Louis Appéré


Louis George P. Appéré is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward for Dundee United of the Scottish premiership. He made his senior debut in August 2017.

Early life

Louis Appéré was born in Perth on 26 March 1999. He grew up in Cupar, Fife, where he attended Bell Baxter High School. 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. He then joined Cupar-based AM Soccer, progressing through from the youth system.

Playing 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 Raith Rovers' under-20 development team. 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. In July 2016, Appéré signed for Scottish Championship club Dundee United, 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 Scottish Challenge Cup tie against Cowdenbeath on 15 August 2017. He signed a new two-year contract with the club in May 2018.
In January 2019, he joined Scottish Junior Football East Region Super League club Broughty Athletic on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season.
He scored his first goal for Dundee United on 19 July 2019 in a Scottish League Cup tie against Cowdenbeath.
His first league goal for Dundee United came on 30 August 2019, the second goal in a 6–2 victory in the Dundee derby against Dundee. On 17 October 2019, the club announced that Appéré had extended his contract with Dundee United until the summer of 2022.

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