champions ] to his talents. Juventus paid Parma €2m, in the 2003 summer, to secure Appiah's services on loan, with an option of a permanent €6m transfer in 2004. "It is a terrific opportunity for me", Appiah said. "You cannot ask for more than to play for a team like Juve." In 2003, Stephen Appiah was nominated and finished 8th for African Footballer of the Year.


===Fenerbahçe===
He went on to enjoy a solid first season for Juventus at the ] stadium, playing 30 Serie A games, appearing in the ] final, won by ] over two legs, and making his debut in the ]. Although Appiah lost his place in the team to ] early in his second season, he played 18 Serie A games as Juventus won the domestic title for the 28th time.
In July 2005, he was transferred from Juventus to Turkish giants ] for €8 million.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=105766.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070630154027/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=105766.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 June 2007|title=Fenerbahce buoyed by Zico's Brazilian touch|date=31 August 2006|work=fifa.com|publisher=]}}</ref> He went on to win the Turkish Super League Championship with the club in their centenary year. In January 2007, he was injured during the international duty with the Black Stars and he delayed the operation on his left knee until end of season.<ref name=CAS>{{cite web|url=http://www.tas-cas.org/d2wfiles/document/4337/5048/0/Award%201856%20%201857%20FINAL%20-%20caviard%C3%A9%20-%20version%20internet%20%C3%A0%20distribuer.pdf|title=CAS 2009/A/1856 – Club X. v/ A. & CAS 2009/A/1857 – A. v/ Club X.|date=7 June 2010|access-date=18 February 2011|work=CAS|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721053543/http://www.tas-cas.org/d2wfiles/document/4337/5048/0/Award%201856%20%201857%20FINAL%20-%20caviard%C3%A9%20-%20version%20internet%20%C3%A0%20distribuer.pdf|archive-date=21 July 2011}}</ref>


At the end of the 2006–07 season, Appiah expressed a desire to leave and a German club made an offer of €4 million to Fenerbahçe, after Appiah's agent contacted other clubs without Fenerbahçe's permission.<ref name=CAS/> Fenerbahçe rejected the offer.<ref name=CAS/>
In July 2005, he was transferred from Juventus to ], the defending Turkish champions, for €8 million. He won the ] Championship with ] in their centenary year. At the end of the 2006/7 season, Appiah expressed a desire to move on from Fenerbaçe SK although the club wished to extend his current contract. ] and ] were the front runners although at the current time it appears Schalke cannot match his wage demands which his agent says can be met "elsewhere", speculation that a move to Celtic is dependant upon the departure of Thomas Gravesen is widespread although it has emerged that ] are also interested in obtaining Appiah's signature.


====Injury and contract dispute====
On ] ] it was speculated that Manchester United are looking into signing the midfielder. By ], it appeared that Schalke had pulled out of the race to sign Appiah. Schalke manager Andreas Muller told kicker magazine "There is no chance of a transfer. We were just too far apart in the question of wages. It would have been too big a risk for us to enter into".
After an extended knee-injury layoff, Appiah came off the bench for Fenerbahçe in the ] on 6 October 2007. However, the injury recurred after his last game on 1 December, and Appiah went to Italy for rehabilitation on 20 December 2007.<ref name=CAS/> The long-term injury forced him to miss the ] as a player, instead, he became a special adviser of the team.<ref name=CAS/> Fenerbahçe also wanted to de-register Appiah as he occupied a foreigner quota, but he refused as he was unclear with the matter.<ref name=CAS/> Appiah also refused to take rehabilitation in Turkey.<ref name=CAS/> The club also thought that Appiah was actually ] and Appiah thought the club exposed his medical history to the press and mistreatment to his injury, although the club defended that it had made an appointment for Appiah to visit ], United States, but Appiah did not attend.<ref name=CAS/> On 1 February 2008, Appiah formally submitted a claim of mistreatment by asking to leave as free agent on 1 July 2008 and received the pre-agreed 2008–09 season salary of €2 million.<ref name=CAS/> In response, Fenerbahçe notified ]. In April 2008 the case went to FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber (DRC), and both parties sued each other.<ref name=CAS/> He unilaterally terminated the contract at the end of season, as he thought the club had breached the contract by not fulfilling its duties.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=563974&cc=5901|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604030343/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=563974&cc=5901|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 June 2011|title=Ghana captain Appiah quits Fenerbahce after row|date=18 August 2008|work=]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://ghana.worldcupblog.org/player-news-and-rumors/fenerbahce-betray-stephen-appiah.html|title=Player News and Rumors: Fenerbahce betray Stephen Appiah|work=ghana.worldcupblog.org|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716120500/http://ghana.worldcupblog.org/player-news-and-rumors/fenerbahce-betray-stephen-appiah.html|archive-date=16 July 2012}}</ref> He also discussed with ] in summer 2008 for a possible contract.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.whufc.com/articles/20080902/di-michele-and-ilunga-sign_2236884_1383011|title=Di Michele and Ilunga sign|date=2 September 2008|access-date=1 November 2011|work=West Ham United FC|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120523182745/http://www.whufc.com/articles/20080902/di-michele-and-ilunga-sign_2236884_1383011|archive-date=23 May 2012}}</ref> DRC ordered Appiah to pay Fenerbahçe €2,281,915 as he breached the contract without just cause on 9 January 2009.<ref name=CAS/> He immediately appealed to the ] in May after received the decision on 5 May 2009 and the club also submitted its appeal. On 7 June 2010 CAS ruled that Appiah did not need to pay Fenerbahçe, as Fenerbahçe saved more in wages (€2,633,020.65) than losses (€2,496,278.85).<ref name=CAS/>


