Amadaiya Rennie

Amadaiya Rennie (born 17 March 1990) is a Liberian former footballer who played as a forward.

Amadaiya Rennie
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-03-17) 17 March 1990
Place of birth Monrovia, Liberia[1]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Right winger[2]
Youth career
LISCR FC
LPRC Oilers
Mighty Barrolle
2009 IF Elfsborg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Mighty Barrolle
2010–2011 IF Elfsborg 2 (0)
2011 → GAIS (loan) 5 (1)
2011–2013 Degerfors IF 71 (13)
2014–2016 Hammarby 39 (6)
2015 → Brann (loan) 10 (1)
2016–2017 Antalyaspor 2 (0)
2019 Haras Hodoud 6 (0)
2019 Gönyeli 1 (0)
International career‡
2007 Liberia U20 1 (0)
2010 Liberia 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:07, 23 February 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 April 2016

Club career

Following good performances at Mighty Barrolle he was voted most valuable player of the 2007 season, and also became team captain of the Liberia under-20 national football team. This drew the interest from several clubs, such as A.C. Siena and Portland Timbers,[3] however following a trial with Allsvenskan club IF Elfsborg, he decided to sign for the Swedish team.[4] Spending the 2009 season in the U-21 team he was signed to a first-team contract prior to the 2010 season.

On 22 March 2011, he was loaned out to Allsvenskan rivals GAIS,[5] following a severe injury to fellow Elfsborg player Mohammed Abdulrahman who was on loan to GAIS.[6]

On 1 July he signed with the Swedish Superettan club Degerfors IF, a contract that was to expire at the end of the 2011 season.[7] On 4 October 2011 he signed a new contract with Degerfors, keeping him at the club for two more years.[8]

In November 2013 he signed a three-year-long contract with Hammarby IF, leaving Degerfors as a free agent.[9]

In August 2015, Rennie completed a season-long loan deal with Norwegian side Brann, with striker Jakob Orlov moving the opposite way.[10]

National team

Putting up a notable performance in Mighty Barrolle, Rennie was called up to the Liberia under-20 team, where he quickly became team captain.[4] He was then in 2010 called up to the Liberia to participate in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification against Zimbabwe, he was however left out of the game as a reserve,[11] he was then pulled up to the main squad against Mali,[12] he started the match and was substituted off in the 82nd minute.[13]

References
  1. "Spelarprofil: #26 Amadaiya Rennie" (in Swedish). Elfsborg.se. Archived from the original on 12 August 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
  2. Profile on World Football, worldfootball.net
  3. "Italian And American Club Keen on Amadaiya". Liberiansoccer.com. Archived from the original on 24 November 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
  4. "Landslagsmeriterad liberian i Elfsborg" (in Swedish). Elfsborg.se. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
  5. "KLART: Amadaiya Rennie till GAIS på lån" (in Swedish). fotbolltransfers.com. 22 March 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
  6. "Främre korsbandet är av" (in Swedish). gais.se. 8 February 2011. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
  7. "Amadaiya Rennie klar för DIF" (in Swedish). svenskafans.com. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
  8. "Amadaiya Rennie har förlängt med Degerfors IF" (in Swedish). degerforsif.se. 4 October 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  9. "Hammarbyfotboll.se – Amadaiya Rennie till Hammarby". Archived from the original on 28 November 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  10. "Orlov till Bajen – Rennie till Brann" (in Swedish). hammarbyfotboll.se. Archived from the original on 13 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  11. "Lone Star in Top Form for Mali". thenewdawnliberia.com. 4 October 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
  12. "LFA releases names of players selected for Bamako and Freetown missions". Liberiansoccer.com. 10 September 2010. Archived from the original on 1 November 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
  13. "Mali vs Liberia 2–1". Soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 12 October 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
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