Francis Amuzu
Francis Apelete Amuzu (born 23 August 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Belgian Pro League club Anderlecht. Born in Ghana, Amuzu represents Belgium internationally.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francis Apelete Amuzu[1] | ||
| Date of birth | August 23, 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Anderlecht | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SK Heffen | |||
| Mechelen | |||
| –2015 | JMG Academy Lier | ||
| 2015–2017 | Anderlecht | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017– | Anderlecht | 175 | (22) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Belgium U19 | 7 | (2) |
| 2018–2020 | Belgium U21 | 14 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 June 2023 | |||
Professional career
Born in Ghana, Amuzu moved to Belgium at an early age and developed as a footballer there. He played for the youth teams of SK Heffen, Mechelen and JMG Academy Lier.[2] He signed his first professional contract on 23 August 2015 with R.S.C. Anderlecht for 3 years.[3] He made his professional debut for Anderlecht in a 1–0 Belgian First Division A win over K.A.S. Eupen on 22 December 2017, scoring his side's game-winning goal on his debut.[4] He pledged his international football to Belgium national team.[5]
Career statistics
- As of match played 29 December 2020
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Anderlecht | 2017–18 | First Division A | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 2018–19 | First Division A | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 35 | 1 | |
| 2019–20 | First Division A | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 3 | ||
| 2020–21 | First Division A | 35 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 39 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | First Division A | 37 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 46 | 10 | |
| 2022–23 | First Division A | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |
| Career total | 138 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 160 | 19 | ||
- Includes the Belgian Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
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References
- "Amuzu, Francis Apelete Amuzu - Footballer".
- "Tedesco duwt Amuzu naar Ghana" [Tedesco pushes Amuzu to Ghana]. Voetbalbelgie.be (in Dutch). 22 March 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- "Sensational Ghanaian teenager Francis Amuzu pens three-year Anderlecht professional contract". social_image.
- "Anderlecht boekt glansloze overwinning dankzij debuterende Amuzu". Archived from the original on 2017-12-23. Retrieved 2017-12-24.
- "Anderlecht star Francis Amuzu picks Belgium over Ghana". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
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