Daniel Pappoe
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Mills Pappoe[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 December 1993[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana[1] | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[3] | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Crawley Town | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2013 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Colchester United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Kingstonian (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 5 | (0) |
| 2016 | Berliner AK 07 | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 4 | (0) |
| 2016– | Crawley Town | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2013 | Ghana U20 | 2 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 July 2016 (UTC). | |||
Daniel Mills Pappoe (born 30 December 1993) is an footballer who plays as a defender for Crawley Town. Pappoe previously played for Brighton & Hove Albion, Chelsea & Colchester United.
Club career
Chelsea
Born in Accra, Ghana, Pappoe grew up in the Deptford area of south east London, joining Chelsea as a schoolboy at under-12 level. He featured for the Chelsea reserves during the 2009–10 season while still studying at school, and was an important member of the FA Youth Cup-winning squad of 2010, though he missed the final through injury.[4]
Pappoe captained the 2010–11 FA Youth Cup side, but missed the end of the campaign through injury, additionally playing nine reserve games, but was sent off against Blackpool after lashing out at an opponent. Pappoe missed the start of the 2011–12 season with injuries, returning in early 2012, only to suffer another serious injury, where he was ruled out for the remainder of the season. He returned to action with the youth and reserve teams part-way through the 2012–13 season, and featured in the semi-final and final of the 2012–13 NextGen Series, where the Blues finished as runners-up to Aston Villa.[4]
Loan spells
Yet to make his Chelsea first-team debut, Pappoe signed on loan with League One club Colchester United on 16 July 2013, teaming-up with fellow Chelsea youth-team product Sam Walker in his second loan-spell with the U's.[5] He made his professional debut as an 86th-minute substitute for Alex Gilbey in a 2–2 draw with Bradford City on 14 September. However, just four minutes after coming on, he was given a red card for a tackle on former Colchester player Mark Yeates,[6] becoming the seventh United player to be sent off on their debut.[7] On 31 October 2013, Pappoe's loan at Colchester was terminated due to his opportunities being limited.[8]
Following Pappoe's unsuccessful loan spell at Colchester United, he joined Isthmian Premier League side Kingstonian on a one-month loan deal.[9]
Post Chelsea career
On 4 August 2014, Pappoe along with former Chelsea team-mate George Cole joined the development squad of Brighton & Hove Albion signing a one-year deal.[10] However on 30 June 2015, Pappoe was released at the expiry of his short-term deal without making a single appearance for Brighton.[11]
On 19 December 2015, Pappoe joined National League South side Hemel Hempstead Town on a short-term deal.[12] On the same day, Pappoe made his Hemel Hempstead Town debut in a 2–0 victory over Oxford City, playing the full 90 minutes.[13] After only making four more appearances, Pappoe made the switch to German side Berliner AK 07.[14] Although after making only making one appearance, Pappoe returned to England to re-join Hemel Hempstead Town, where he went onto make only four more league appearances.
Crawley Town
On 9 August 2016, Pappoe joined League Two side Crawley Town on a non-contract basis, re-uniting with former Chelsea Reserves and Academy manager Dermot Drummy.[15] On 4 October 2016, after almost two months after signing for Crawley, Pappoe was given his debut in a 2–0 victory over Charlton Athletic in an EFL Trophy tie, replacing Mark Connolly with eight minutes remaining.[16]
International career
In 2013, he represented Ghana U20 in the four-team Valais Youth Cup. He played in games versus Kosovo (in their first FIFA recognised match) and Brazil. He was initially named in the FIFA U-20 World Cup squad but was later replaced with Israel-based Baba Mensah.[17]
Professional career statistics
- As of 9 November 2016.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Colchester United (loan) | 2013–14[18] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kingstonian (loan) | 2013–14[19] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
| Hemel Hempstead Town | 2015–16[20] | National League South | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Berliner AK 07 | 2015–16[14] | Regionalliga Nordost | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Crawley Town | 2016–17[14] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Isthmian League Playoffs
- ↑ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
References
- 1 2 "Colchester United – Player profile". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ↑ "Daniel Pappoe – Football Stats – Soccer Base". Soccerbase. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ↑ "FootballSquads – Colchester United – 2013/14". FootballSquads.co.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- 1 2 "DANIEL PAPPOE". Chelsea FC. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ↑ "Chelsea's Daniel Pappoe joins Colchester United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ↑ "Bradford 2–2 Colchester". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ↑ "Colchester United – Match details – Bradford City 2–2 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ↑ "Pappoe Heads Back". Colchester United Official Website. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- ↑ "Daniel Pappoe - First team - Kingstonian FC". Kingstonian F.C. (pitchero).
- ↑ "Chelsea duo sign for under 21s". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
- ↑ "Brighton's U21 Retained List Announced". Vital BHA. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ↑ "NEW SIGNINGS". Hemel Hempstead Town. 19 December 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ↑ "Oxford City vs. Hemel Hempstead Town". Soccerway. 19 December 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- 1 2 3 "D. Pappoe". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ↑ "Reds sign Pappoe". Crawley Town Official Site. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ↑ "Report: Charlton 0 Reds 2". Crawley Town Official Site. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ↑ "Ghana replaces Pappoe with Baba Mensah". GhanaFA. 19 June 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
- ↑ "Colchester 2013/2014 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 15 September 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
- ↑ "Statistics". Kingstonian F.C. Select season required via dropdown menu.
- ↑ "Statistics". Hemel Hempstead Town F.C. Select season required via dropdown menu.
