Josh Eppiah
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joshua Felix Okpoda Eppiah | ||
Date of birth | 11 October 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Belgium | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Northampton Town (on loan from Leicester City) | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2020 | Leicester City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020– | Leicester City | 0 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → OH Leuven (loan) | 11 | (1) |
2022– | → Northampton Town (loan) | 0 | (0) |
National team | |||
2020– | Belgium U21 | 0 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 October 2021 |
Joshua Felix Okpoda Eppiah (born 11 October 1998) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays for Northampton Town on loan from Leicester City.[1]
Playing career[]
Eppiah made his professional debut for OH Leuven on 23 November 2020 in the home match against Sint-Truiden. Eppiah was subbed in on the hour mark to replace Olivier Myny, scored after 73 minutes to put OH Leuven in the lead 2-1, but made a defensive error just five minutes before time resulting in Sint-Truiden scoring the equaliser.[2]
On 28 January 2022, League Two club Northampton Town on loan until the end of the 2021–22 season.[3]
International career[]
Eppiah was born in Belgium and is of Nigerian descent.[4] He is a youth international for Belgium.
References[]
- ^ "Belgium - J. EPPIAH - Profile with news, career statistics and history". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- ^ "Nazon houdt OHL van vierde thuiszege op een rij" [Nazon keeps OHL from winning four home matches in a row]. www.sporza.be (in Dutch).
- ^ "JOSH EPPIAH JOINS NORTHAMPTON TOWN". www.ntfc.co.uk. 28 January 2022.
- ^ "Nigeria: Eligible Striker Eppiah Signs New Three-Year Deal With Leicester". allAfrica.com. September 26, 2020.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Belgian footballers
- Belgium youth international footballers
- Black Belgian sportspeople
- Belgian people of Nigerian descent
- Association football forwards
- Leicester City F.C. players
- Oud-Heverlee Leuven players
- Northampton Town F.C. players
- Belgian First Division A players
- Belgian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Belgian expatriate sportspeople in England
- Belgian football forward stubs