Josh Eppiah

Josh Eppiah
Personal information
Full name Joshua Felix Okpoda Eppiah
Date of birth (1998-10-11) 11 October 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Belgium
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2008–2020 Leicester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Leicester City 0 (0)
2020–2021 → OH Leuven (loan) 11 (1)
2022 → Northampton Town (loan) 14 (2)
2022–2023 → Northampton Town (loan) 3 (0)
2024 Amazonas 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 August 2022

Joshua Felix Okpoda Eppiah (born 11 October 1998) is a Belgian professional footballer who last played as a forward for Amazonas.[1]

Club 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, he joined League Two club Northampton Town on loan until the end of the season.[3]

International career

Eppiah was born in Belgium and is of Nigerian descent.[4] He is a youth international for Belgium.

Career statistics

As of match played 20 August 2022
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Leicester City U21 2017–18 — — — 5[a] 0 5 0
2019–20 — — — 4[b] 2 4 2
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2 9 2
Leicester City 2020–21[5] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021–22[6] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
OH Leuven (loan) 2022–23[7] Jupiler Pro League 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 1
Northampton Town (loan) 2021–22[8] League Two 14 2 0 0 0 0 2[c] 0 16 2
2022–23[9] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 14 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 2
Career total 25 3 1 0 0 0 11 2 37 5
  1. ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy
  3. ^ Appearances in League Two play-offs

References

  1. ^ "Belgium - J. EPPIAH - Profile with news, career statistics and history". soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  2. ^ "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).
  3. ^ "JOSH EPPIAH JOINS NORTHAMPTON TOWN". www.ntfc.co.uk. 28 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Nigeria: Eligible Striker Eppiah Signs New Three-Year Deal With Leicester". allAfrica.com. 26 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Games played by Josh Eppiah in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Games played by Josh Eppiah in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Games played by Josh Eppiah in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Games played by Josh Eppiah in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Games played by Josh Eppiah in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2022.


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