Yaw Ihle Amankwah
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yaw Ihle Amankwah | ||
| Date of birth | 7 July 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Bergen, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sandefjord | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2007 | Fana | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2011 | Brann[1] | 32 | (1) |
| 2007 | → Fana (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Alta (loan) [2] | 26 | (4) |
| 2012– | Sandefjord | 65 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 October 2013. | |||
Yaw Ihle Amankwah (born 7 July 1988) is a Norwegian professional footballer, who plays for Norwegian club Sandefjord.
Career
Amankwah has a Ghanaian father and a Norwegian mother[3] and was born in Bergen.[4] After playing for Fana IL, Amankwah was bought by Brann in the summer of 2007, but was loaned out to Fana for the rest of the 2007 season.[5] Amankwah made his debut for Brann on 28 June 2008, in 2009 he was loaned out to Alta IF.[6] After playing 30 games for Alta in the 2009 season he returned to Brann in November 2009 to take part in the preparation for the 2010 season.[7]
In January 2012 Amankwah joined Sandefjord Fotball.
Personal life
Amankwah is the cousin of Ghanaian defensive midfielder, Emmanuel Frimpong, who formerly played for Arsenal.[3]
References
- ↑ "Sportsklubben Brann official site". Brann.no. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
- ↑ "Yaw Amankwah". NIFS - Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk (in Norwegian). Bergensavisen. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
- 1 2 "Fra Ghana til Fana" [From Ghana to Fana]. ba.no (in Norwegian) (Bergensavisen). 5 September 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- ↑ "Yaw Amankwah" (in Norwegian). Playerhistory.com. Archived from the original on December 13, 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
- ↑ Jarle Fredagsvik (18 September 2008). "Setter husverten på sidelinja" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen.no. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
- ↑ "Yaw Ihle Amankwah Alta IF" (in Norwegian). Football Lineups. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
- ↑ Roar Lyngøy (4 November 2009). "Amankwah: – Opp til meg selv" (in Norwegian). Fotball.bt.no. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
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