Kevin Amankwaah

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Kevin Amankwaah
Personal information
Full name	Kevin Amankwaah
Date of birth	May 19, 1982
Place of birth	Kenton, England
Height	6ft 1in
Position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Swansea City
Number	2
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
2000-2005 2003 2003 2005-2006 2006-	Bristol City Torquay United (loan) Cheltenham Town (loan) Yeovil Town Swansea City	54 (1) 6 (0) 12 (0) 53 (1) 17 (0)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12/12/06.

Kevin Amankwaah (born May 19, 1982) is an Ghanaian-English footballer, currently playing at right back for Swansea City. He has had many injuries including a car crash in 2001. He was born in Harrow, London.

He began his career as a trainee with Bristol City, turning professional in January 2000. He struggled to establish himself at Ashton Gate, having loan spells at Torquay United in January 2003 and Cheltenham Town in August 2003. He eventually left Ashton Gate in February 2005, when he signed for Yeovil Town, initially on loan and then on a permanent basis. Amankwaah signed for Swansea City in July 2006.

Kevin's Mother Rose represented Ghana in the Commonwealth Games gaining a Bronze medal in the 4 X 100 relay

Swansea City A.F.C. - Current Squad
1 Guéret | 2 Amankwaah | 3 Austin | 4 O'Leary | 5 Tate | 6 Iriekpen | 7 Britton | 8 Pratley | 9 Akinfenwa | 10 Trundle | 11 Fallon | 12 Watt | 14 Painter | 15 Williams | 16 Monk | 17 Tudur-Jones | 18 Robinson | 19 Way | 20 MacDonald | 21 Jones | 22 Lawrence | 24 Knight | 26 Oakes | 28 Butler | new Craney | Manager: Jackett