Wisdom Amey

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Wisdom Amey
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-08-11) 11 August 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Bassano del Grappa, Italy
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Bologna
Youth career
2016–2018 Bassano Virtus
2018–2019 Vicenza Virtus
2019– Bologna
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021– Bologna 2 (0)
International career‡
2023– Italy U19 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:06, 22 May 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023

Wisdom Amey (born 11 August 2005) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for the under-19 squad of Serie A club Bologna.

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Career

Amey is a youth product of Bassano Virtus and Vicenza Virtus, before moving to the youth academy of Bologna in 2019. [2] He made his professional debut with Bologna in a 2–0 Serie A loss to Genoa on 12 May 2021, coming on as a late substitute in the 89th minute. [3] At the age of 15 years and 274 days, Amey became the youngest debutant in Serie A history, [4] a record then beaten by Francesco Camarda in 2023. [5]

International career

Amey was born in Italy in 2005 to a Togolese father and Nigerian mother, being, thus, eligible for all of these 3 countries' national football teams. [6] On 17 March 2023 he accepted the call from Togo Under-23 but was not able to debut due to an injury. [7]

On 5 October 2023, after obtaining Italian citizenship on his 18th birthday, Amey accepted a call-up from the Italian U-19 team. [8]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 June 2022 [9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bologna 2020–21 Serie A 10000010
2021–22 10000010
Total20000020
Career total20000020

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References

  1. ↑ "Bologna, una sorpresa tra i convocati di Mihajlovic". MondoPrimavera.
  2. ↑ Maso, Omar Dal (13 May 2021). "E' vicentino il più giovane "deb" di sempre in A: Amey lanciato da Mihajilovic a 15 anni e 277 giorni".
  3. ↑ "Bologna vs. Genoa - 12 May 2021 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
  4. ↑ "C'è un record nel Bologna: Amey esordisce a 15 anni, è il più giovane di sempre in A".
  5. ↑ "MILAN-FIORENTINA, FRANCESCO CAMARDA DIVENTA IL PIÙ GIOVANE DI SEMPRE A ESORDIRE IN SERIE A: LA TOP 10" (in Italian). Eurosport. 25 November 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  6. ↑ Sport, Sky. "Chi è Wisdom Amey, il più giovane esordiente in A". sport.sky.it.
  7. ↑ "Éperviers U23 Le sélectionneur Afizou Traoré convoque 27 joueurs pour un tournoi international au Maroc" [Togo U23 [...] 27 players called for an international tournament]. ftftogo.com/ (in French). 16 March 2023.
  8. ↑ "Pafundi riparte dall'Italia Under 19. Convocati anche Bartesaghi e Amey" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  9. ↑ "W. Amey". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
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