Keenan Forson

Keenan Appiah-Forson (born 16 October 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dagenham & Redbridge on loan from West Ham United.[4]

Keenan Forson
Appiah-Forson warming up for West Ham United in 2021
Personal information
Full name Keenan Appiah-Forson[1]
Date of birth (2001-10-16) 16 October 2001
Place of birth Greenwich, England[2]
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Dagenham & Redbridge
(on loan from West Ham United)
Number 20
Youth career
0000–2021 West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– West Ham United 0 (0)
2023– → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:30, 4 October 2023 (UTC)

Career

Forson joined West Ham United at the age of 14, following a successful trial with the club.[5] On 9 December 2021, Forson made his senior debut for West Ham in a 1–0 loss against Dinamo Zagreb in the UEFA Europa League, coming on as an 87th minute substitute for Sonny Perkins.[6] In February 2022 Appiah-Forson signed a new contract which would see him at the club until the summer of 2023. The deal included the option to extend his contract for a further year.[7] In September 2023, Forson joined National League team, Dagenham & Redbridge on loan for the remainder of the 2023-24 season.[8]

Personal life

Born in London,[9] Forson is of Ghanaian descent.[10]

Career statistics
As of match played 3 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Ham United U21 2019–20[4] —————2[lower-alpha 1]020
2020–21[4] —————2[lower-alpha 1]020
2021–22[4] —————3[lower-alpha 1]131
2022–23[4] —————3[lower-alpha 1]030
Total ————101101
West Ham United 2021–22 Premier League 0000001[lower-alpha 2]0—10
2022–23 Premier League 0000001[lower-alpha 3]0—10
Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 2023–24 National League 4000——0040
Career total 40000020101161
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

References
  1. "2021/22 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  2. Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.
  3. "Keenan Appiah-Forson". Eurosport. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  4. "England - K. Appiah-Forson - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  5. "Keenan Forson". West Ham United F.C. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  6. "West Ham United vs. Dinamo Zagreb - 9 December 2021 - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  7. "U23s midfielder Keenan Appiah-Forson signs new West Ham United deal | West Ham United". www.whufc.com.
  8. "Keenan Appiah-Forson joins Dagenham & Redbridge on loan". West Ham United F.C. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  9. "FIIFI's EYE: Meet the Five Ghanaian players at West Ham". Kick Ghana. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  10. "West Ham to unleash talented Ghanaian kid Keenan Appiah-Forson next season". GhanaSoccernet. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.