===Serie A return===
On ] ] Appiah requested permission to speak with ] about a possible transfer.
Appiah was on trial with the London-based club ] in January 2009 with a view to a 6-month permanent contract,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/7813007.stm|title=Appiah chases Tottenham contract|date=6 January 2009|access-date=4 April 2011|work=BBC Sport|language=it}}</ref> however, concerns over his knee and fitness resulted in no contract being offered, as Spurs took up the option of signing ] from ] instead. The following month Appiah underwent a trial at ],{{citation needed|date=October 2011}} but the Russian champions decided against signing the player because of the same fitness concerns. Despite being without a club since his departure from Fenerbahçe in June 2008, Appiah remained a regular with the national team throughout the 2008–09 season.
His desire for his children to receive an English education appears to be driving his choice, leaving West Ham as front runners, but also Celtic as another option


On 1 November 2009, ] announced the signing of Appiah on a free transfer.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Appiah Signs For Bologna|url=https://www.modernghana.com/sports/247021/appiah-signs-for-bologna.html|access-date=26 June 2020|website=Modern Ghana|language=en}}</ref>
On ] ], it was reported that ] is close to complete the ] 7,000,000 signing of Appiah.


On 7 August 2010, Appiah signed for newly promoted Italian Serie A side ] on a one-year deal with the option of signing on for another year if the club managed to remain in the top flight. At the end of the 2010–11 season his contract with Cesena expired, and he became a free agent.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ghanabusinessnews.com/2010/08/07/stephen-appiah-joins-cesena|title=Stephen Appiah joins Cesena|publisher=Ghana Business News|date=7 August 2010|access-date=8 August 2010}}</ref>
On ] ], it was confirmed that ] had completed the signing of Appiah for an initial price of ] 7,000,100


===Vojvodina===
Stephen Appaih claims he is determined to play ] football
On 2 February 2012, after passing medical exams, Appiah signed a six-month deal with Serbian side ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ghana |date=5 February 2012 |title=Stephen Appiah Signs 6 Month Deal with Serbian Side Vojvodina |url=https://newsghana.com.gh/stephen-appiah-signs-6-month-deal-with-serbian-side-vojvodina/ |access-date=26 June 2020 |website=News Ghana}}</ref> Along with ] and ], he was the main winter-break signing of Vojvodina in order to challenge Belgrade clubs dominance and guarantee a European competition place. He made his ] debut as a starter in a 16-round match played on 4 March 2012 against ].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Association|first=Ghana Football|title=Appiah makes Serbian league debut|url=https://www.ghanafa.org/appiah-makes-serbian-league-debut|access-date=26 June 2020|website=www.ghanafa.org|language=en}}</ref>


Until the end of the ] season, he gathered 11 league appearances and scored his only goal in the deciding last-round home 2–1 victory against ],<ref name=soccerway> at Soccerway</ref> which put Vojvodina on a final third place in the league and guaranteed a spot in next season's ].
He will wear the number 8 shirt vacted by Freddie Ljungberg

===Retirement and testimonial===
After being inactive from football for two-years due to a recurring knee injury, at the age of 33, Appiah announced his retirement from football on 14 January 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 January 2015 |title=Stephen Appiah retires from professional football |url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/sports/football/stephen-appiah-retires-from-professional-football.html |access-date=13 March 2023 |website=Graphic Sports}}</ref>

