Kwame Amoateng

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Kwame Amoateng
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-08-08) 8 August 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Gothenburg, Sweden
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
GAIS
Youth career
0000–2004 Grimsby Town
2004–2005 Lundby IF
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005– GAIS 5 (1)
2006FC Trollhättan (loan)
2007Husqvarna FF (loan)
2008Skärhamns IK (loan)
International career
2006 Sweden U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:30, 13 June 2009 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:30, 13 June 2009 (UTC)

Kwame Amoateng (born 8 August 1987) is a Swedish professional footballer of Ghanaian origin who plays for GAIS.

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Early life

Born in Gothenburg, Sweden to parents from Ghana, Amoateng was raised in England by Jamaican adoptive parents.

Career

Club career

Amoateng began his career in England with Grimsby Town, before moving onto Lundby IF in Sweden. While at GAIS he has spent loan spells with FC Trollhättan and Husqvarna FF.

International career

Amoateng has been a member of the Sweden men's national under-19 football team.


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