Elvis Amoh

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Elvis Amoh
Personal information
Full name Elvis Amoh
Date of birth (1992-02-02) February 2, 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Vicenza, Italy
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Detroit City
Number 19
Youth career
2002–2005 Freedom Stars FC
2005–2008 Manchester FC
2009–2014 First Capital Plus FC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2017 Asante Kotoko 16 (7)
2016–2017WAFA SC (loan) 4 (2)
2017–2018 Capital City
2019 SK Líšeň 3 (0)
2019–2020 Loudoun United 24 (8)
2021 Rio Grande Valley 20 (11)
2022 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 33 (13)
2023 Hartford Athletic 27 (5)
2024– Detroit City 25 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 October 2024

Elvis Amoh (born February 2, 1992) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a striker for Detroit City FC in the USL Championship.

Career

In June 2016 he moved from First Capital Plus FC to Asante Kotoko and in June 2017 to West African Football Academy on loan, in May 2018 joined back to Asante Kotoko. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

He joined Capital City F.C. in 2017. [8] On 5 February 2018 was invited by Bethlehem Steel FC for trials and featured in a friendly with FC Motown at YSC Sports on February 10, 2018. [9] [10] Amoh was later signed by SK Líšeň. [8]

Amoh signed with Loudoun United FC for the remainder of the 2019 USL season. [8] On January 22, 2020, Amoh re-signed with Loudoun for the 2020 USL season. [11]

On 19 March 2021, Amoh joined USL Championship side Rio Grande Valley FC. [12] Amoh led RGV in scoring during their 2021 season.

Amoh signed with Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC on 21 December 2021. [13] On 5 January 2023, Amoh was transferred to Hartford Athletic for an undisclosed transfer fee. [14] He became a free agent following Hartford's 2023 season. [15]

Amoh moved to USL Championship side Detroit City FC on 11 January 2024. [16]

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  8. 1 2 3 "Loudoun United FC have acquired midfielder Alexis Cerritos and forward Elvis Amoh for the remainder of the 2019 inaugural season". July 28, 2019. Archived from the original on July 29, 2019. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
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  11. "Loudoun United have re-signed Elvis Amoh ahead of the 2020 USL Championship season". January 22, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  12. "Toros Reinforce Front Line with Amoh Signing". 19 March 2021.
  13. Cutler, Tyler. "COLORADO SPRINGS SWITCHBACKS SIGN RGV TOP SCORER ELVIS AMOH". SwitchbacksFC.com. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  14. "Hartford acquires forward Elvis Amoh from Colorado Springs". USLChampionship.com. USL Championship . Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  15. nicholas.murray@uslsoccer.com, NICHOLAS MURRAY- (8 January 2024). "11 Free Agents to watch as the USL Championship preseason approaches". USL Championship.
  16. "2024 USL CHAMPIONSHIP ROSTER UPDATES". DetCityFC.com. Detroit City . Retrieved 11 January 2024.