Josh Eppiah
Personal information
Full name Joshua Felix Okpoda Eppiah
Date of birth (1998-10-11) 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)
2020–2021OH Leuven (loan) 11 (1)
2022Northampton Town (loan) 14 (2)
2022–2023Northampton Town (loan) 3 (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.[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.

Career statistics

As of match played 20 August 2022
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leicester City U21 2017–18 5[lower-alpha 1]050
2019–20 4[lower-alpha 2]242
Total 0000009292
Leicester City 2020–21[5] Premier League 0000000000
2021–22[6] 0000000000
Total 0000000000
OH Leuven (loan) 2022–23[7] Jupiler Pro League 111100000121
Northampton Town (loan) 2021–22[8] League Two 14200002[lower-alpha 3]0162
2022–23[9] 0000000000
Total 142000020162
Career total 2531000112375
  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 2020-11-24.
  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. September 26, 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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