On 27 June 2015, a ] was organized to mark the end of his career. The match was played at the ]. It featured The Black Stars against Appiah XI, which cumulated former international footballers including; ], ], ], ], ], ] and ].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=27 June 2015 |title=Appiah says final goodbye to football as testimonial game ends in a draw |url=https://www.ghanafa.org/appiah-says-final-goodbye-to-football-as-testimonial-game-ends-in-a-draw |access-date=2023-03-13 |website=Ghana FA |publisher=Ghana Football Association |language=en}}</ref> The match ended in a 2–2 draw with Appiah scoring the first goal from a free kick for Appiah XI. ] and ] scored for the Black Stars and Baffour Gyan scored the final equalizer for Appiah XI.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 June 2015 |title=Tornado Appiah bows out with a 2-2 testimonial game in Accra |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/tornado-appiah-bows-out-with-a-2-2-testimonial-game-in-accra/ |access-date=13 March 2023 |website=My Joy Online}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

The match was a sell-out, and saw Appiah perform a lap of honour at the end with his family.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 June 2015 |title=Stephen Appiah's Wife & Children At Testimonial (PHOTOS) |url=https://www.peacefmonline.com/pages/sports/soccer/201506/246244.php |access-date=13 March 2023 |website=Peace FM Online}}</ref> The testimonial was attended by high rank officials including, former Presidents ] and ], Speaker of Parliament ] and the sitting President, ], who also performed the ceremonial kick-off.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 June 2015 |title=Stephen Appiah scores to bid final farewell in testimonial match |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Stephen-Appiah-scores-to-bid-final-farewell-in-testimonial-match-365058 |access-date=13 March 2023 |website=GhanaSoccernet}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> Religious leaders including the national chief Imam of Ghana Sheik ] and Rev. ], Apostle General of Royal House Chapel were also present.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=7 July 2015 |title=Stephen Appiah Expresses Appreciation For Befitting Testimonial |url=https://www.peacefmonline.com/pages/sports/soccer/201507/247083.php |access-date=13 March 2023 |website=Peace FM Online}}</ref>

Prior to the testimonial, a special dinner and fundraising was held on the 26 June at the State Banquet Hall, Accra.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Arthur |first=Portia |date=27 June 2015 |title=Asamoah Gyan, Eto'o and others donate at Stephen Appiah fund raising event |url=https://www.pulse.com.gh/ece-frontpage/testimonial-match-asamoah-gyan-etoo-and-others-donate-at-stephen-appiah-fund-raising/51j3zst |access-date=13 March 2023 |website=Pulse Ghana}}</ref> All proceeds of the match and fundraising went to charitable causes of his foundation, Step App foundation.<ref name=":1" />


==International career== ==International career==
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At junior level, Appiah was a member of the the ] in ], and at the youth level, he was part of the Ghana team that placed 4th during the ] and the Ghana team that made the quarter finals at the same level ], also playing at the time for Galatasaray's youth squad.
Appiah was part of the Ghana squad which won the FIFA U-17 World Championship tournament in 1995 at age 14. The team beat Brazil in the final to lift the trophy.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Larweh|first=Kwame|title=Stephen Appiah: Transition from junior to senior teams is Ghana's bane|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/graphicsports/football/transition-from-junior-to-senior-our-bane-appiah.html|access-date=26 June 2020|website=Graphic SPORTS|language=en-gb}}</ref>


===Olympics===
He received his 1st senior cap on his 16th birthday when Ghana played Benin on ] ]. The captain of ], he was the most outstanding player in its ] squad and was . He also led the team to their first ever ] qualification, in 2006.
In 2004 Olympics game in Athens, Greece. He was one of three 'over-aged players' in the squad. Appiah had carved a niche for himself as a stylish and composed attacking midfielder, who had a deadly eye for goal as well. He scored twice in that short stint in Athens, shining in all three group games, running the attacking department in spectacular fashion.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Stephen Appiah, Odartey Lamptey and Ghana's top five Olympic football stars ever {{!}} Goal.com|url=https://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/4375/comment/2012/08/08/3293863/stephen-appiah-odartey-lamptey-and-ghanas-top-five-olympic|access-date=26 June 2020|website=www.goal.com}}</ref>


===Black Stars===
Stephen Appiah's maturity, precise passing and excellent vision at the Olympic Football Tournament suggested a golden future on the international stage, as the 23-year-old led from the front in Ghana's first two games. In the opening match against Italy, he left three defenders trailing in his wake in an extraordinary solo run to lay on the opening goal before blasting home his side's second himself. In the 2-1 victory over Paraguay, he put up a blinding display 'in the hole' behind the strikers, instigating all his side's best attacking moves and surging forward to register the decisive goal in the closing phase. However, he had an off day in the 1-0 defeat to Japan which saw the Ghanaians exit the games.
Appiah made his Black Stars debut on his 16th birthday He made his debut when Ghana played Benin in a four nations tournament in Cotonou. Appiah replaced then skipper ] in the 80th minute after Ghana had taken a commanding 2–0 lead.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ghana's oldest and youngest debutants – Part 1 {{!}} Goal.com|url=https://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/4375/comment/2013/05/08/3963914/ghanas-oldest-and-youngest-debutants-part-1|access-date=29 June 2020|website=www.goal.com}}</ref>


