Amass Amankona

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Amass Amankona
Personal information
Full name Fredrick "Amass" Amankona
Date of birth (1995-08-02) 2 August 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Kumasi, Ghana
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
South Bend Lions
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012 University of Ghana
2013–2015 Dayton Flyers 61 (23)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015 Charlotte Eagles 14 (3)
2016 Real Salt Lake 0 (0)
2016 Real Monarchs 26 (1)
2017 Dayton Dutch Lions 10 (0)
2018 Indy Eleven 1 (0)
2019–2020 Richmond Kickers 3 (0)
2021– South Bend Lions 11 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 March 2021

Fredrick "Amass" Amankona (born 2 August 1995) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays for USL League Two club South Bend Lions FC as a midfielder.

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Career

College and amateur

Amankona played three years of college soccer at the University of Dayton from 2013 to 2015. Prior to that, he'd spent a year at the University of Ghana. [1]

While at college, Amankona played with Premier Development League side Charlotte Eagles. [2]

Professional

On 19 January 2016, Amankona was selected 46th overall in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft by Real Salt Lake. [3] However, he wasn't signed by Salt Lake, instead joining their United Soccer League affiliate Real Monarchs. [4]

On 8 February 2018, Amankona joined the Indy Eleven of the United Soccer League. [5]

On 4 January 2019, Amankona made the move to USL League One club Richmond Kickers. [6]

In March 2021, Amankona joined USL League Two side South Bend Lions FC ahead of their first season of play. [7]

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References

  1. "Amass Amankona". daytonflyers.com. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  2. "Two More Defensive Returners Added to 2016 Roster - Charlotte Eagles". Archived from the original on 2016-04-03. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
  3. "RSL selects Amass Amankona with third-round draft pick". rslsoapbox.com. Vox Media, Inc. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  4. "Monarchs Sign Three Players to Round Out 2016 Roster". rsl.com. MLS. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  5. "MIDFIELDER AMASS AMANKONA SIGNS WITH INDY ELEVEN". indyeleven.com. Indy Eleven. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  6. USLLeagueOne com Staff (January 4, 2019). "Amankona Makes Move to Kickers". USL League One.
  7. Bates, Matt. "GET TO KNOW: AMASS AMANKONA". SouthBendLions.com. Retrieved 27 March 2021.