Louis George P. Appéré (born 26 March 1999) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League One club Northampton Town. He made his senior debut in August 2017.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Louis George P. Appéré[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 March 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Perth, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Northampton Town | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| East Fife Junior Supporters' Club | |||
| Dunfermline Athletic | |||
| 2015–2016 | AM Soccer | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2022 | Dundee United | 61 | (6) |
| 2019 | → Broughty Athletic (loan) | 20 | (22) |
| 2022– | Northampton Town | 92 | (16) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:00, 23 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
Early life edit
Louis Appéré was born in Perth on 26 March 1999.[3] He grew up in Cupar, Fife, where he attended Bell Baxter High School.[4] He started playing football for East Fife Junior Supporters' Club at the age of 9 and later spent two years as a youth player with Dunfermline Athletic.[3] He then joined Cupar-based AM Soccer, progressing through from the youth system.[4]
Club career edit
Appéré began the 2015–16 season playing youth football, before progressing to AM Soccer's adult amateur team as well as appearing as a trialist for Raith Rovers' under-20 development team.[4] In May 2016 he went to Italy for a trial with A.S. Roma after AM Soccer owner Austin MacPhee brought a YouTube video of the player to Roma's attention.[4] In July 2016, Appéré signed for Scottish Championship club Dundee United, whose manager Ray McKinnon had previously had him on trial at Raith.[5]
Appéré made his first team debut for Dundee United as a substitute in a Scottish Challenge Cup tie against Cowdenbeath on 15 August 2017.[1][6] He signed a new two-year contract with the club in May 2018.[7]
In January 2019, Appéré joined Scottish Junior Football East Region Super League club Broughty Athletic on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season.[8] After scoring 22 goals in 20 appearances for Broughty, he returned to Dundee United and was able to break into the first team squad on a regular basis.[9]
He scored his first goal for Dundee United on 19 July 2019 in a Scottish League Cup tie against Cowdenbeath.[10] His first league goal came on 30 August 2019, the second goal in a 6–2 victory in the Dundee derby against Dundee.[11] On 17 October 2019, the club announced that Appéré had extended his contract with Dundee United until the summer of 2022.[12] He went on to score 6 goals in 33 appearances during the 2019-20 season as Dundee United won the Championship title.[13]
Following United's promotion to the Scottish Premiership, Appéré initially struggled for playing time. He scored his first top-flight goal against St Johnstone on 12 January 2021, and also assisted Lawrence Shankland to score from 53 yards in the same match.[14]
Northampton Town edit
On 31 January 2022, Appéré joined EFL League Two club Northampton Town for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-and-a-half year deal.[15]
International career edit
Appéré was born in Scotland and is of French descent, and holds both passports.[16] He received his first call-up to the Scotland under-21 team for scheduled fixtures in March 2020 against Croatia and Greece, only for the matches to be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[17][13]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 23 March 2024
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dundee United | 2017–18[18] | Scottish Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018–19[19] | Scottish Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019–20[20] | Scottish Championship | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1[a] | 0 | 33 | 6 | |
| 2020–21[21] | Scottish Premiership | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
| 2021–22[22] | Scottish Premiership | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
| Total | 61 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 80 | 8 | ||
| Northampton Town | 2021–22[23] | League Two | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 20 | 3 |
| 2022–23[24] | League Two | 43 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1[c] | 0 | 45 | 9 | |
| 2023–24[25] | League One | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 35 | 5 | |
| Total | 92 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 100 | 17 | ||
| Career total | 153 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 180 | 25 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
- ^ Appearances in League Two play-offs
- ^ a b Appearances in EFL Trophy
Honours edit
Northampton Town
- EFL League Two promotion: 2022–23[26]
References edit
- ^ a b "Louis Appéré". Arab Archive. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ "Louis Appéré". dundeeunitedfc.co.uk. Dundee United F.C. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Louis Appéré". Dundee United F.C. Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d Inglis, Scott (9 June 2016). "Louis feels comfortable mixing it with European football elite". Fife Today. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ Roache, Ian (25 July 2016). "Dundee United win the battle to sign former Roma trialist Louis Appere". The Courier. Dundee. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ Duthie, Tom (17 August 2017). "'Pat' on back for Dundee United striker N'Koyi and fringe players". Evening Telegraph. Dundee. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ Nicolson, Eric (16 May 2018). "Four young Dundee United players sign new deals". The Courier. Dundee. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ "Toshney amongst players going on loan". Dundee United F.C. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ Pattullo, Alan (10 August 2019). "Alan Pattullo: Louis Appere and the journey from Roma to Dundee United via Broughty Athletic". The Scotsman. Edinburgh. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "Dundee United 3–0 Cowdenbeath". BBC. 19 July 2019.
- ^ Elgott, Jordan (30 August 2019). "Dundee United 6–2 Dundee". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ "Louis Appéré signs contract extension". Dundee United Football Club. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ a b Woodger, Calum (2 May 2020). "Louis Appere feared his days were done at Dundee United". Evening Telegraph. Dundee. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ Roache, Ian (16 January 2021). "Dundee United: Louis Appere unfazed by having first top-flight goal overshadowed and jokes about assist for Lawrence Shankland wonder strike". The Courier. Dundee. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "CONFIRMED: NORTHAMPTON TOWN COMPLETE SIGNING OF STRIKER LOUIS APPERE FOR AN UNDISCLOSED FEE". www.ntfc.co.uk. 31 January 2022.
- ^ "Rangers battling Stoke for 'Brilliant' French right-winger Louis Appere". 7 April 2020.
- ^ Roache, Ian (16 March 2020). "Dundee United's rising star Louis Appere has club and country double dream put on hold". The Courier. Dundee. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Louis Appere in 2017/2018". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Louis Appéré in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Louis Appéré in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Louis Appéré in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Louis Appéré in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Louis Appéré in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Louis Appéré in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Louis Appéré in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ "NORTHAMPTON TOWN HAVE BEEN PROMOTED!". Northampton Town. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
External links edit
- Louis Appéré at Soccerway