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
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:08, 20 August 2022 (UTC)

Jordan Yamoah Amissah (born 2 August 2001) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.

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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 suffering an illness. [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 the 7th January. A week later, he made his League One debut in a 4–0 defeat to Shrewsbury. It wasn’t until 3rd 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.

Personal life

Born in Germany, Amissah is of Ghanaian descent. [8]

Career statistics

As of End of 2023-24 season [9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sheffield United 2022–23 Championship 100000—10
2023–24 Premier League 000000—00
Guisely (loan)2022–23 National League 600000—60
Spennymoor Town (loan)2022–23National League18000002 [lower-alpha 1] 0200
Burton Albion (loan) 2022–23 League One 201000—30
Career total270100020300
  1. ↑ Appearances in FA Trophy

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References

  1. 1 2 FC, Sheffield United. "Pro deals for exciting quintet". Sheffield United FC.
  2. ↑ "EXCLUSIVE: Young Ghanaian goalkeeper Jordan Amissah joins Sheffield United". GhanaSummary.
  3. ↑ "Amissah Makes It A Fab Four For Guiseley".
  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. ↑ "Sheffield United goalkeeper Jordan Amissah set to earn Black Stars call up - Reports". Footballghana.
  9. ↑ "Jordan Amissah". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
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