Dennis Appiah

Dennis Appiah (/ˈæpiɑː/ AP-ee-ah; born 9 June 1992) is a French professional footballer who plays for Ligue 2 club Saint-Étienne. He was a France youth international, having earned caps at under-16, under-17, and under-18 level. Appiah played as a defensive midfielder. For both Nantes and Saint-Étienne, he's been playing in defence as a full-back and a centre-back in a back three.

Dennis Appiah

Appiah with Saint-Étienne in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth	(1992-06-09) 9 June 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth	Toulouse, France
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder, centre-back
Team information
Current team	Saint-Étienne
Number	8
Youth career
1999–2004	Toulouse Pradettes
2004–2007	Toulouse Fontaines
2007–2011	Monaco
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2013	Monaco B	41	(0)
2010–2013	Monaco	23	(0)
2013–2016	Caen	103	(1)
2014	Caen B	3	(0)
2016–2019	Anderlecht	63	(0)
2019–2023	Nantes	88	(0)
2023–	Saint-Étienne	81	(0)
International career
2007–2008	France U16	7	(1)
2008–2009	France U17	18	(0)
2009–2010	France U18	10	(0)
2010–2011	France U19	14	(0)
2011–2012	France U20	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2025

Career

On 19 May 2010, Appiah signed his first professional contract agreeing to a three-year deal.^[2][3] He made his professional debut on 1 August 2011 in a league match against Boulogne. He played the entire match, which ended 0–0.^[4]

On 3 January 2023, Appiah signed for Ligue 2 club Saint-Étienne on a two-and-a-half-year contract.^[5]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 June 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Monaco B	2010–11[6]	CFA	20	0	—		—		—		—		20	0
	2011–12[6]	CFA	2	0	—		—		—		—		2	0
	2012–13[6]	CFA	19	0	—		—		—		—		19	0
	Total		41	0	—		—		—		—		41	0
Monaco	2011–12[6]	Ligue 2	17	0	1	0	0	0	—		—		18	0
	2012–13[6]	Ligue 2	6	0	1	0	1	0	—		—		8	0
	Total		23	0	2	0	1	0	—		—		26	0
Caen	2013–14[6]	Ligue 2	35	0	4	0	1	0	—		—		40	0
	2014–15[6]	Ligue 1	30	0	1	0	2	0	—		—		33	0
	2015–16[6]	Ligue 1	38	1	1	0	1	0	—		—		40	1
	Total		103	1	6	0	4	0	—		—		113	1
Caen B	2014–15[6]	CFA 2	3	0	—		—		—		—		3	0
Anderlecht	2016–17[7]	First Division A	17	0	0	0	—		7[a]	0	9[b]	0	24	0
	2017–18[7]	First Division A	27	0	2	0	—		6[c]	0	1[d]	0	36	0
	2018–19[7]	First Division A	19	0	0	0	—		2[e]	0	8[b]	0	21	0
	Total		63	0	2	0	—		15	0	18	0	98	0
Nantes	2019–20[6]	Ligue 1	19	0	2	0	1	0	—		—		22	0
	2020–21[6]	Ligue 1	22	0	1	0	—		—		2[f]	0	25	0
	2021–22[6]	Ligue 1	32	0	5	0	—		—		—		37	0
	2022–23[6]	Ligue 1	15	0	0	0	—		6[e]	0	1[g]	0	22	0
	Total		88	0	8	0	1	0	6	0	3	0	106	0
Saint-Étienne	2022–23[6]	Ligue 2	19	0	0	0	—		—		—		19	0
	2023–24[6]	Ligue 2	33	0	0	0	—		—		3[h]	0	36	0
	Total		52	0	0	0	—		—		3	0	55	0
Career total			373	1	18	0	6	0	21	0	24	0	442	1

1. Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League and five in the UEFA Europa League
2. Appearances in the Belgian First Division A playoffs
3. Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
4. Appearance in the Belgian Super Cup
5. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
6. Appearances in the Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs
7. One appearance in Trophée des Champions
8. One appearance in the Ligue 2 promotion play-offs, two appearances in the Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs

Honours

Anderlecht

• Belgian Super Cup: 2017^{[citation needed]}

Nantes

• Coupe de France: 2021–22^[8]