Louis George P. Appéré (born 26 March 1999) is a Scottish

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who plays as a

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for club

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. He made his senior debut in August 2017.

Early life

Louis Appéré was born in

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on 26 March 1999. He grew up in

Cupar Cupar ( ; ) is a town, former royal burgh and parish in Fife, Scotland. It lies between Dundee and Glenrothes. According to a 2011 population estimate, Cupar had a population around 9,000, making it the ninth-largest settlement in Fife, and the ...

, Fife, where he attended

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. 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

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. He then joined Cupar-based AM Soccer, progressing through from the youth system.

Club career

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

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' under-20 development team. In May 2016 he went to Italy for a trial with

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after AM Soccer owner

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brought a YouTube video of the player to Roma's attention. In July 2016, Appéré signed for

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club

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, whose manager Ray McKinnon had previously had him on trial at Raith. Appéré made his first team debut for Dundee United as a substitute in a

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on 15 August 2017. He signed a new two-year contract with the club in May 2018. In January 2019, Appéré joined

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club Broughty Athletic on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season. 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. He scored his first goal for Dundee United on 19 July 2019 in a

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tie against

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. His first league goal came on 30 August 2019, the second goal in a 6–2 victory in the

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against

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. On 17 October 2019, the club announced that Appéré had extended his contract with Dundee United until the summer of 2022. He went on to score 6 goals in 33 appearances during the 2019-20 season as Dundee United won the Championship title. Following United's promotion to the

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, Appéré initially struggled for playing time. He scored his first top-flight goal against

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on 12 January 2021, and also assisted

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to score from 53 yards in the same match.

Northampton Town

On 31 January 2022, Appéré joined

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club

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for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-and-a-half-year deal. Following the conclusion of the 2023–24 season, he was offered a new contract which he subsequently rejected.

Stevenage

On 24 May 2024, Appéré agreed to join

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upon the expiration of his Northampton Town contract.

International career

Appéré was born in Scotland and is of French descent, and holds both passports. He received his first call-up to the Scotland under-21 team for scheduled fixtures in March 2020 against

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and

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, only for the matches to be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Career statistics

Honours

Northampton Town *

promotion:

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Appere, Louis Living people 1999 births Footballers from Perth, Scotland People from Cupar People educated at Bell Baxter High School Scottish men's footballers Scottish people of French descent Men's association football forwards Dundee United F.C. players Broughty Athletic F.C. players Northampton Town F.C. players Scottish Junior Football Association players Scottish Professional Football League players Footballers from Fife English Football League players 21st-century Scottish sportsmen