He first took over the armband when Ghana faced ] in a friendly fixture and would go on to lead the team to secure a historic first-time qualification for the ].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ex-Juventus star Stephen Appiah opens up on Ghana coaching role, Kwasi Appiah and Andre Ayew {{!}} Goal.com|url=https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/stephen-appiah-opens-up-on-ghana-coaching-role-kwasi-appiah/fl4z071p452r1872grhhjaolb|access-date=29 June 2020|website=www.goal.com}}</ref> Stephen Appiah Captain Ghana to its first World Cup in 2006 and 2010 edition.
In January 2006, Appiah led the Ghana National Team to the ] in Egypt where Ghana exited in the 1st round after a surprising loss to Zimbabwe after beating Senegal - a game Appiah played in full with injury. Appiah was selected in the ] All-Star Team of the Tournament by the ] in February 2006<ref>{{cite news | date=] | url=http://cafonline.com/news.php?id=526 | title=CAN 2006 player awards and best 11 | publisher=] | accessdate=2006-02-10}}</ref>.


Appiah also led Ghana to the ]. On 22 August 2010, following Ghana's World Cup record quarter-final finish, Appiah announced his retirement from the national team at the age of 29.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yeboah |first=Thomas Freeman |date=22 August 2016 |title=Stephen Appiah retires from international football |url=https://www.pulse.com.gh/ece-frontpage/today-in-history-stephen-appiah-retires-from-international-football/lbzx0mw |access-date=13 March 2023 |website=Pulse Ghana |language=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=22 August 2010 |title=Players retiring from football due to pressure from fans - Appiah |url=https://www.ghanafa.org/players-retiring-from-football-due-to-pressure-from-fans-appiah |access-date=2023-03-13 |website=Ghana FA |publisher=Ghana Football Association |language=en}}</ref> At the end of his international career, he had 67 caps and scored 15 international goals.<ref name="nft" />
On ] ], Appiah was named as in ]'s World Cup match victory against the ] in which he also scored a penalty in the 2nd minute of first half stoppage time. The win saw him captain the Black Stars through to the last 16 phase of the World Cup where they eventually lost to ]. Appiah was the star player and driving force of Ghana's 2006 World Cup campaign. He garnered much critical acclaim for his ball distribution, aggressive dribbling and creativity. Despite the pedigree of Ghana's opponents at the cup, Appiah often stole the show from the likes of ], ], ] and ] in head-to-head match ups. Plans for a transfer to the ] from ] fell through after Appiah decided to stay on for their 100th anniversary season.


==Style of play==
On ] ], Appiah made his 50th appearance in the Black Stars shirt, captaining the side to a 1-1 friendly draw with ] at ]. Appiah was visibly emotional at the outset of this game, and despite an average performance many Ghanaian fans have praised his reign as captain. Read:
Appiah was a talented, tenacious, and physically strong, all-round ], who was capable of defending well, as well as ] 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.<ref name="fuga">{{cite web|url=http://www.repubblica.it/2009/02/sport/calcio/calciomercato/appiah/appiah/appiah.html?refresh_ce|title=La fuga di Appiah travolto dai debiti|publisher=La Repubblica|language=it|author1=Corrado Zunino|date=11 February 2009|access-date=18 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tuttojuve.com/gli-eroi-bianconeri/gli-eroi-in-bianconero-stephen-appiah-75265|title=Gli Eroi in Biancondero: Stephen Appiah|publisher=Tutto Juve|language=it|author1=Stefano Bedeschi|date=23 December 2013|access-date=18 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://ilpalloneracconta.blogspot.com/2007/12/stephen-appiah.html |title=Stephen APPIAH |publisher=Il Pallone Racconta |language=it |author1=Fabio Ellena |date=22 December 2017 |access-date=10 August 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.repubblica.it/2006/11/sezioni/sport/calcio/uefa/fenerbahce-palermo/fenerbahce-palermo/fenerbahce-palermo.html |title=Il Palermo si arrende a Istanbul prende 3 gol dal Fenerbahce di Zico |publisher=La Repubblica |language=it |date=23 November 2006 |access-date=10 August 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.repubblica.it/2004/g/speciale/altri/2004olimpiadi/ghanaita/ghanaita.html?ref=search |title=Brivido caldo contro il Ghana Italia sotto, poi arriva Gilardino |publisher=La Repubblica |language=it |date=12 August 2004 |access-date=10 August 2018 }}</ref><ref name="Iran">{{cite web |url=https://www.ghanafa.org/stephen-appiah-happy-to-join-iranian-league |title=Stephen Appiah happy to join Iranian league |publisher=Ghana FA |access-date=10 August 2018 }}</ref> 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 ] of the pitch.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2003/agosto/08/Davids_sempre_piu_caso_Lippi_co_0_030808077.shtml|title=Davids è sempre più caso Lippi punta su Appiah|publisher=Il Corriere della Sera|language=it|author1=Gino Minguzzi|date=8 August 2003|access-date=18 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://ricerca.gelocal.it/mattinopadova/archivio/mattinodipadova/2003/07/14/MS5PO_MS503.html |title=Il cugino di Appiah al "Citta" |publisher=Il Mattino di Padova |language=it |author1=Gerardo Muollo |date=14 July 2003 |access-date=10 August 2018 }}</ref>


