{{short description|Association football player (born 1990)}} {{for|the Ghanaian football coach|James Kwesi Appiah}} {{Use British English|date=October 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Kwesi Appiah | image = 20150331 Mali vs Ghana 243.jpg | image_size = 200 | caption = Appiah playing for Ghana in 2015 | fullname = Kwesi Appiah<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kwesi Appiah |url=https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/person/profil/?fiksId=3294823 |access-date=16 February 2020 |publisher=Norwegian Football Federation |language=no}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|8|12|df=y}}<ref>{{Hugman|22103|access-date=16 February 2020}}</ref> | birth_place = Camberwell, England | height = {{convert|1.80|m|order=flip}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kwesi Appiah: Overview |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/4861/Kwesi-Appiah/overview |access-date=16 February 2020 |publisher=Premier League}}</ref> | position = Striker<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kwesi Appiah |url=https://www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/teams/first-team/forward/kwesi-appiah/ |access-date=16 February 2020 |publisher=AFC Wimbledon |archive-date=16 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200216143328/https://www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/teams/first-team/forward/kwesi-appiah/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> | currentclub = Ebbsfleet United | clubnumber = 10 | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2008 | youthclubs1 = Ebbsfleet United | years1 = 2008 | clubs1 = Ebbsfleet United | caps1 = 3 | goals1 = 1 | years2 = 2008–2010 | clubs2 = Peterborough United | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2009 | clubs3 = → Weymouth (loan) | caps3 = 4 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2009 | clubs4 = → King's Lynn (loan) | caps4 = 10 | goals4 = 9 | years5 = 2010 | clubs5 = → Kettering Town (loan) | caps5 = 15 | goals5 = 2 | years6 = 2010 | clubs6 = Brackley Town | caps6 = 4 | goals6 = 1 | years7 = 2010 | clubs7 = Thurrock | caps7 = 2 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2011–2012 | clubs8 = Margate | caps8 = 24 | goals8 = 22 | years9 = 2012–2017 | clubs9 = Crystal Palace | caps9 = 6 | goals9 = 0 | years10 = 2012 | clubs10 = → Aldershot Town (loan) | caps10 = 2 | goals10 = 0 | years11 = 2013 | clubs11 = → Yeovil Town (loan) | caps11 = 5 | goals11 = 0 | years12 = 2013 | clubs12 = → Cambridge United (loan) | caps12 = 14 | goals12 = 10 | years13 = 2014 | clubs13 = → Notts County (loan) | caps13 = 7 | goals13 = 0 | years14 = 2014 | clubs14 = → AFC Wimbledon (loan) | caps14 = 7 | goals14 = 3 | years15 = 2014–2015 | clubs15 = → Cambridge United (loan) | caps15 = 19 | goals15 = 6 | years16 = 2015 | clubs16 = → Reading (loan) | caps16 = 6 | goals16 = 1 | years17 = 2017 | clubs17 = → Viking (loan) | caps17 = 12 | goals17 = 3 | years18 = 2017–2020 | clubs18 = AFC Wimbledon | caps18 = 59 | goals18 = 11 | years19 = 2020–2021 | clubs19 = NorthEast United | caps19 = 8 | goals19 = 3 | years20 = 2021–2023 | clubs20 = Crawley Town | caps20 = 30 | goals20 = 11 | years21 = 2022–2023 | clubs21 = → Colchester United (loan) | caps21 = 13 | goals21 = 3 | years22 = 2023–2025 | clubs22 = Boreham Wood | caps22 = 48 | goals22 = 27 | years23 = 2025– | clubs23 = Ebbsfleet United | caps23 = 0 | goals23 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2015–2019 | nationalteam1 = Ghana | nationalcaps1 = 7 | nationalgoals1 = 2 | medaltemplates = {{medalCountry|{{fb|GHA}}}} {{MedalSport|Men's football}} {{MedalCompetition|Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Medal|RU|2015 Equatorial Guinea|}} | club-update = 17:23, 13 March 2025 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = 27 March 2019 }} '''Kwesi Appiah''' (born 12 August 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ebbsfleet United. Born in England, he represents the Ghana national team.
