| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Christian Osaze Amo-Ameyaw [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 July 2006 [2] | ||
| Place of birth | Hackney, England | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Strasbourg | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2022 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| 2022–2023 | Southampton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2025 | Southampton | 6 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Strasbourg (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2025– | Strasbourg | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | England U16 | 11 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | England U17 | 10 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | England U18 | 13 | (3) |
| 2024–2025 | England U19 | 11 | (0) |
| 2025– | England U20 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:16, 22 November 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 09:49, 23 September 2025 (UTC) | |||
Samuel Christian Osaze Amo-Ameyaw (born 18 July 2006) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 1 club Strasbourg. [3]
Amo-Ameyaw joined Southampton from Tottenham Hotspur in August 2022 as a sixteen-year-old, having reportedly turned down the offer of a scholarship contract with Spurs. [4] Compensation payments owed to Spurs by Southampton were reported to be close to a £1 million deal for Amo-Ameyaw and his teammate Jayden Meghoma, who made the same journey. [5] Commenting on the decision, Amo-Ameyaw said that he chose Southampton because of the clearer pathway to the first-team. [6] He was part of the Southampton under-18 side which reached the semi-finals of the FA Youth Cup in April 2023. [7]
Amo-Ameyaw made his Premier League debut on 28 May 2023 appearing as a second-half substitute for James Ward-Prowse as Southampton played a home match with Liverpool, which finished 4–4. [8] At 16 years and 314 days, Amo-Ameyaw became the youngest-ever player to appear in the Premier League for Southampton. [9] On 24 July 2023, Southampton announced Amo-Ameyaw had signed his first professional contract. [10]
He scored his only goal for the club on 28 August 2024 in a 3–5 away victory against Cardiff City in the EFL Cup. [11]
On 3 February 2025, Amo-Ameyaw joined Ligue 1 side Strasbourg on loan for the remainder of the 2024–25 season, with an obligation to buy at the end of the season. [12] On 26 June 2025, Strasbourg announced that the purchase option was exercised. [13]
Born in England, Amo-Ameyaw is of Ghanaian descent. [14] He has represented England at under-16 and under-17 level. [15] He scored his first goal for the under-16 team in a 3–2 home victory against Belgium under-16s on 4 November 2021. [16]
On 6 September 2023, Amo-Ameyaw made his England under-18 debut during a 2–0 defeat to France in Limoges. [17]
In November 2023, Amo-Ameyaw was named in the England squad for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup and scored in their opening game against New Caledonia. [18] [19] He also played in their next group games against Iran and Brazil. [20] [21] Amo-Ameyaw then started in their round of sixteen elimination against Uzbekistan. [22]
On 4 September 2024, Amo-Ameyaw made his England U19 debut during a 2–2 draw with Italy in Croatia. [23] He was a included in the squad for the 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. [24] Amo-Ameyaw made an appearance as a substitute in their opening game of the tournament against Norway and then started in the next group fixture which ended in a 5-5 draw with Germany. [25] [26]
On 5 September 2025, Amo-Ameyaw made his England U20 debut during a 2-1 defeat to Italy at the SMH Group Stadium. [27]
Described as being able to dribble with the ball "fluidly", Amo-Ameyaw was said to be adapting from a wider role in his first year at Southampton to a more central number 10 role. [28]
| Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Southampton | 2022–23 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 [29] | Championship | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 [30] | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | ||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Strasbourg (loan) | 2024–25 [30] | Ligue 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 2 | ||
| Strasbourg | 2025–26 [31] | Ligue 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 [c] | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Career total | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 3 | ||
England U18