==Honors and awards== ==Other endeavours==
Appiah has designed a clothing line named StepApp that was released in late November 2007 in his hometown of ]. All proceeds go to the StepApp foundation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stepapp.com/home.html|title=StepApp the Official site}}</ref> The clothing line will initially be released in Africa before arriving in ] and the ] in the following months. After release the StepApp clothing line has run into trouble.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.modernghana.com/music/21421/3/sark-clothing-might-fold-up-like-stephen-appiahs-s.html|title=Sark Clothing Might Fold Up Like Stephen Appiah's StepApp|first=Yemoh|last=Ike}}</ref>
;Club
* 1996 {{flagicon|Ghana}} ] Winner with ]
* 1997 {{flagicon|Ghana}} ] Winner with ]
* 2002 {{flagicon|ITA}} ] Wînner with ]
* 2002 {{flagicon|ITA}} ] Runner-up with ]
* 2004 {{flagicon|ITA}} ] Finalist with ]
* 2005 {{flagicon|ITA}} Italian ] Winner with ] (Trophy revoked due to ] scandal)
* 2006 {{flagicon|TUR}} ] Runner-up with ]
* 2006 {{flagicon|TUR}} ] Finalist with ]
* 2007 {{flagicon|TUR}} ] Winner with ]


===Black star team manager===
;International
In May 2017 Appiah was named by the Ghana Football Association (GFA) as the team manager for the Black Star. He was for the first time given the chance to serve as a technical member of the team after retiring from football.<ref>{{Cite web|date=3 May 2017|title=Stephen Appiah named Black Stars team manager|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Stephen-Appiah-named-Black-Stars-team-manager-534621|access-date=26 June 2020|website=www.ghanaweb.com|language=en}}</ref>
*] Winner
*] 4th Place
*] Quarter Final
*] 2nd Round


== Personal life ==
;Individual
Appiah has a son, ] who plays for ] in the ].<ref>{{Cite web|title=FEATURE: Stepping into the big shoes of their fathers, meet talented Jacob Kingston and Rodney Appiah|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/sports/football/feature-stepping-into-the-big-shoes-of-their-fathers-meet-talented-jacob-kingston-and-rodney-appiah.html|access-date=4 May 2021|website=Graphic Online|language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Great Olympics sign young Jacob Kingston, Rodney Appiah|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/sports/football/great-olympics-sign-young-jacob-kingston-rodney-appiah.html|access-date=4 May 2021|website=Graphic Online|language=en-gb}}</ref>
* Nominated for ] in 2003