==Club career== ===Ebbsfleet United=== Appiah was born in Camberwell, Greater London, to a Ghanaian father and an English mother.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kwesi Appiah excited to get Afcon chance |url=https://www.ghanafa.org/kwesi-appiah-excited-to-get-afcon-chance |access-date=16 February 2020 |publisher=Ghana Football Association}}</ref> He is a product of the Ebbsfleet United PASE youth system, and graduated to the first team in August 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kwesi Appiah |url=http://www.ebbsfleetunited.co.uk/eufc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=540&Itemid=367 |access-date=26 April 2009 |publisher=Ebbsfleet United F.C}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> He scored his first goal for the club with his first touch after coming on as a substitute against Woking on 20 September 2008.<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 September 2008 |title=Ebbsfleet 2–0 Woking |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/7614122.stm}}</ref> Appiah missed training in October and after leaving the ground, he failed to report back to the club.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Elliott |first=Sam |date=19 October 2008 |title=Fleet Facing Posh Fight |work=The Non-League Paper |url=http://www.thenonleaguefootballpaper.com/article.asp?aid=5530&iid=103&sud=1362 |url-status=dead |access-date=21 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717020445/http://www.thenonleaguefootballpaper.com/article.asp?aid=5530&iid=103&sud=1362 |archive-date=17 July 2011}}</ref>
===Peterborough United=== His disappearance was explained in October, when League One team Peterborough United announced the signing of Appiah, on a three-and-a-half-year deal.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 October 2008 |title=Ferguson Pleased With Trio |url=http://www.theposh.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10427~1421764,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004044705/http://www.theposh.com/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10427~1421764%2C00.html |archive-date=4 October 2011 |access-date=21 March 2012 |publisher=Peterborough United F.C}}</ref> The matter was reported to The Football Association, as it was reported in breach of regulations.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Peachey |first=Alec |date=13 November 2008 |title=Davis hopeful over Appiah case |work=Kent Online |url=http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kentonline/newsarchive.aspx?articleid=51301}}</ref> On 15 December it was reported that the FA had decided that the approach made for Appiah by Peterborough was "not proven" and so no ruling could be made.<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 December 2008 |title=Peterborough case is 'not proven' |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7784492.stm}}</ref>
Appiah was loaned out back to the Conference with Weymouth in February 2009 and made his debut in a 2–0 defeat to York City.<ref>{{Cite news |date=28 February 2009 |title=York 2–0 Weymouth |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/7905841.stm}}</ref> He suffered from an ankle ligament injury that ruled him out of a game against Altrincham,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Summers |first=Adam |date=13 March 2009 |title=KO for Kwesi |work=Dorset Echo |url=http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/search/4199052.KO_for_Kwesi/ |url-status=dead |access-date=21 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923224001/http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/search/4199052.KO_for_Kwesi/ |archive-date=23 September 2015}}</ref> but returned for the 5–0 defeat to Burton Albion.<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 March 2009 |title=Weymouth 0–5 Burton |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/7935586.stm}}</ref> He returned to Peterborough on 20 March.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Summers |first=Adam |date=20 March 2009 |title=Critchell returns on loan |work=Dorset Echo |url=http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/search/4220736.Critchell_returns_on_loan/ |url-status=dead |access-date=21 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923224004/http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/search/4220736.Critchell_returns_on_loan/ |archive-date=23 September 2015}}</ref> He spent time at Northern Premier League Premier Division side King's Lynn in 2009, where he played 10 games scoring 9 goals,<ref>{{Cite web |title=The King's Lynn Football Club – Appearances 2009–10 |url=http://www.thelinnets.co.uk/archive/whowhere2009.php |access-date=29 March 2016 |website=Thelinnets.co.uk}}</ref> including a hat-trick against Durham City in an 11–0 win.