Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Saint Etienne.
Injury-affected season
Missed 3 of Saint Etienne's ~34 games this season through 3 injury absences (foot). He still appeared 17 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ligue 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 865 | 6.65 |
 Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 7 |
Scout report
D. Appiah is a 34-year-old full-back at Saint Etienne, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 17 appearances, a Season grade of 22, top 60% of Ligue 2 full-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 13.9, ranking 304th of 313 in the Ligue 2. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member (31% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.06 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Appiah.
Judged on this season alone, Appiah graded 22 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 32nd of 53 of the 53 full-backs in the Ligue 2, on 4 clean sheets and 4.058 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 29 → 22). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 14, 53rd of 53 of the 53 full-backs in the Ligue 2. At 34 Appiah is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.6 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Appiah missed 3 games through injury (foot) out of roughly 34 this season. The 17 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Saint Etienne finished 3rd of 18 · an upper-table side
4.06 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 17 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 18) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 4.06 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 31% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 34, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 13.9, Appiah carries the 53rd-highest potential of the full-backs in the Ligue 2 of 53 — though on just 17 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.06 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