*
==Career statistics==
* '''''' Group-Stage
===Club===
* {{flagicon|GHA}} '''Ghana Footballer of the Year''' - Winner 2005, nominated 2006
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* {{flagicon|TUR}} '''2006 Turkish Footballer of the Year'''
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* {{flagicon|GHA}} Captain of ]
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* FIFA Player of the Game:
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|rowspan="3"|]
|11||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||11||0
|-
|]
|21||0||6||3||colspan="2"|–||2{{efn|Two appearances in season ] qualification}}||0||29||3
|-
|]
|4||0||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||5||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!36||0||6||3||1||0||2||0||45||3
|-
|rowspan="3"|]
|]
|rowspan="2"|Serie A
|15||0||5||1||6||1||colspan="2"|–||26||2
|-
|]
|13||0||3||0||7||0||colspan="2"|–||23||0
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!colspan="2"|Total
!28||0||8||1||13||1||0||0||49||2
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|] (loan)
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|Serie A
|31||7||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||32||7
|-
|rowspan="3"|]
|]
|rowspan="2"|Serie A
|30||1||8||0||7||0||1{{efn|One appearance in ].}}||0||46||1
|-
|]
|18||2||2||0||3||0||colspan="2"|–||23||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!48||3||10||0||10||0||1||0||69||3
|-
|rowspan="4"|]
|]
|rowspan="3"|]
|32||8||6||1||6||2||colspan="2"|–||44||11
|-
|]
|26||3||1||0||10||3||colspan="2"|–||37||6
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|]
|6||0||1||0||2||0||colspan="2"|–||9||0
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!64||11||8||1||18||5||0||0||90||17
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|]
|]
|Serie A
|2||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||2||0
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|]
|]
|Serie A
|14||0||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||15||0
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|]
|]
|]
|11||1||2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||13||1
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!234||22||36||5||42||6||3||0||315||33
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===International===
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|rowspan="17"|]
|1995||1||0
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|1996||0||0
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|1997||0||0
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|1998||2||0
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|1999||1||0
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|2000||5||1
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|2001||5||2
|-
|2002||2||0
|-
|2003||5||3
|-
|2004||5||2
|-
|2005||7||2
|-
|2006||16||2
|-
|2007||3||1
|-
|2008||3||1
|-
|2009||7||1
|-
|2010||5||0
|-
!Total||67||15
|}

==Honours==
'''Hearts of Oak'''<ref name=soccerway/>
* ]: 1996–97
* ]: 1996

'''Parma'''<ref name=soccerway/>
* ]: ]

'''Juventus'''<ref name=soccerway/>
* ]: ] title, was revoked following the ] scandal.|name="calciopoli"|group="nb"}}]]
* ]: ]

'''Fenerbahçe'''<ref name=soccerway/>
* ]: ]
* ]: ]

'''Ghana U17'''<ref name=soccerway/>
* ]: ]

'''Individual'''
* ] Most Promising Football Star of the Year: 1997<ref>{{Cite book|last=Provencal|first=E. N. O.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SlKGy757fiYC&dq=STEPHEN+APPIAH+SWAG+PROMISING&pg=PT4|title=The Mirror: Issue 2,197 January 4 1997|date=4 January 1997|publisher=Graphic Communications Group|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Provencal|first=E. N. O.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G-E4NmrgdoAC&dq=STEPHEN+APPIAH+SWAG&pg=PT1|title=The Mirror: Issue 2,304 February 22 1997|date=22 February 1997|publisher=Graphic Communications Group|language=en}}</ref>
* Summer Olympic Football All-Star Team: ]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/en/news/feature/0,1451,102927,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040827004033/http://www.fifa.com/en/news/feature/0,1451,102927,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 August 2004|title=Olympic Football All-Star Team|website=FIFA|access-date=20 June 2020}}</ref>
* African Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cafonline.com/news.php?id=526|title=All-Star Team of the Tournament|website=CAF|access-date=20 June 2020}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links== ==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.stepapp.com}}
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* - Ghana Football Fan Forum
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Ghanaian footballer (born 1980)

Stephen Appiah
Appiah with Fenerbahçe in 2006
Personal information
Full name Stephen Leroy Appiah
Date of birth (1980-12-24) 24 December 1980 (age 44)
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)
International career
Ghana U17
Ghana U20
1995–2010 Ghana 67 (15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stephen Leroy Appiah (/ˈæpiɑː/ AP-ee-ah; born 24 December 1980) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. During his career, he played for teams such as Udinese, Parma, Brescia, Juventus and Fenerbahçe.

Appiah was a member of the Ghana national team, which he represented at youth, Olympic, and senior levels. He captained Ghana at their World Cup debut in 2006 and at the 2010 World Cup.

Club career

Appiah began his career at local club, Hearts of Oak, in 1995, at age 15. In 1996, he had trials with Galatasaray's youth squad but was not signed and he returned to Hearts of Oak.

In 1997, he moved abroad to join Italian Serie A side Udinese, where he initially played as a striker. He spent three seasons with the club, later changing positions during his time there, moving to a deeper midfield position. A transfer to Parma in 1999 was jeopardised by viral hepatitis, but Appiah overcame the illness to move there in the summer of 2000. After two seasons at Parma, Appiah went on loan to Brescia for the 2002–03 season. Appiah became a first-team regular for the Lombardians, and scored seven times in 31 games.

Juventus

Appiah's success at Parma alerted defending Serie A champions Juventus to his talents. Juventus paid Parma €2 million in the summer of 2003 to secure Appiah's services on loan, with an option to a permanent €6 million transfer in 2004. In 2003, Appiah finished 8th for African Footballer of the Year.

