Keenan Appiah-Forson | |
Fullname: | Keenan Appiah-Forson[1] |
Birth Date: | 16 October 2001 |
Birth Place: | Greenwich, England[2] |
Height: | 1.74m[3] |
Position: | Midfielder |
Youthyears1: | –2021 |
Youthclubs1: | West Ham United |
Years1: | 2021–2024 |
Clubs1: | West Ham United |
Caps1: | 0 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2023–2024 |
Clubs2: | → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) |
Caps2: | 27 |
Goals2: | 1 |
Club-Update: | 11:11, 1 July 2024 (UTC) |
Keenan Appiah-Forson (born 16 October 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder, most recently for West Ham United.[4]
Forson joined West Ham United at the age of 14, following a successful trial with the club.[5] On 9 December 2021, Forson made his senior debut for West Ham in a 1–0 loss against Dinamo Zagreb in the UEFA Europa League, coming on as an 87th minute substitute for Sonny Perkins.[6] In February 2022 Appiah-Forson signed a new contract which would see him at the club until the summer of 2023. The deal included the option to extend his contract for a further year.[7] In September 2023, Forson joined National League team, Dagenham & Redbridge on loan for the remainder of the 2023–24 season.[8] In June 2024, West Ham announced that Forson would be leaving the club at the end of the 2023–24 season.[9]
Born in London,[10] Forson is of Ghanaian descent.[11]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
West Ham United U21 | 2019–20 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
2020–21 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
2021–22 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
2022–23 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
Total | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | |||||||
West Ham United | 2021–22 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2022–23 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 2023–24 | National League | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |||
Career total | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 40 | 2 |