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Ghana · 2006–07

Stephen Appiah

Icon CM, also CDM, CAM Right-footed box-to-boxleader
Rating
87
Caps
67
Goals
14
Life
1980
Clubs
Udinese Calcio, Juventus, Fenerbahçe Istanbul
#5
Editorial rank of 33 for Ghana
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The people's rank, live from duel votes

The penalty against the United States in Nuremberg on 22 June 2006 came in first-half stoppage time, and Appiah put it away to make it 2-1 and carry Ghana into the last 16 at their first World Cup. Captain through qualifying and the finals, he was named in the team of the 2006 Nations Cup and won the Süper Lig with Fenerbahçe in 2007, the Supercoppa Italiana with Juventus, and the league and cup with Hearts of Oak. Career record: 67 caps and 14 goals for Ghana; club career at Udinese Calcio, Juventus, Fenerbahçe Istanbul.

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Career record

1995–1997Accra Hearts of Oak SC
1997–2000Udinese Calcio
2000–2003Parma Calcio 1913
2002–2003Brescia Calcio
2003–2005Juventus
2005–2008Fenerbahçe Istanbul
2009–2010Bologna F.C. 1909
2010–2011AC Cesena
2012–2012FK Vojvodina
Ghana67 caps, 14 goals

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Around Appiah in the almanac

One rank above: Asamoah Gyan at #4.

One rank below: Tony Yeboah at #6.

Ghana's editorial top five: Michael Essien · Abedi Pele · Samuel Kuffour · Asamoah Gyan · Stephen Appiah.