Editing Stephen Appiah (section)

{{Short description|Ghanaian footballer (born 1980)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name        = Stephen Appiah
| image       = StephenAppiah.jpg
| upright     = 0.7
| caption     = Appiah with [[Fenerbahçe S.K. (football)|Fenerbahçe]] in 2006
| full_name   = Stephen Leroy Appiah
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1980|12|24|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Accra]], Ghana
| height      = 1.78 m
| position    = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub = 
| years1 = 1995–1997 | clubs1 = [[Accra Hearts of Oak S.C.|Hearts of Oak]] | caps1 = 21 | goals1 = 19
| years2 = 1997–2000 | clubs2 = [[Udinese Calcio|Udinese]]                 | caps2 = 36 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2000–2003 | clubs3 = [[Parma AC|Parma]]                         | caps3 = 28 | goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2002–2003 | clubs4 = → [[Brescia Calcio|Brescia]] (loan)        | caps4 = 31 | goals4 = 7
| years5 = 2003–2005 | clubs5 = [[Juventus FC|Juventus]]                   | caps5 = 48 | goals5 = 3
| years6 = 2005–2008 | clubs6 = [[Fenerbahçe S.K. (football)|Fenerbahçe]]  | caps6 = 64 | goals6 = 11
| years7 = 2009–2010 | clubs7 = [[Bologna FC 1909|Bologna]]                | caps7 = 2  | goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2010–2011 | clubs8 = [[AC Cesena|Cesena]]                       | caps8 = 14 | goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2012      | clubs9 = [[FK Vojvodina|Vojvodina]]                 | caps9 = 11 | goals9 = 1
| totalcaps = 255 | totalgoals = 41
| nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = [[Ghana national under-17 football team|Ghana U17]] | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 =
| nationalyears2 = | nationalteam2 = [[Ghana national under-20 football team|Ghana U20]] | nationalcaps2 = | nationalgoals2 =
| nationalyears3 = 1995–2010 | nationalteam3 = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] | nationalcaps3 = 67 | nationalgoals3 = 15
}}

'''Stephen Leroy Appiah''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|æ|p|i|ɑː}} {{respell|AP|ee|ah}}; born 24 December 1980) is a Ghanaian former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[midfielder]]. During his career, he played for  Udinese, Parma, Brescia, Juventus and Fenerbahçe.

Appiah was a member of the [[Ghana national football team|Ghana national team]], which he represented at youth, Olympic, and senior levels. He captained Ghana at their [[2006 FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] debut in 2006 and at the [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010 World Cup]].