Josh Eppiah
Joshua Felix Okpoda Eppiah (born 11 October 1998) is a Belgian professional footballer.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joshua Felix Okpoda Eppiah | ||
| Date of birth | 11 October 1998 | ||
| 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) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 August 2022 | |||
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.
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[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | — | — | — | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 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[lower-alpha 3] | 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 | ||
- Appearance in EFL Trophy
- Appearance in EFL Trophy
- Appearances in League Two play-offs
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.
- "Games played by Josh Eppiah in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- "Games played by Josh Eppiah in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- "Games played by Josh Eppiah in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- "Games played by Josh Eppiah in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- "Games played by Josh Eppiah in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
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