Arvin Amoakoh Appiah (born 5 January 2001) is an English professional

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who plays as a winger for

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club

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on loan from

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club

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Club career

Nottingham Forest

Appiah made his professional debut for

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on 30 October 2018, appearing as an 85th-minute substitute and scoring a goal in a 3–2 loss in a fourth round

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game against

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. On 23 January 2019, Appiah penned a four-and-a-half-year contract extension with Forest.

Almería

On 2 September 2019 Appiah signed for Spanish Segunda División side

on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee, reported to be £8 million. On 1 February 2021, Appiah moved to fellow second division team CD Lugo, on a loan deal until the end of the season. Upon returning, he was mainly a backup option as the ''Rojiblancos'' achieved promotion to

as champions. On 1 September 2022, Appiah was loaned to

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in the second level for the season. On 30 December, however, his loan was cut short, and he moved to fellow second tier side

Málaga CF Málaga Club de Fútbol (, ''Málaga Football Club''), or simply Málaga, is a football club based in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, that competes in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system. They won the UEFA Intert ...

on 9 January, also in a temporary deal. On 25 August 2023, Appiah returned to England when he joined

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club

on a season-long loan deal.

International career

In May 2018, Appiah scored for England U17 against

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in the group stage of the

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. The hosts were eliminated by the

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at the semi-final stage on a penalty shootout with Appiah successfully converting his spot kick. In October 2018, Appiah scored for the England U18s against Sweden. In March 2019, Appiah received his first call-up for the England U19s for the 2019 U19 EURO Elite Qualifying Round and made his U19 debut as a 66th minute substitute during the 4–1 win over

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at St. George's Park.

Personal life

Appiah was born in

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, before moving to

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in England when he was six-years old. Appiah is of Ghanaian descent. Appiah's older brother Nathaniel is also a footballer. A defender, he came through the ranks at

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Appiah, Arvin 2001 births Living people Footballers from Amsterdam Footballers from Nottingham English men's footballers English expatriate men's footballers England men's youth international footballers Dutch men's footballers English people of Ghanaian descent Dutch sportspeople of Ghanaian descent Dutch emigrants to England Nottingham Forest F.C. players UD Almería players UD Almería B players CD Lugo players CD Tenerife players Málaga CF players Rotherham United F.C. players Segunda División players Tercera División players English Football League players Men's association football forwards Black British sportsmen