Ernest Nuamah Appiah (born 1 November 2003) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 1 club Lyon and the Ghana national team.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ernest Nuamah Appiah[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 November 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Kumasi, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lyon | ||
| Number | 37 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Right to Dream | |||
| 2022 | Nordsjælland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Nordsjælland | 43 | (17) |
| 2023–2024 | RWD Molenbeek | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Lyon (loan) | 29 | (3) |
| 2024– | Lyon | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Ghana U23 | 3 | (1) |
| 2023– | Ghana | 12 | (3) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:18, 10 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:53, 6 June 2024 (UTC) | |||
Early career
editNuamah was born and raised in Asafo, a suburb of Kumasi. He started his career with Right to Dream Academy, a football academy based in Eastern Region, Ghana.[4]
Club career
editNordsjælland
editIn January 2022, Nuamah joined Danish Superliga side FC Nordsjælland.[5] He made his debut on 10 April 2022 when he came on in the 67th minute for Magnus Kofod Andersen to score an 84th minute goal in a 2–2 draw to Aarhus GF.[6][7] He was adjudged as the team's man of the match at the end of the match.[8] In September 2022 Nuamah was adjudged the young player of the month.[9]
On 19 March 2023, Nuamah scored a brace including the winning goal in a 2–1 win against Brøndby. He received the award for Danish Superliga Player of the Year at the end of the season.[10]
Nuamah started the 2023–24 season off strong, scoring a hat-trick in a 4–1 league victory against Viborg on 24 July 2023, the first matchday of the new campaign.[11]
RWD Molenbeek and loan to Lyon
editOn 30 August 2023, Nuamah joined Belgian side RWD Molenbeek, before being immediately loaned to French side Lyon for the rest of the season,[12][13] with a purchase option worth €25 million,[14][15] plus €4.5 million in potential add-ons, in favor of the Ligue 1 club.[15] The loan move was made possible through a common ownership between the two clubs, John Textor's Eagle Football Holdings, and was necessary to avoid Lyon's spending restrictions given by the Direction Nationale du Contrôle de Gestion (DNCG).[16] In the process, Nuamah set a new record as Nordsjælland's highest-grossing sale.[12][15]
Later that year, on 8 October, he scored his first goal for Lyon in a 3–3 draw against Lorient.[17]
Lyon
editOn 7 July 2024, Lyon announced the permanent transfer of Nuamah from RWD Molenbeek for a reported fee of €28.5 million.[18]
In the final days of the 2024 summer transfer window, a €19 million transfer of Nuamah to Premier League club Fulham fell through at the last minute. Despite an agreement and a medical examination, Nuamah disappeared during the final stages of the deal, reportedly due to his reluctance to leave Lyon. Later, Lyon's owner John Textor apologized for the situation that led to Nuamah feeling forced out of the club.[19]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 10 November 2024[20]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nordsjælland | 2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | |
| 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 30 | 12 | 4 | 3 | — | 34 | 15 | ||
| 2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 6 | 4 | |
| Total | 43 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 20 | ||
| RWDM | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Challenger Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lyon (loan) | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 33 | 3 | |
| Lyon | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Career total | 78 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 91 | 23 | ||
- ^ Includes Danish Cup, Coupe de France
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
edit- As of matches played 6 June 2024[21]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 2023 | 7 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 | |
| Total | 12 | 3 | |
Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nuamah goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 September 2023 | Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana |  Central African Republic |
2–1 | 2–1 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 2 | 12 September 2023 | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana |  Liberia |
1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 3 | 6 June 2024 | Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali |  Mali |
1–1 | 2–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
editLyon
- Coupe de France runner-up: 2023–24[22]
Individual
- Danish Superliga Player of the Year: 2022–23[10]
- Danish Superliga Player of the Spring: 2022–23[23]
- Danish Superliga Young Player of the Year: 2022–23[23]
- Danish Superliga Player of the Month: July 2023[24]
- Danish Superliga Young Player of the Month: September 2022,[25] July 2023[24]
- Danish Superliga Team of the Month: July 2023[26]
- Odartey Lamptey Future Star Award: 2023[27]
References
edit- ^ "Provisional squads for TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Cote d'Ivoire 2023" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "Ernest Nuamah, statistik fra superligaen, all-time". SuperStats. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ "Ernest Nuamah Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ "Ernest Nuamah: FC Nordsjaelland's New Ghanaian Prodigy". Breaking The Lines. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "Danish club FC Nordsjaelland announce signing of Ghanaian teen Ernest Nuamah Appiah". GhanaSoccernet. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ "Flemming P. efter 2-2: Føles som et nederlag". FC Nordsjælland (in Danish). 10 April 2022. Archived from the original on 10 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ "Ghanaian teenager Ernest Nuamah nets debut goal in Nordsjaelland home draw against AGF". GhanaSoccernet. 10 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ "Teenager Ernest Nuamah wins MOTM award on Nordsjaelland competitive debut in Denmark". GhanaSoccernet. 10 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ Adjei-Mintah, Yaw (6 October 2022). "FC Nordsjaelland winger Ernest Nuamah wins Young Player Award in Denmark". Citi Sports Online. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Ernest Nuamah er Årets Profil i 3F Superliga 2022/23". Danish Football Association (in Danish). 6 April 2023. Archived from the original on 25 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ Mahler Bank, Frederik (24 July 2023). "Superliga-stjernen Nuamah var i hopla med hattrick mod Viborg". DR (in Danish). Archived from the original on 25 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ a b "FC Nordsjælland sælger Ernest Nuamah for rekordsum". FC Nordsjælland (in Danish). 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Arrivée d'Ernest Nuamah à l'OL jusqu'au 30 juin 2024". Olympique Lyonnais (in French). 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Transferts : Ernest Nuamah (Nordsjaelland) officiellement à l'OL". L'Équipe (in French). 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ a b c "Officielt: FCN sælger Nuamah for rekordsum". bold.dk (in Danish). 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Deal mit Beigeschmack: Warum ein belgischer Aufsteiger 25 Millionen für ein Toptalent zahlte". kicker (in German). 31 August 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "Ghana forward Ernest Nuamah scores but Lyon throw away two-goal lead to draw against Lorient". Football Ghana. 8 October 2023.
- ^ "ERNEST NUAMAH S'ENGAGE À L'OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS JUSQU'EN 2028" (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. 7 July 2024.
- ^ "Tearful Ernest Nuamah fled Fulham medical as deal to join from Lyon collapsed - Get French Football News". 3 September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ "E. Nuamah Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ "Ernest Nuamah". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ "PSG beat Lyon 2-1 to win French Cup final in Mbappe's farewell appearance". Reuters. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ a b Osei, Bernard (6 June 2023). "Ernest Nuamah named Danish Superliga Young Player of the Season". Citi Sports Online. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Ghana star Ernest Nuamah clinches double honours in Danish Superliga for July". GhanaSoccernet. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ "VIDEO: Ernest Nuamah scoops Young Player of the Month award in Denmark". GhanaSoccernet. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ Sand, Nicolai (5 August 2023). "Syv klubber repræsenteret på månedens hold i Superligaen". bold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ Degraft Baidoo, Lawrence (26 June 2023). "Ernest Nuamah scoops Odartey Lamptey Future Star Award at 2023 Ghana Football Awards". My Joy Online. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
External links
edit- Ernest Nuamah at Soccerway
- Ernest Nuamah at Global Sports Archive