<ref>{{Cite web |title=King's Lynn v Durham City 07/11/09 (League) |url=http://www.thelinnets.co.uk/matchreports/ln071109.shtml |access-date=29 March 2016 |website=Thelinnets.co.uk}}</ref> Appiah's loan spell came to an abrupt end when the club was wound up in late-November 2009;<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 January 2010 |title=Have your say: The end for King's Lynn Football Club |work=BBC News |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/local/norfolk/hi/people_and_places/newsid_8378000/8378954.stm |access-date=5 October 2015}}</ref> this meant their record for 2009–10 was expunged.<ref>{{Cite web |title=King's Lynn |url=https://www.fchd.info/KINGSLYN.HTM |access-date=5 October 2015 |publisher=Football Club History Database}}</ref> On 19 January 2010, he joined Kettering Town on a month-long loan.<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 January 2010 |title=Ebbsfleet United sign striker Moses Ashikodi |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8467407.stm}}</ref>
===Return to Non-League=== Appiah joined Southern Football League Premier Division side Brackley Town for the 2010–11 season.{{citation needed|date=October 2015}} Appiah then signed a two-year deal with Isthmian League Premier Division side Margate on 25 July 2011.{{citation needed|date=October 2015}} After his great run of form this attracted a number of professional clubs and on 16 January 2012, he was linked with a move to Blackpool, when he claimed Margate had agreed to a deal with ''the Seasiders'' and stated that he was due to travel to Blackpool for talks with manager, but he later rejected the move as he preferred to move to London.<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 January 2012 |title=Appiah claims Seasiders deal |publisher=Sky Sports |url=https://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/7436058/?}}</ref> Appiah left Margate having scored 35 goals in 34 games for the club.<ref name="Appearances 2011/12"/>
===Crystal Palace=== On 31 January 2012, he agreed to his second professional deal to play for Crystal Palace.<ref>{{Cite news |last=O'Rourke |first=Peter |date=31 January 2012 |title=Appiah agrees Palace move |publisher=Sky Sports |url=https://www1.skysports.com/football/news/12691/7467908/Appiah-agrees-Palace-move}}</ref> On 28 January 2013, Appiah joined Football League One side Yeovil Town on a month's loan deal.<ref>{{Cite news |date=28 January 2013 |title=Kwesi Appiah leaves Crystal Palace to join Yeovil on loan |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21236340}}</ref> He made his first appearance for Yeovil in the 2–1 win over MK Dons, coming on in the second half as a substitute for Matthew Dolan.<ref>{{Cite news |date=29 January 2013 |title=Yeovil 2–1 MK Dons |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21137551}}</ref>
Appiah returned to the Conference Premier on 13 September 2013 when he signed on a one-month loan deal for the then league leaders Cambridge United.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 September 2013 |title=Palace striker joins U's |url=http://www.cambridge-united.co.uk/news/article/kwesiappiahjoins-1050750.aspx |publisher=Cambridge United F.C.}}</ref> Appiah scored his first Cambridge goal in a 3–0 win over Nuneaton Town on 24 September and followed it with the equaliser in a 1–1 draw away at Wrexham and the winner against Hereford United in the next two games.{{citation needed|date=October 2015}} Having missed a penalty in a 0–0 stalemate against Chester, he atoned with both goals in the 2–0 win over Salisbury City that maintained Cambridge's six-point lead at the top of the Conference Premier on 19 October.{{citation needed|date=October 2015}} Appiah had earlier confirmed the loan deal had been extended by a further month via his Twitter account.<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 October 2013 |title=Kwesi Appiah extends Cambridge United loan deal |publisher=Spy Ghana |url=http://www.spyghana.com/kwesi-appiah-extends-cambridge-united-loan-deal}}</ref> Appiah scored further goals against Aldershot Town, Barnet (2) and Macclesfield Town (2) in November, leading Cambridge manager Richard Money to express his eagerness to re-sign Appiah on loan in the January transfer window.<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 December 2013 |title=Cambridge United keen to keep Crystal Palace's Kwesi Appiah |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25340331}}</ref>
