Emily Amano

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Emily Amano
Personal information
Full name Emily Maria Amano
Date of birth (2000-08-28) August 28, 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ottawa Rapid FC
Youth career
2009–2017 Ottawa South United
2018 Ontario REX
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2022 Colgate Raiders 70 (8)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018 West Ottawa SC 3 (1)
2019 Ottawa South United 6 (1)
2021 Ottawa South United 5 (1)
2023 Umeå 22 (2)
2024 Grótta
2025– Ottawa Rapid 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 7, 2025

Emily Maria Amano (born August 28, 2000) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Northern Super League club Ottawa Rapid FC.

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Early life

Amano played youth soccer with Ottawa South United from U9 to U17 level, when she then joined the Ontario REX program. [1] She also played with the Ontario provincial team for four years. [2] In 2017, she played with Team Ontario at the 2017 Canada Summer Games and was named to the tournament All-Star Team. [3] [2]

College career

In 2018, Amano began attending Colgate University, where she played for the women's soccer team. [2] She scored her first collegiate goal on August 26, 2018, in a 2-0 victory over the Albany Great Danes. [4] In 2022, she was named to the All-Patriot League Third Team and the Patriot League All-Academic Team. [5] [6]

Club career

In 2018, Amano played with West Ottawa SC in League1 Ontario. [7] In 2019, she played with Ottawa South United in League1 Ontario. [8] In 2021, she played with Ottawa South United in the Première ligue de soccer du Québec.

In April 2023, Amano signed with Swedish club Umeå in the first tier Damallsvenskan. [9] [10] In August 2023, she extended her contract for the remainder of the season. [11] After the 2023 season, she departed the club. [12]

In February 2024, she signed with Icelandic club Grótta in the first division 1. deild kvenna. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ "Force Academy Alumni: National Teams and Professional Players". Ottawa South United .
  2. 1 2 3 "Emily Amano Colgate profile". Colgate Raiders .
  3. ↑ "Emily Amano Canada Summer Games profile". 2017 Canada Summer Games .
  4. ↑ LeBlond, Will (August 26, 2018). "Raiders Prevail in Home Opener over Albany, 2-0". Colgate Raiders .
  5. ↑ Griffin, Connor (October 28, 2022). "Amano and Giovino Earn Patriot League". Colgate Raiders Honors.
  6. ↑ Griffin, Connor (November 1, 2022). "Amano Named Academic All-Patriot League". Colgate Raiders .
  7. ↑ "Emily Amano 2018 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  8. ↑ "Emily Amano 2019 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  9. ↑ "Umeå IK förstärker truppen" [Umeå IK strengthens the squad]. Umeå IK (in Swedish). April 6, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Umeå IK värvar två transatlanter: "Vill få in mer aggressivitet"" [Umeå IK signs two transatlantic players: "Want to bring in more aggressiveness"]. Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). April 6, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Emily Amano fortsätter i UIK" [Emily Amano continues at UIK]. Umeå IK (in Swedish). August 6, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Emily Amano lämnar för annat äventyr" [Emily Amano leaves for another adventure]. Umeå IK (in Swedish). November 17, 2023.
  13. ↑ Þór Hólmgrímsson, Jóhann (February 21, 2024). "Grótta fær kanadískan miðjumann (Staðfest)" [Grótta signs Canadian midfielder (Confirmed)]. Fotbolti .
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