He went on to enjoy a good first season for Juventus, playing in 30 Serie A games and appearing in the Coppa Italia final. He also made his debut in the UEFA Champions League. In his second season at Juventus, Appiah played in 18 Serie A games.

Fenerbahçe

In July 2005, he was transferred from Juventus to Turkish giants Fenerbahçe for €8 million. He went on to win the Turkish Super League Championship with the club in their centenary year. In January 2007, he was injured during the international duty with the Black Stars and he delayed the operation on his left knee until end of season.

At the end of the 2006–07 season, Appiah expressed a desire to leave and a German club made an offer of €4 million to Fenerbahçe, after Appiah's agent contacted other clubs without Fenerbahçe's permission. Fenerbahçe rejected the offer.

Injury and contract dispute

After an extended knee-injury layoff, Appiah came off the bench for Fenerbahçe in the Turkish Super League on 6 October 2007. However, the injury recurred after his last game on 1 December, and Appiah went to Italy for rehabilitation on 20 December 2007. The long-term injury forced him to miss the 2008 African Cup of Nations as a player, instead, he became a special adviser of the team. Fenerbahçe also wanted to de-register Appiah as he occupied a foreigner quota, but he refused as he was unclear with the matter. Appiah also refused to take rehabilitation in Turkey. The club also thought that Appiah was actually AWOL and Appiah thought the club exposed his medical history to the press and mistreatment to his injury, although the club defended that it had made an appointment for Appiah to visit Mayo Clinic, United States, but Appiah did not attend. On 1 February 2008, Appiah formally submitted a claim of mistreatment by asking to leave as free agent on 1 July 2008 and received the pre-agreed 2008–09 season salary of €2 million. In response, Fenerbahçe notified FIFA. In April 2008 the case went to FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber (DRC), and both parties sued each other. He unilaterally terminated the contract at the end of season, as he thought the club had breached the contract by not fulfilling its duties. He also discussed with West Ham United in summer 2008 for a possible contract. DRC ordered Appiah to pay Fenerbahçe €2,281,915 as he breached the contract without just cause on 9 January 2009. He immediately appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in May after received the decision on 5 May 2009 and the club also submitted its appeal. On 7 June 2010 CAS ruled that Appiah did not need to pay Fenerbahçe, as Fenerbahçe saved more in wages (€2,633,020.65) than losses (€2,496,278.85).

Serie A return

Appiah was on trial with the London-based club Tottenham Hotspur in January 2009 with a view to a 6-month permanent contract, however, concerns over his knee and fitness resulted in no contract being offered, as Spurs took up the option of signing Wilson Palacios from Wigan instead. The following month Appiah underwent a trial at Rubin Kazan, but the Russian champions decided against signing the player because of the same fitness concerns. Despite being without a club since his departure from Fenerbahçe in June 2008, Appiah remained a regular with the national team throughout the 2008–09 season.

On 1 November 2009, Bologna announced the signing of Appiah on a free transfer.

On 7 August 2010, Appiah signed for newly promoted Italian Serie A side Cesena on a one-year deal with the option of signing on for another year if the club managed to remain in the top flight. At the end of the 2010–11 season his contract with Cesena expired, and he became a free agent.

Vojvodina

On 2 February 2012, after passing medical exams, Appiah signed a six-month deal with Serbian side Vojvodina. Along with Almami Moreira and Aleksandar Katai, he was the main winter-break signing of Vojvodina in order to challenge Belgrade clubs dominance and guarantee a European competition place. He made his Serbian SuperLiga debut as a starter in a 16-round match played on 4 March 2012 against Radnički Kragujevac.

Until the end of the 2011–12 Serbian SuperLiga season, he gathered 11 league appearances and scored his only goal in the deciding last-round home 2–1 victory against Red Star Belgrade, which put Vojvodina on a final third place in the league and guaranteed a spot in next season's UEFA Europa League.

Retirement and testimonial

After being inactive from football for two-years due to a recurring knee injury, at the age of 33, Appiah announced his retirement from football on 14 January 2015.

On 27 June 2015, a testimonial match was organized to mark the end of his career. The match was played at the Accra Sports Stadium. It featured The Black Stars against Appiah XI, which cumulated former international footballers including; Giuseppe Colucci, Richard Kingson, George Boateng, Sammy Adjei, Samuel Eto'o, Baffour Gyan and Emmanuel Adebayor. The match ended in a 2–2 draw with Appiah scoring the first goal from a free kick for Appiah XI. Asamoah Gyan and Ben Acheampong scored for the Black Stars and Baffour Gyan scored the final equalizer for Appiah XI.

