Yaw Amankwah Mireku
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yaw Amankwah Mireku | ||
| Date of birth | 25 November 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2007 | Hearts of Oak | ||
| 2007 | Viva Kerala | ||
| 2008 | Pure Joy Stars | ||
| 2009 | All Stars F.C. | ||
| National team | |||
| 2001–2005 | Ghana | 15 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Yaw Amankwah Mireku (born 25 November 1979) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.[1] He was part of the 64 battalion team of Hearts of Oak the won the 2000 CAF Champions League and 2004 CAF Confederation Cup.[2]
Club career[]
Born in Accra, Amankwah began his career with Hearts of Oak and was the team captain.[3] After ten years with Hearts of Oak he left to sign with I-League team Viva Kerala on 12 June 2007.[4] In January 2008 he signed a contract with Poly Tank Division One League side Pure Joy Stars. Mireku left Pure Joy Stars after eleven months and signed with Ghana Premier League club All Stars F.C. in December 2008.[5]
International career[]
Mireku played for the Black Stars 16 games from 2001 to 2005.[6] He played his first game for the Black Stars on 11 March 2001 against Nigeria national football team.[7]
Honours[]
Club[]
Hearts of Oak[8]
- Ghana Premier League: 1997–98, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004,2006–07[8]
- Ghanaian FA Cup: 1999, 2000[8]
- Ghana Super Cup: 1997, 1998
Notes and references[]
- ^ "Ghana - Y. Mireku - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "'I will always choose football over any other career' – Amankwah Mireku". GhanaWeb. 4 May 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ Hearts suspend 3 players on www.thestatesmanonline.com
- ^ Viva Kerala signs three Ghana players on www.hindu.com
- ^ Wa All Stars *Registered Players* on www.ghanafa.com
- ^ Yaw Amankwa Mireku - Fussballdaten - Die Fußball-Datenbank on www.fussballdaten.de
- ^ Ghana's World Cup advantage on www.news.bbc.co.uk
- ^ a b c Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Yaw Amankwa Mireku". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
External links[]
- Yaw Amankwah Mireku at National-Football-Teams.com
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