On 21 January 2014, Appiah joined Notts County on a one-month emergency loan.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 January 2014 |title=Palace hotshot joins Notts on loan |url=http://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/article/palace-hotshot-joins-notts-on-loan-1308277.aspx |publisher=Notts County F.C.}}</ref>
On 27 March 2014, Appiah joined League Two side AFC Wimbledon on loan for the remainder of the 2013–14 season.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 March 2014 |title=Dons sign striker on loan |url=http://www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/news/article/striker-signing-1450502.aspx |publisher=AFC Wimbledon}}</ref> He scored his first goal in a 2–2 draw with Newport County.{{citation needed|date=October 2015}}
On 9 July 2014, Appiah rejoined Cambridge United on a six-month loan.<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 July 2014 |title=Kwesi Appiah: Striker rejoins Cambridge on six-month loan |language=en-GB |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28247832 |access-date=16 August 2021}}</ref> Since his last stint at Cambridge, the club had regained their place in the Football League.{{citation needed|date=October 2015}} He scored six league goals in nineteen league appearances but also scored the winner in the first round of the FA Cup against League One Fleetwood Town and a late equaliser against Mansfield Town in the second round<ref name="2014/2015"/> – playing a large role in maintaining a run to the fourth round and two lucrative ties against Manchester United.{{citation needed|date=October 2015}}
On 26 March 2015, Appiah joined Reading on loan until the end of the 2014–15 season.<ref name="Royals loan Appiah">{{Cite web |date=26 March 2015 |title=Striker Appiah signs on loan for rest of season |publisher=Reading F.C |url=https://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/article/striker-appiah-joins-on-loan-for-rest-of-season-2360654.aspx}}</ref> Appiah then injured his anterior cruciate ligament on 7 June 2015, while training for the Ghana national side <ref>{{Cite web |date=8 June 2015 |title=Kwesi Appiah suffers suspected ACL injury on international duty |url=https://www.sportsmole.co.uk/football/crystal-palace/injury-news/news/appiah-suffers-suspected-acl-injury_227043.html |access-date=29 March 2016 |website=Sports Mole}}</ref> As of 26 January 2016, it was reported that he had made enough progress to soon restart light training.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Osman |first=Rahman |date=26 January 2016 |title=Ghana international Kwesi Appiah close to a come back |url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/ghana-international-kwesi-appiah-close-to-a-come-back |access-date=29 March 2016 |website=GHANAsoccernet.com}}</ref>
On 29 March 2017, it was announced that Appiah had joined Norwegian Eliteserien club Viking on loan until the end of June.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 March 2017 |title=Appiah Makes Viking Move |url=https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/2017/march/appiah-makes-viking-move/ |access-date=1 April 2017 |website=cpfc.co.uk |publisher=Crystal Palace F.C.}}</ref>
===AFC Wimbledon=== He re-signed for League One side AFC Wimbledon, this time on a permanent basis, on 31 May 2017.<ref>{{Cite news |date=31 May 2017 |title=Kwesi Appiah: AFC Wimbledon sign Crystal Palace striker |language=en-GB |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40109059 |access-date=1 June 2017}}</ref> He scored his first goal for Wimbledon in a 2–0 win against Doncaster Rovers on 26 August 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 August 2017 |title=Wimbledon 2–0 Doncaster |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40983642 |access-date=29 August 2017 |publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> He was released by AFC Wimbledon when his contract expired in June 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Slavin |first=Chris |date=10 June 2020 |title=Squad update from the manager |url=https://www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/news/2020/june/squad-update-from-the-manager/ |publisher=AFC Wimbledon}}</ref>
