Ernest Nuamah
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ernest Nuamah Appiah[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2003-11-01) 1 November 2003 (age 20) | ||
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 | 1 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | Ghana U23 | 3 | (1) |
2023– | Ghana | 12 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:30, 18 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:53, 6 June 2024 (UTC) |
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]
Early career
Nuamah 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
Nordsjælland
In 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
On 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
On 7 July 2024, Lyon announced the permanent transfer of Nuamah from RWD Molenbeek for a reported fee of €28,5 million.[18]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 18 August 2024[19]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
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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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career total | 73 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 83 | 23 |
- ^ Includes Danish Cup, Coupe de France
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
- As of matches played 6 June 2024[20]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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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 |
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1 | 7 September 2023 | Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana | ![]() | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
2 | 12 September 2023 | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana | ![]() | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
3 | 6 June 2024 | Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali | ![]() | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Lyon
- Coupe de France runner-up: 2023–24[21]
Individual
- Danish Superliga Player of the Year: 2022–23[10]
- Danish Superliga Player of the Spring: 2022–23[22]
- Danish Superliga Young Player of the Year: 2022–23[22]
- Danish Superliga Player of the Month: July 2023[23]
- Danish Superliga Young Player of the Month: September 2022,[24] July 2023[23]
- Danish Superliga Team of the Month: July 2023[25]
- Odartey Lamptey Future Star Award: 2023[26]
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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
- Ernest Nuamah at Soccerway
- Ernest Nuamah at Global Sports Archive
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