Amankwaa Akurugu

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Amankwaa Akurugu
Personal information
Full name Emmanuel Amankwaa Akurugu
Date of birth (2001-11-20) 20 November 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
Ashaiman School
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2023 Getafe B 56 (2)
2021–2022 Getafe 4 (0)
2023 Cornellà 12 (0)
2024 Melilla 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2024

Emmanuel Amankwaa Akurugu (born 20 November 2001), sometimes known as Koffi or Kofi, [1] is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a left back. [2]

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Career

Born in Accra, Akurugu joined Getafe CF in 2020, [3] from hometown side Ashaiman School. In Spain, he began his sports career in the talent search project of La Moraleja C.F. who bet on him and his abilities as a footballer. Initially assigned to the reserves, he made his senior debut on 18 October 2020, starting in a 1–2 Segunda División B home loss against CF Rayo Majadahonda. [4]

Akurugu made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 22 April 2021, coming on as a half-time substitute for Marc Cucurella in a 2–5 away loss against FC Barcelona. [5] [6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 May 2021 [7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Getafe B 2020–21 Segunda División B 181———181
Getafe 2020–21 La Liga 1000——10
2021–22 3010——40
Total4010——50
Career total221100000231

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References

  1. ↑ "El joven talento africano explota en el Grupo 5A de Segunda B" [The young African talent bursts in the Group 5A of Segunda B] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 28 March 2021.
  2. ↑ Amankwaa Akurugu at WorldFootball.net
  3. ↑ "El Getafe B prepara la temporada 20/21" [Getafe B prepare themselves for the 20/21 season] (in Spanish). Getafe CF. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "El Rayo Majadahonda gana 1–2 al Getafe B en el Ciudad Deportiva de Getafe" [Rayo Majadahonda defeat Getafe by 1–2 at the Ciudad Deportiva de Getafe] (in Spanish). Sport. 18 October 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "Messi está en modo imparable" [Messi is in an unstoppable mode] (in Spanish). Marca. 22 April 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "Ghanaian defender Amankwaa Akurugu Koffi makes Getafe debut against Barcelona". Ghana Guardian. 23 April 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  7. ↑ Amankwaa Akurugu at BDFutbol


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