Jordan Amissah

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Jordan Amissah
Personal information
Full name Jordan Yamoah Amissah
Date of birth (2001-08-02) 2 August 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Herne, Germany [1]
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Ross County
Number 18
Youth career
2005–2007 SV Holsterhausen Herne
2007–2009 VfL Bochum
2009–2015 Schalke 04
2015–2018 Borussia Dortmund
2018–2021 Sheffield United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2024 Sheffield United 1 (0)
2021 → Guiseley (loan) 6 (0)
2022 → Spennymoor Town (loan) 18 (0)
2023 → Burton Albion (loan) 2 (0)
2024– Ross County 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:08, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

Jordan Yamoah Amissah (born 2 August 2001) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish Premiership club Ross County.

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Career

Amissah is a youth product of the academies of the German clubs Holsterhausen Herne, VfL Bochum, Schalke 04 and Borussia Dortmund before moving to England with the youth sides of Sheffield United in 2018. [2] On 21 May 2021, he signed his first professional contract with Sheffield United. [1] He began his senior career on loan with Guiseley in the National League North for the first half of the 2021–22 season. [3] In January 2022 he was loaned to Spennymoor Town for the second half of the National League North Season. [4] He made his professional debut with Sheffield United in a 1–1 EFL Championship tie with Luton Town on 26 August 2022, coming on as a substitute in the 78th minute after the starting goalkeeper Wes Foderingham fell ill. [5] In January 2023, Amissah joined League One club Burton Albion on loan until the end of the season. [6] Amissah made his debut for Burton Albion in the FA Cup in a 1–0 defeat to Grimsby Town on 7 January. A week later, he made his League One debut in a 4–0 defeat to Shrewsbury. It wasn’t until 3 May that he would make an appearance in goal, in a 1–0 victory over Cambridge United.

On 29 May 2024, Sheffield United announced he would be released in the summer when his contract expired. [7] He spent time in July 2024 on trial with Scottish Championship club Partick Thistle, appearing on the bench in a friendly against Heart of Midlothian played at the University of Glasgow’s sports complex in Garscube on 3 July.

On 6 December 2024, Amissah signed for Scottish club Ross County on a short-term deal. [8] In January 2025, Amissah was allegedly racially abused in a match away at Aberdeen. [9] On 7 January 2025, he extended his deal until the end of the season. [10]

International career

Despite being born and raised in Germany, Amissah said in 2023 that playing for Ghana was "non-negotiable". [11]

Personal life

Born in Germany, Amissah is of Ghanaian descent. [12]

Career statistics

As of 25 January 2025 [13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sheffield United 2022–23 Championship 100000—10
2023–24 Premier League 000000—00
Total1000000010
Guiseley (loan)2022–23 National League 600000—60
Spennymoor Town (loan)2022–23National League18000002 [a] 0200
Burton Albion (loan) 2022–23 League One 201000—30
Ross County 2024–25 Scottish Premiership 601000—70
Career total330200020370
  1. ↑ Appearances in FA Trophy

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References

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  2. ↑ "EXCLUSIVE: Young Ghanaian goalkeeper Jordan Amissah joins Sheffield United". GhanaSummary.
  3. ↑ "Amissah Makes It A Fab Four For Guiseley". 4 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "Jordan Amissah".
  5. ↑ "Sheffield United suffer Wes Foderingham injury blow as goalkeeper limps off at Luton Town". www.thestar.co.uk. 26 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "BURTON ALBION SIGN GOALKEEPER JORDAN AMISSAH ON LOAN FROM SHEFFIELD UNITED". www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  7. ↑ FC, Sheffield United (29 May 2024). "Retained and released list". Sheffield United FC. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  8. ↑ "Ross County sign Jordan Amissah on short-term deal". BBC Sport. 6 December 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  9. ↑ 🖉 "Ross County investigate racial abuse of goalkeeper Jordan Amissah". BBC News. 3 January 2025.
  10. ↑ "Jordan Amissah extends stay with the Staggies". www.rosscountyfootballclub.co.uk. 7 January 2025. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  11. ↑ "Playing for Ghana is non negotiable - Germany born Ghanaian Jordan Amissah".
  12. ↑ "Sheffield United goalkeeper Jordan Amissah set to earn Black Stars call up - Reports". Footballghana.
  13. ↑ "Jordan Amissah". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
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