Stephen Appiah
Ghanaian footballer
Stephen Leroy Appiah ( AP-ee-ah; born 24 December 1980) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. During his career, he played for 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 the World Cup debut in 2006 and in 2010 World Cup.
Club career
Early career in Ghana and Italy
Appiah began his career at a local club named 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.
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