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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

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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

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

Career statistics

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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

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  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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