Akinkunmi Amoo

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Akinkunmi Amoo
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Amoo with Hammarby IF in 2021
Personal information
Full name Akinkunmi Ayobami Amoo[1]
Date of birth (2002-06-07) 7 June 2002 (age 19)
Place of birth Ibadan, Nigeria
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Hammarby IF
Number 33
Youth career
Brightville Academy
0000–2020 Sidos FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Hammarby IF 35 (9)
National team‡
2019 Nigeria U17 10 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 December 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 June 2020

Akinkunmi Ayobami Amoo (born 7 June 2002) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a winger for Hammarby IF in the Swedish Allsvenskan.[3]

Early life[]

Amoo was born in Ibadan, and started playing youth football at Brightville Academy. In his teens, he moved to Lagos to join Sidos FC.[4][5][6]

Club career[]

Hammarby IF[]

2020[]

On 8 June 2020, shortly after his 18th birthday, Amoo transferred to the Swedish club Hammarby IF on a four-year contract.[3] In the process, he reportedly turned down a move to Monaco and Milan.[6] Amoo made his competitive debut in Allsvenskan on 14 September, in a 2–2 home draw against Helsingborgs IF.[7] On 10 November, Amoo scored a brace, his first competitive goals for Hammarby IF, in a 5–0 win against FC Gute in Svenska Cupen, the main domestic cup.[8]

2021[]

In 2021, following the departure of Alexander Kačaniklić, Amoo established himself as a regular starter for Hammarby IF.[9] On 7 March, he scored a long-range strike against rivals AIK in a 3–2 home win in Svenska Cupen, which meant that his side advanced to the quarter-finals of the tournament.[10] On 17 April, Amoo scored his first league goal in Allsvenskan for the club, in a 2–0 home win against Mjällby AIF.[11] On 30 May, Amoo won the 2020–21 Svenska Cupen with Hammarby IF, through a 5–4 win on penalties (0–0 after full-time) against BK Häcken in the final.[12][13] He featured in all six games as the side reached the play-off round of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League, after eliminating Maribor (4–1 on aggregate) and FK Čukarički (6–4 on aggregate), where the club was knocked out by Basel (4–4 on aggregate) after a penalty shoot-out.[14][15][16][17] Following his performances throughout the year, Amoo reportedly attracted interest from big European clubs like Ajax, Leicester and Valencia.[6]

International career[]

Amoo began his international career with Nigeria in the 2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations, and scored in his debut in a 5–4 group stage win against Tanzania, where they finished fourth in the tournament.[18] Later the same year, Amoo was part of the Nigerian squad that got knocked out in the round of 16 during the 2019 U-17 World Cup.[19][20]

Career statistics[]

As of 4 December 2021[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hammarby IF 2020 Allsvenskan 6 0 1 2 0 0 7 2
2021 29 9 7 2 6[a] 0 42 11
Career total 35 9 8 4 6 0 49 13
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours[]

Club[]

Hammarby IF

References[]

  1. ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil - List of Players" (PDF). fifadata.com. FIFA. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Akinkunmi Amoo". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Amoo klar för Hammarby" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 8 June 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  4. ^ "FIFA agent hails Brightville boss' youth development programme". The Guardian. 27 March 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  5. ^ "33. Akinkunmi Amoo" (in Swedish). Hammarby IF. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  6. ^ a b c "Akinkunmi Amoo: Nigeria's 'Little Messi' setting Swedish football alight". Goal. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  7. ^ "2-2 mot Helsingborg efter två tappade ledningar" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Komfortabel cupseger i Visby" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Billborn bekräftar Kacaniklic-avsked: "Hans bästa fotboll någonsin"" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 11 February 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Kämpainsats och drömmål gav cupavancemang" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 7 March 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Effektivt Bajen vann hemmapremiären" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Hammarby cupvinnare efter straffdrama" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Historisk och dramatisk cupfinalseger mot Häcken" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Maribor 0 – 1 Hammarby". UEFA. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  15. ^ "Hammarby 5 – 1 Čukarički". UEFA. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  16. ^ "Hammarby 3 – 1 Basel". UEFA. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  17. ^ "Ett slut att glömma efter 210 minnesvärda minuter" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  18. ^ "AFCON U17 - Nigeria shock host Tanzania in nine-goal thriller". CAF. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  19. ^ "Nigeria". FIFA. Archived from the original on July 10, 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  20. ^ "Fifa U-17 World Cup: Nigeria seek sixth title as they announce squad". BBC. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2020.

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