| Kwame Peprah | |
| Full Name: | Kwame Peprah |
| Birth Date: | 16 December 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Kumasi, Ghana |
| Height: | 1.83 m |
| Position: | Striker |
| Currentclub: | Kerala Blasters |
| Clubnumber: | 14 |
| Years1: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs1: | King Faisal |
| Caps1: | 43 |
| Goals1: | 14 |
| Years2: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs2: | Orlando Pirates |
| Caps2: | 30 |
| Goals2: | 7 |
| Years3: | 2023 |
| Clubs3: | → Maritzburg United (loan) |
| Caps3: | 9 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2023 |
| Clubs4: | Hapoel Hadera |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2023– |
| Clubs5: | Kerala Blasters |
| Caps5: | 14 |
| Goals5: | 8 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021 |
| Nationalteam1: | Ghana U23 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 3 |
| Club-Update: | 13:30, 27 December 2023 (UTC) |
Kwame Peprah (born 16 December 2000) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters.
Peprah started his professional career with Kumasi-based Ghana Premier League club King Faisal in 2019. In his first season with the club, he scored twice in 13 games. The following season, he became the club's main striker and gained prominence. Peprah became club's leading goal-scorer with 12 goals and also the league's second-highest goal-scorer during the 2020–21 season.[1]
On 26 August 2021, it was announced that Peprah had signed for South African Premier Division club Orlando Pirates.[2] He was shortlisted for the league's Young Player of the Season award and was named as the Pirates' player of the season, after scoring 7 goals in his debut season.
In January 2023, he was sent on loan to Maritzburg United.On 3 February 2023, he scored on his debut against AmaZulu.[3]
On 3 August 2023, Peprah signed for Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Hadera. He made his debut for the club on 6 August in a Toto Cup match against Maccabi Bnei Reineh, where he scored a goal.[4] It was reported that Peprah only signed a short-term agreement with the club to be registered for the domestic cup with the option to leave on mutual consent, with a deadline set on 15 August 2023.[5]
On 20 August 2023, Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters announced the signing of Peprah on a two-year contract.[6] He made his debut for the club on 21 September, in the season opener against Bengaluru FC at home, which the Blasters won 2–1.[7] On 29 November, Peprah scored his debut goal for the Blasters in a 3–3 draw against Chennaiyin FC in the 38th minute.[8] His next league goal would come on 24 December against Mumbai City FC, where he scored a goal and provided an assist to Diamantakos in a 2–0 win. He was subsequently chosen as the player of the match for his performance.[9] Peprah would score a brace in his last match of the 2023–24 season in the 2024 Super Cup match against Shillong Lajong FC on 10 January 2024 in a 3–1 win.[10] In the next cup match against Jamshedpur FC, Peprah suffered a groin injury, which ruled him out for the rest of the season.[11] [12]
Peprah made his return to the pitch in the following season in the club's first competitive match of season on 1 August in the 2024 Durand Cup match against MumbaI City FC, where Peprah, along with Noah Sadaoui, completed his hat-trick with three goals in 38th, 45th, and 53rd minutes, as the Blasters won the match with a record-breaking score of 8–0.[13] [14] He would score his fourth goal of the tournament in the Blasters' 7–0 win against CISF Protectors on 10 August.[15]
Peprah is a former Ghana U23 international. He was called up for friendlies against South Korea U23 and Japan U23 in 2021.[16]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goal | |||
| King Faisal | 2019–20 | Ghana Premier League | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 30 | 12 | — | — | — | 30 | 12 | ||||||
| King Faisal total | 43 | 14 | — | — | — | 43 | 14 | ||||||
| Orlando Pirates | 2021–22 | South African Premier Division | 25 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | — | 38 | 9 | ||
| 2022–23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Orlando Pirates total | 30 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 9 | |||
| Maritzburg United (loan) | 2022–23 | South African Premier Division | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| Hapoel Hadera | 2023–24 | Israeli Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Kerala Blasters | Indian Super League | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | |||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |||||
| Kerala Blasters total | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 4 | 16 | 8 | ||||
| Career total | 94 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 119 | 33 | |||
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