| Ernest Nuamah | |
| Fullname: | Ernest Nuamah Appiah[1] |
| Birth Place: | Kumasi, Ghana |
| Birth Date: | 1 November 2003 |
| Height: | 1.78 m[2] |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | Lyon |
| Clubnumber: | 37 |
| Youthyears2: | 2022 |
| Youthclubs1: | Right to Dream |
| Youthclubs2: | Nordsjælland |
| Years1: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs1: | Nordsjælland |
| Caps1: | 43 |
| Goals1: | 17 |
| Years2: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs2: | RWD Molenbeek |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs3: | → Lyon (loan) |
| Caps3: | 29 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Clubs4: | Lyon |
| Caps4: | 1 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam1: | Ghana U23 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam2: | Ghana |
| Nationalcaps2: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 3 |
| Club-Update: | 23:30, 18 August 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 22:53, 6 June 2024 (UTC) |
Ernest Nuamah Appiah (born 1 November 2003) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 1 club Lyon, and the Ghana national team.[3]
Nuamah was born and raised in Asafo, a suburb of Kumasi. He started his career with Right to Dream Academy, a football academy based in Eastern Region, Ghana.[4]
In January 2022, Nuamah joined Danish Superliga side FC Nordsjælland.[5] He made his debut on 10 April 2022 when he came on in the 67th minute for Magnus Kofod Andersen to score an 84th minute goal in a 2–2 draw to Aarhus GF.[6] [7] He was adjudged as the team's man of the match at the end of the match.[8] In September 2022 Nuamah was adjudged the young player of the month.[9]
On 19 March 2023, Nuamah scored a brace including the winning goal in a 2–1 win against Brøndby. He received the award for Danish Superliga Player of the Year at the end of the season.
Nuamah started the 2023–24 season off strong, scoring a hat-trick in a 4–1 league victory against Viborg on 24 July 2023, the first matchday of the new campaign.[10]
On 30 August 2023, Nuamah joined Belgian side RWD Molenbeek, before being immediately loaned to French side Lyon for the rest of the season,[11] [12] with a purchase option worth €25 million,[13] plus €4.5 million in potential add-ons, in favor of the Ligue 1 club.[14] The loan move was made possible through a common ownership between the two clubs, John Textor's Eagle Football Holdings, and was necessary to avoid Lyon's spending restrictions given by the Direction Nationale du Contrôle de Gestion (DNCG).[15] In the process, Nuamah set a new record as Nordsjælland's highest-grossing sale.
Later that year, on 8 October, he scored his first goal for Lyon in a 3–3 draw against Lorient.[16]
On 7 July 2024, Lyon announced the permanent transfer of Nuamah from RWD Molenbeek for a reported fee of €28,5 million.[17]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Nordsjælland | 2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 30 | 12 | 4 | 3 | — | 34 | 15 | |||
| 2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | ||
| Total | 43 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 20 | |||
| RWDM | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Challenger Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Lyon (loan) | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 33 | 3 | ||
| Lyon | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 73 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 83 | 23 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 2023 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Total | 12 | 3 | ||
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 September 2023 | Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | ||
| 2 | 12 September 2023 | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly | ||
| 3 | 6 June 2024 | Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
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