===NorthEast United=== On 14 October 2020, Appiah joined Indian Super League club NorthEast United FC on a one-year deal.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 October 2020 |title=Kwesi Appiah: NorthEast United add Ghanaian Striker to boost their attacking prowess |url=http://sportskindle.com/neufc-kwesi-appiah-signs-contract/ |access-date=14 October 2020 |website=sportskindle }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=14 October 2020 |title=NorthEast United sign former Crystal Palace striker Kwesi Appiah |url=https://khelnow.com/football/isl-2020-21-northeast-united-sign-kwesi-appiah |access-date=14 October 2020 |website=Khelnow.com}}</ref>
===Crawley Town=== On 16 August 2021, Appiah joined EFL League Two club Crawley Town on a one-year deal with the option for a second.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dunford |first=Mark |date=16 August 2021 |title=Reds sign Ghanaian international who played in the Indian Super League last season |language=en |work=Crawley & Horley Observer |url=https://www.crawleyobserver.co.uk/sport/football/peterborough-united/former-crystal-palace-peterborough-united-and-afc-wimbledon-striker-joins-crawley-town-3348425 |access-date=16 August 2021}}</ref>
On 1 September 2022, Appiah joined Colchester United on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/21150546.colchester-united-signed-kwesi-appiah-loan-crawley-town/ | title='I'm going to call him Agent Dallo!' - Kwesi Appiah reveals factor in U's move | date=7 September 2022 }}</ref>
On 2 July 2023, he departed Crawley having had his contract terminated by mutual consent.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.crawleytownfc.com/news/2023/july/kwesi-appiah-departs-from-the-red-devils/|title=KWESI APPIAH DEPARTS FROM THE RED DEVILS|website=www.crawleytownfc.com|date=2 July 2023|accessdate=14 July 2023}}</ref>
===Boreham Wood=== On 14 July 2023, Appiah signed for National League club Boreham Wood on a two-year deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.borehamwoodfootballclub.co.uk/uncategorized/welcome-kwesi-appiah/|title=WELCOME, KWESI APPIAH!|website=www.borehamwoodfootballclub.co.uk|date=14 July 2023|accessdate=14 July 2023}}</ref>
===Ebbsfleet United=== On 18 June 2025, Appiah returned to National League South side Ebbsfleet United, seventeen years after graduating from the club's youth academy.<ref> {{cite web|url=https://ebbsfleetunited.co.uk/kwesi-comes-home-as-fleet-land-nls-scoring-sensation/|title=Kwesi comes home as Fleet land NLS scoring sensation|website=ebbsfleetunited.co.uk|date=18 June 2025|accessdate=5 October 2025}}</ref>
==International career== Appiah was eligible to represent both Ghana and England. On 24 December 2014 he was called into the 31-man provisional squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations by Ghana.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 December 2014 |title=Grant names 31-man provisional squad for Afcon |url=http://www.ghanafa.org/pages/blackstars/201412/9987.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141227092610/http://ghanafa.org/pages/blackstars/201412/9987.php |archive-date=27 December 2014 |access-date=26 December 2014 |website=ghanafa.org |publisher=Ghana Football Association}}</ref> He made his debut in Ghana's 2–1 win over South Africa on 27 January 2015<ref name=NFT/> and scored his first international goal in the quarter-final victory over Guinea.<ref name="Ghana 3–0 Guinea">{{Cite news |last=Hughes |first=Ian |date=1 February 2015 |title=Ghana 3–0 Guinea |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30971820 |access-date=16 August 2021 |publisher=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref>
== Personal life == He graduated in 2022 from Staffordshire University having obtained a first class degree in Professional Sports Writing and Broadcasting.<ref>{{cite news |title=Colchester United striker Kwesi Appiah gained Sports Journalism degree |url=https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/23200720.colchester-united-striker-kwesi-appiah-gained-sports-journalism-degree/ |access-date=27 October 2025 |work=Daily Gazette |date=19 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Graduation: Tuesday 15 November 15.15pm |url=https://www.staffs.ac.uk/graduation/ceremonies/2022-autumn/tuesday-15-november-1515 |publisher=Staffordshire University |access-date=27 October 2025}}</ref>
