| Arvin Appiah | |
| Full Name: | Arvin Amoakoh Appiah[1] |
| Birth Date: | 5 January 2001[2] |
| Birth Place: | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Height: | 1.75m (05.74feet) |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | Nacional (on loan from Almería) |
| Clubnumber: | 70 |
| Youthyears1: | 2010–2018 |
| Youthclubs1: | Nottingham Forest |
| Years1: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Nottingham Forest |
| Caps1: | 6 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2019– |
| Clubs2: | Almería |
| Caps2: | 54 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2020 |
| Clubs3: | Almería B |
| Caps3: | 4 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2021 |
| Clubs4: | → Lugo (loan) |
| Caps4: | 13 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2022 |
| Clubs5: | → Tenerife (loan) |
| Caps5: | 11 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2023 |
| Clubs6: | → Málaga (loan) |
| Caps6: | 10 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs7: | → Rotherham United (loan) |
| Caps7: | 20 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2024– |
| Clubs8: | → Nacional (loan) |
| Caps8: | 7 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016–2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2017–2018 |
| Nationalteam2: | England U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 3 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam3: | England U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 3 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam4: | England U19 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 21:41, 2 March 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 12:39, 17 November 2019 (UTC) |
Arvin Amoakoh Appiah (born 5 January 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Portuguese club Nacional, on loan from Spanish club Almería.
Appiah made his professional debut for Nottingham Forest on 30 October 2018, appearing as an 85th-minute substitute and scoring a goal in a 3–2 loss in a fourth round EFL Cup game against Burton Albion.[3]
On 23 January 2019, Appiah penned a four-and-a-half-year contract extension with Forest.[4]
On 2 September 2019 Appiah signed for Spanish Segunda División side Almería on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee, reported to be £8 million.[5] [6] [7]
On 1 February 2021, Appiah moved to fellow second division team CD Lugo, on a loan deal until the end of the season.[8] Upon returning, he was mainly a backup option as the Rojiblancos achieved promotion to La Liga as champions.
On 1 September 2022, Appiah was loaned to CD Tenerife in the second level for the season.[9] On 30 December, however, his loan was cut short,[10] and he moved to fellow second tier side Málaga CF on 9 January, also in a temporary deal.[11]
On 25 August 2023, Appiah returned to England when he joined Championship club Rotherham United on a season-long loan deal.[12] On 30 July of the following year, he moved to Portuguese Primeira Liga side Nacional also on loan for one year.[13]
In May 2018, Appiah scored for England U17 against Italy in the group stage of the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[14] The hosts were eliminated by the Netherlands at the semi-final stage on a penalty shootout with Appiah successfully converting his spot kick.[15]
In October 2018, Appiah scored for the England U18s against Sweden.[16] In March 2019, Appiah received his first call-up for the England U19s for the 2019 U19 EURO Elite Qualifying Round[17] and made his U19 debut as a 66th minute substitute during the 4–1 win over Czech Republic at St. George's Park.[18]
Appiah was born in Amsterdam, before moving to Nottingham in England when he was six-years old.[19] Appiah is of Ghanaian descent.[20] [21]
Appiah's older brother Nathaniel is also a footballer. A defender, he came through the ranks at Rochdale.[22]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Nottingham Forest | 2018–19 | EFL Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |||
| Almería | 2019–20 | Segunda División | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[23] | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | Segunda División | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | Segunda División | 31 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 53 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 4 | |||
| Almería B | 2020–21 | Tercera División | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| CD Lugo (loan) | 2020–21 | Segunda División | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| CD Tenerife (loan) | 2022–23 | Segunda División | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Málaga CF (loan) | 2022–23 | Segunda División | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Rotherham United (loan) | 2023–24 | EFL Championship | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Career total | 111 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 122 | 5 | |||