The match was a sell-out, and saw Appiah perform a lap of honour at the end with his family. The testimonial was attended by high rank officials including, former Presidents Jerry John Rawlings and John Agyekum Kufour, Speaker of Parliament Edward Doe Adjaho and the sitting President, John Dramani Mahama, who also performed the ceremonial kick-off. Religious leaders including the national chief Imam of Ghana Sheik Osman Nuhu Sharabutu and Rev. Sam Korankye Ankrah, Apostle General of Royal House Chapel were also present.

Prior to the testimonial, a special dinner and fundraising was held on the 26 June at the State Banquet Hall, Accra. All proceeds of the match and fundraising went to charitable causes of his foundation, Step App foundation.

International career

Appiah at the 2006 FIFA World Cup

Appiah was part of the Ghana squad which won the FIFA U-17 World Championship tournament in 1995 at age 14. The team beat Brazil in the final to lift the trophy.

Olympics

In 2004 Olympics game in Athens, Greece. He was one of three 'over-aged players' in the squad. Appiah had carved a niche for himself as a stylish and composed attacking midfielder, who had a deadly eye for goal as well. He scored twice in that short stint in Athens, shining in all three group games, running the attacking department in spectacular fashion.

Black Stars

Appiah made his Black Stars debut on his 16th birthday He made his debut when Ghana played Benin in a four nations tournament in Cotonou. Appiah replaced then skipper Abedi Pele in the 80th minute after Ghana had taken a commanding 2–0 lead.

He first took over the armband when Ghana faced Slovenia national team in a friendly fixture and would go on to lead the team to secure a historic first-time qualification for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Stephen Appiah Captain Ghana to its first World Cup in 2006 and 2010 edition.

Appiah also led Ghana to the 2010 FIFA World Cup. On 22 August 2010, following Ghana's World Cup record quarter-final finish, Appiah announced his retirement from the national team at the age of 29. At the end of his international career, he had 67 caps and scored 15 international goals.

Style of play

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.

Other endeavours

Appiah has designed a clothing line named StepApp that was released in late November 2007 in his hometown of Accra. All proceeds go to the StepApp foundation. The clothing line will initially be released in Africa before arriving in Europe and the United States in the following months. After release the StepApp clothing line has run into trouble.

Black star team manager

In May 2017 Appiah was named by the Ghana Football Association (GFA) as the team manager for the Black Star. He was for the first time given the chance to serve as a technical member of the team after retiring from football.

Personal life

Appiah has a son, Rodney Appiah who plays for Accra Great Olympics in the Ghana Premier League.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Udinese 1997–98 Serie A 11 0 0 0 – – 11 0
1998–99 21 0 6 3 – 2 0 29 3
1999–2000 4 0 0 0 1 0 – 5 0
Total 36 0 6 3 1 0 2 0 45 3
Parma 2000–01 Serie A 15 0 5 1 6 1 – 26 2
2001–02 13 0 3 0 7 0 – 23 0
Total 28 0 8 1 13 1 0 0 49 2
Brescia (loan) 2002–03 Serie A 31 7 1 0 0 0 – 32 7
Juventus 2003–04 Serie A 30 1 8 0 7 0 1 0 46 1
2004–05 18 2 2 0 3 0 – 23 2
Total 48 3 10 0 10 0 1 0 69 3
Fenerbahçe 2005–06 Süper Lig 32 8 6 1 6 2 – 44 11
2006–07 26 3 1 0 10 3 – 37 6
2007–08 6 0 1 0 2 0 – 9 0
Total 64 11 8 1 18 5 0 0 90 17
Bologna 2009–10 Serie A 2 0 0 0 0 0 – 2 0
Cesena 2010–11 Serie A 14 0 1 0 0 0 – 15 0
Vojvodina 2011–12 SuperLiga 11 1 2 0 0 0 – 13 1
Career total 234 22 36 5 42 6 3 0 315 33
  1. Two appearances in season UEFA Cup qualification
  2. One appearance in 2003 Supercoppa Italiana.

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Ghana 1995 1 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 2 0
1999 1 0
2000 5 1
2001 5 2
2002 2 0
2003 5 3
2004 5 2
2005 7 2
2006 16 2
2007 3 1
2008 3 1
2009 7 1
2010 5 0
Total 67 15

Honours

Hearts of Oak

Parma

Juventus

Fenerbahçe

Ghana U17

Individual

  • SWAG Most Promising Football Star of the Year: 1997
  • Summer Olympic Football All-Star Team: 2004
  • African Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: 2006

Notes

  1. The 2004–05 title, was revoked following the Calciopoli scandal.

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