== Career statistics == === Club === {{updated|11 March 2025}} {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |Ebbsfleet United |{{nowrap|2008–09}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Non-League Club Directory 2010 |publisher=Tony Williams Publications |year=2009 |isbn=978-1-869833-66-4 |editor-last=Williams |editor-first=Tony |pages=68–69 |editor-last2=Wright |editor-first2=James}}</ref> |Conference Premier |3||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||3||1 |- |rowspan="3"|Peterborough United |2008–09<ref>{{soccerbase season|49560|2008|access-date=5 October 2015}}</ref> |League One |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- |2009–10<ref>{{soccerbase season|49560|2009|access-date=5 October 2015}}</ref> |Championship |0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!0!!0 |- |Weymouth (loan) |2008–09<ref>{{Cite book |title=Non-League Club Directory 2010 |publisher=Tony Williams Publications |year=2009 |isbn=978-1-869833-66-4 |editor-last=Williams |editor-first=Tony |pages=408–409 |editor-last2=Wright |editor-first2=James}}</ref> |Conference Premier |4||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||4||0 |- |Kettering Town (loan) |2009–10<ref>{{Cite book |title=Non-League Club Directory 2011 |publisher=Tony Williams Publications |year=2010 |isbn=978-1-869833-68-8 |editor-last=Williams |editor-first=Tony |pages=106–107 |editor-last2=Wright |editor-first2=James}}</ref> |Conference Premier |15||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||15||2 |- |Thurrock |2010–11<ref name="SW">{{Cite web |title=K. Appiah |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/kwesi-appiah/113040/ |access-date=21 April 2016 |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group}}</ref> |Conference South |1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- |Margate |2011–12<ref name="Appearances 2011/12">{{Cite web |title=Appearances 2011/12 |url=http://www.margate-fc.com/content/1st_team/stats/apps.php?season=105 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112101101/http://www.margate-fc.com/content/1st_team/stats/apps.php?season=105 |archive-date=12 November 2012 |publisher=Margate F.C.}}</ref> |Isthmian League Premier Division |24||22|| || ||colspan="2"|—|| || ||24||22 |- |rowspan="6"|Crystal Palace |2011–12<ref>{{soccerbase season|49560|2011|access-date=5 October 2015}}</ref> |Championship |4||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||4||0 |- |2012–13<ref name="2012/2013">{{soccerbase season|49560|2012|access-date=5 October 2015}}</ref> |Championship |2||0||1||0||2||0||0||0||5||0 |- |2013–14<ref name="2013/2014">{{soccerbase season|49560|2013|access-date=5 October 2015}}</ref> |Premier League |0||0||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- |2014–15<ref name="2014/2015">{{soccerbase season|49560|2014|access-date=5 October 2015}}</ref> |Premier League |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- |2015–16<ref>{{soccerbase season|49560|2015|access-date=5 October 2015}}</ref> |Premier League |0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !6!!0!!1!!0!!3!!0!!0!!0!!10!!0 |- |Aldershot Town (loan) |2012–13<ref name="2012/2013"/> |League Two |2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2||0 |- |Yeovil Town (loan) |2012–13<ref name="2012/2013"/> |League One |5||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||5||0 |- |Cambridge United (loan) |2013–14<ref name=SW/> |Conference Premier |14||10||4||0||colspan="2"|—||1{{Efn|name=FAT|Appearance(s) in FA Trophy}}||0||19||10 |- |Notts County (loan) |2013–14<ref name="2013/2014"/> |League One |7||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||7||0 |- |AFC Wimbledon (loan) |2013–14<ref name="2013/2014"/> |League Two |7||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||7||3 |- |Cambridge United (loan) |2014–15<ref name="2014/2015"/> |League Two |19||6||3||2||1||0||colspan="2"|—||23||8 |- |Reading (loan) |2014–15<ref name="2014/2015"/> |Championship |6||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||6||1 |- |Viking (loan) |2017<ref name="SW" /> |Eliteserien |12||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||12||3 |- |rowspan="4"|AFC Wimbledon |2017–18<ref>{{soccerbase season|49560|2017|access-date=16 August 2021}}</ref> |League One |14||3||0||0||1||0||1{{Efn|name=EFLT|Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy}}||0||16||3 |- |2018–19<ref>{{soccerbase season|49560|2018|access-date=16 August 