Bright Amoateng

Bright Amoateng is an English professional footballer who plays for Ghanaian team Nkoranza Warriors SC.

Bright Amoateng
Personal information
Full name Bright Amoateng[1]
Date of birth (2002-11-22) 22 November 2002
Place of birth England[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Nkoranza Warriors SC
Youth career
–2019 Liverpool
2019 Bury
2020–2022 Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Bolton Wanderers 1 (0)
2023– Nkoranza Warriors SC 12 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 February 2023 (UTC)

Career

Amoateng began his career as an academy player for Liverpool.[2] By 2019 he had moved to Bury's academy.[3] Due to Bury's expulsion from the Football League on 27 August, he was one of 140 youth players that were released.[4] He played for Bolton's U23 during March 2020[5] and was signed as a first year scholar on 4 September[6] after a successful trial with the first team during pre-season for the 2020–21 season.[7] He made his competitive debut on 12 September, coming on as a late substitute for Reiss Greenidge in a 0–1 home defeat against Forest Green Rovers in Bolton's first EFL League Two match of the 2020–21 season.[8] He was released in January 2022.[9][10]

By February 2023 he was playing for Ghanaian team Nkoranza Warriors SC in the Division One League, Ghana.[11]

Career statistics
As of match played 12 September 2020[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season, and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bolton Wanderers 2020–21[13] League Two 1000000010
2021–22[14] League One 0000000000
Total 1000000010

    References
    1. BWFC.co.uk: "Bright Amoateng"
    2. Liverpool Echo: "New Liverpool Under-18s boss reveals all - including following in Steven Gerrard's footsteps and next potential big Academy stars"
    3. Buryfc.co.uk "Match Report: Preston North End 0-2 Bury"
    4. "Bury: Academy manager says releasing young players has been 'heart-breaking'". 29 August 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
    5. Bolton Wanderers (@OfficialBWFC). "Here is our U23s side taking on @NFFCAcademy this afternoon: Hutchinson, Whalley, Ahmadi, Senior (C), Osigwe, Graham, King-Harmes, White, Amoateng, Riley, Lockett. Subs: Colvin, Richards, Edmondson, Assarsson. Kick-off 1pm at the Eddie Davies Training Ground. #BWFC ElephantEuropean castle" March 9, 2020, 12:40 AM. Tweet.
    6. BWFC.co.uk: Wanderers Academy confirms scholar intake"
    7. The Bolton News: "Ex-Liverpool striker one of 10 new scholars added at Bolton Wanderers"
    8. BBC sport: "Bolton Wanderers 0–1 Forest Green Rovers"
    9. Bolton Wanderers First Team Squad (8 January 2022)
    10. Bolton Wanderers First Team Squad (26 January 2022)
    11. [https://twitter.com/Nkzwarriors_sc/status/1628315401833644032
    12. Bright Amoateng at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
    13. "Games played by Bright Amoateng in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
    14. "Games played by Bright Amoateng in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
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