| Kwabena Appiah | |
| Fullname: | Kwabena Appiah-Kubi |
| Birth Date: | 1992 5, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Position: | Winger |
| Youthclubs1: | Granville Rage |
| Youthclubs2: | Parramatta City |
| Youthyears3: | 2011 |
| Youthclubs3: | North West Sydney Spirit |
| Youthyears4: | 2011–2012 |
| Youthclubs4: | Central Coast Mariners |
| Years1: | 2010 |
| Caps1: | 12 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Clubs1: | Granville Rage |
| Years2: | 2011 |
| Caps2: | 17 |
| Goals2: | 5 |
| Clubs2: | North West Sydney Spirit |
| Years3: | 2012 |
| Caps3: | 9 |
| Goals3: | 6 |
| Clubs3: | Parramatta |
| Years4: | 2012–2015 |
| Caps4: | 25 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Clubs4: | Western Sydney Wanderers |
| Years5: | 2015 |
| Caps5: | 2 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Clubs5: | Wellington Phoenix Reserves |
| Years6: | 2015–2016 |
| Caps6: | 16 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Clubs6: | Wellington Phoenix |
| Years7: | 2016–2018 |
| Caps7: | 38 |
| Goals7: | 2 |
| Clubs7: | Central Coast Mariners |
| Years8: | 2018 |
| Caps8: | 25 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Clubs8: | Incheon United |
| Years9: | 2019 |
| Caps9: | 2 |
| Goals9: | 1 |
| Clubs9: | Newcastle Jets |
| Years10: | 2019–2020 |
| Caps10: | 6 |
| Goals10: | 1 |
| Clubs10: | Western United |
| Years11: | 2021 |
| Caps11: | 14 |
| Goals11: | 1 |
| Clubs11: | Nakhon Ratchasima |
| Years12: | 2023 |
| Caps12: | 12 |
| Goals12: | 0 |
| Clubs12: | Madura United |
| Club-Update: | 13 April 2023 |
Kwabena Appiah-Kubi (born 1992) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a winger.
Born in Auckland to Ghanaian parents, Appiah arrived in Sydney, Australia as a six-year-old.[1] He started playing football in the Granville Association, and came of age in the Western Sydney region at Parramatta City, Granville Rage and Spirit FC. He lived in Parramatta and was educated at Parramatta Marist Brothers.[2] Having never made a competitive international appearance, Appiah remains eligible for New Zealand, Australia and Ghana.
Appiah was a part of the 2011–2012 Central Coast Mariners, A-League National Youth League winning squad in which he scored 9 goals throughout the season.
On 25 June 2012, Appiah joined Western Sydney Wanderers as one of the club's first three signed players.[3] On 6 October he made his A-League debut against his former youth club, Central Coast Mariners, in the Wanderers' first ever competitive match.[4]
Appiah won the A-League Minor Premiership and the Asian Champions League at his time at the club along with winning the VISY Wanderers Asian Champions League player of the year award.
On 31 January 2015, Appiah left Western Sydney Wanderers, with the players contract terminated by mutual consent.[5]
On 13 February 2015 he joined Wellington Phoenix on an 18-month contract.[6]
At the end of his contract, Appiah was released by the Phoenix, and subsequently returned to Central Coast Mariners on trial.[7] After a successful trial, Central Coast Mariners signed him on a one-year deal.[8] Appiah scored his first ever A-League goal against Adelaide United on 5 February, lobbing the opposition goalkeeper. On 29 May 2017, Appiah signed a one-year contract extension with Central Coast Mariners.[9]
On 31 January 2018, Appiah left the A-League to move to Korean club Incheon United.[10] He made his debut for Incheon on the opening day of the K League 1 season against Gangwon in March. He scored his first goal for the club against Pohang Steelers in August. On 16 January 2019, Appiah left Incheon United after nearly a year with the K League 1 side.
| Club | Season | A-League | Finals | FFA Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 2012–13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Wanderers total | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Wellington Phoenix | 2014–15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
| Phoenix total | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| Central Coast Mariners | 2016–17 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | |
| 2017–18 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | ||
| Mariners total | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 4 | ||
| Total | 77 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 94 | 5 | ||