Forson Amankwah
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 31 December 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Ghana | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Norwich City | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2021 | WAFA | 16 | (1) |
2021–2024 | Red Bull Salzburg | 35 | (2) |
2021–2022 | → Liefering (loan) | 29 | (6) |
2022–2023 | → Rheindorf Altach (loan) | 16 | (1) |
2024– | Norwich City | 1 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2024– | Ghana | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:55, 16 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:57, 9 August 2024 (UTC) |
Forson Amankwah (born 31 December 2002) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Championship club Norwich City.
Club career
[edit]Amankwah began his career with WAFA.[2][3] He made his professional debut in a 2019–20 Ghana Premier League fixture against Karela United on 12 December 2019.[4][5] He was adjourned man of the match in a 4–3 win match against King Faisal on 15 November 2020 [6]
In February 2021, he joined Austrian Bundesliga club FC Red Bull Salzburg and went on loan to FC Liefering.
On 27 June 2022, Amankwah was sent on a one-season loan to Austrian Bundesliga club Rheindorf Altach.[7]
On 9 August 2024, Amankwah joined Championship club Norwich City for an undisclosed fee, signing a four-year deal.[8]
International career
[edit]On 22 March 2024, Amankwah made his senior international debut for Ghana, featuring in a friendly against Nigeria.[9]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 5 May 2024
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
WAFA | 2019–20 | Ghana Premier League | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
2020–21 | Ghana Premier League | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
Total | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||||
Red Bull Salzburg | 2021–22 | Austrian Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2022–23 | Austrian Bundesliga | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
2023–24 | Austrian Bundesliga | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | — | 28 | 2 | ||
Total | 35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 41 | 2 | |||
Liefering (loan) | 2020–21 | Austrian Football Second League | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | |||
2021–22 | Austrian Football Second League | 19 | 3 | — | — | — | 19 | 3 | ||||
Total | 29 | 6 | — | — | — | 29 | 6 | |||||
Rheindorf Altach (loan) | 2022–23 | Austrian Bundesliga | 17 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 19 | 3 | ||
Career total | 97 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 12 |
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
Honours
[edit]FC Liefering
- Austrian Football Second League runner-up: 2020–21
References
[edit]- ^ "F. Amankwah: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ "WAFA SC announce squad and jersey numbers for 2019/20 season- Abukari Ibrahim named captain". GhanaSoccernet. 2019-12-28. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
- ^ "Wafa announce 26 man squad list for 2019/2020 Ghana Premier League season". www.ghanaweb.com. 2019-12-28. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
- ^ "Contrasting results for Hearts of Oak & Asante Kotoko as Ghana Premier League returns". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
- ^ "2019/20 GPL: Amankwah fires WAFA to hard-fought win over Karela". Footy-GHANA.com. 2019-12-29. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
- ^ "2020/21 Ghana Premier League: WAFA kid Forson Amankwah named Man of the Match in King Faisal clash". GhanaSoccernet. 2020-11-15. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
- ^ "Forson bringt Offensiv-Power nach Altach". SC Rheindorf Altach (in Austrian German). 27 June 2022. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ "Norwich sign RB Salzburg midfielder Forson". BBC. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Nigeria vs. Ghana 2 - 1". soccerway.com. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Forson Amankwah at National-Football-Teams.com
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Ghanaian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Ghana Premier League players
- Austrian Football Bundesliga players
- 2. Liga (Austria) players
- West African Football Academy players
- FC Red Bull Salzburg players
- FC Liefering players
- SC Rheindorf Altach players
- Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Austria
- Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
- Norwich City F.C. players
- Ghana men's international footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in England
- Ghanaian football biography stubs