Sam Amo-Ameyaw

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Sam Amo-Ameyaw
Personal information
Full name Samuel Christian Osaze Amo-Ameyaw [1]
Date of birth (2006-07-18) 18 July 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth London, England
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Southampton
Number 27
Youth career
0000–2022 Tottenham Hotspur
2022–2023 Southampton
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023– Southampton 5 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 England U16 11 (1)
2022–2023 England U17 10 (1)
2023– England U18 9 (2)
2024– England U19 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:30, 17 August 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:20, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

Samuel Christian Osaze Amo-Ameyaw (born 18 July 2006) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Southampton. [2]

Contents

Career

Southampton

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. [3] Compensation payments owed to Spurs by Southampton were reported to be close to a million pounds for Amo-Ameyaw and his teammate Jayden Meghoma, who made the same journey. [4] Commenting on the decision, Amo-Ameyaw said he choose Southampton because of the clearer pathway to the first-team. [5] He was part of the Southampton under-18 side which reached the semi-finals of the FA Youth Cup in April 2023. [6]

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. [7] At 16 years and 314 days, Amo-Ameyaw became the youngest-ever player to appear in the Premier League for Southampton. [8] On 24 July 2023, Southampton announced Amo-Ameyaw had signed his first professional contract. [9]

He scored his first goal for the club on 28 August 2024 in a 3–5 away victory against Cardiff City in the EFL Cup. [10]

International career

Born in England, Amo-Ameyaw is of Ghanaian descent. [11] He has represented England at under-16 and under-17 level. [12] He scored his first goal for the under-16 team in a 3–2 home victory against Belgium under-16s on 4 November 2021. [13]

On 6 September 2023, Amo-Ameyaw made his England under-18 debut during a 2–0 defeat to France in Limoges. [14]

In November 2023, Amo-Ameyaw was named in the England squad for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup and scored in their opening group stage game against New Caledonia. [15] [16]

On 7 September 2024, Amo-Ameyaw made his England U19 debut during a 1-1 draw away to Croatia. [17]

Style of play

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. [18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 October 2024 [19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Southampton 2022–23 Premier League 100000—10
2023–24 [20] Championship 3030100070
2024–25 [21] Premier League100021—31
Total50303100111
Career total50303100111

Honours

England U18

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