2021}}</ref> |League One |26||4||3||2||2||0||2{{Efn|name=EFLT}}||1||33||7 |- |2019–20<ref>{{soccerbase season|49560|2019|access-date=16 August 2021}}</ref> |League One |19||4||2||0||1||0||1{{Efn|name=EFLT}}||0||23||4 |- !colspan="2"|Total !59!!11!!5!!2!!4!!0!!4!!1!!72!!15 |- |NorthEast United |2020–21<ref name="SW" /> |Indian Super League |8||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||8||3 |- |rowspan="3"|Crawley Town |{{nowrap|2021–22}}<ref>{{soccerbase season|49560|2021|access-date=16 August 2021}}</ref> |League Two |26||11||1||0||0||0||2{{efn|name=EFLT}}||1||29||12 |- |2022–23<ref name="2022/2023">{{soccerbase season|49560|2022|access-date=22 September 2022}}</ref> |League Two |4||0||0||0||1||0||0||0||5||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !30!!11!!1!!0!!1!!0!!2!!1!!34!!12 |- |Colchester United (loan) |2022–23<ref name="2022/2023" /> |League Two |9||3||0||0||0||0||1{{efn|name=EFLT}}||0||10||3 |- |rowspan="3"|Boreham Wood |2023–24<ref name="2023/2024">{{soccerbase season|49560|2023|access-date=20 January 2024}}</ref> |National League |16||3||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||16||3 |- |2024–25<ref name="SW"/> |National League South |32||24||4||3||colspan="2"|—||3{{Efn|name=FAT}}||1||39||28 |- !colspan="2"|Total !48!!27!!4!!3!!colspan="2"|—!!3!!1!!55!!31 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !279!!103!!18!!7!!9!!0!!11!!3!!317!!113 |}
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===International=== {{updated|match played 26 November 2020}}<ref name="NFT">{{NFT player |id=58138 |name=Appiah, Kwesi |accessdate=4 October 2015}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="2"|Ghana |2015||6||1 |- |2019||1||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!7!!2 |}
:''Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Appiah goal.''<ref name="NFT" />
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Kwesi Appiah |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition !scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |- |align="center"|1 |{{dts|1 February 2015}} |Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea |{{fb|GUI}} |align="center"|2–0 |align="center"|3–0 |2015 Africa Cup of Nations |<ref name="Ghana 3–0 Guinea" /> |- |align="center"|2 |{{dts|26 March 2019}} |Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana |{{fb|MTN}} |align="center"|1–0 |align="center"|3–1 |Friendly |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Teye |first=Prince Narkortu |date=26 March 2019 |title=Ghana 3–1 Mauritania: Ekuban scores again as Black Stars dispatch Al-Murabitun in pre-Afcon friendly |url=https://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/ghana-3-1-mauritania-ekuban-scores-again-as-black-stars-dispatch-/361h9qsedkdq1w8zlpj3zqg3c |access-date=16 August 2021 |website=Goal}}</ref> |}
==Honours== '''Boreham Wood''' *National League South play-offs: 2025<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cr4zrqx7dx3t#Line-ups |title=Boreham Wood 1–0 Maidstone United: The Wood promoted to National League |website=BBC Sport |date=18 May 2025 |access-date=19 May 2025}}</ref>
'''Ghana''' *Africa Cup of Nations runner-up: 2015<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ghana names final squad for AFCON 2015 |date=8 January 2015 |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/sports/2015/January-8th/ghana-names-final-squad-for-afcon-2015.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102222311/https://www.myjoyonline.com/sports/2015/January-8th/ghana-names-final-squad-for-afcon-2015.php |archive-date=2 November 2019 |access-date=2 November 2019}}</ref>
'''Individual''' *National League South Player of the Month: December 2024<ref> {{cite web|url=https://www.thenationalleague.org.uk/the-goal-den-boys-bag-the-player-of-the-month-priz-83133|title=The Goal-Den Boys Bag The Player Of The Month Prizes!|website=www.thenationalleague.org.uk|date=15 January 2025|accessdate=16 January 2025}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category}} *[https://www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/teams/first-team/forward/kwesi-appiah/ Profile] ({{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200216143328/https://www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/teams/first-team/forward/kwesi-appiah/ |date=16 February 2020 }}) at the AFC Wimbledon website *{{Soccerbase}}
{{Ghana squad 2015 Africa Cup of Nations}}
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