Jonathan Amon

Jonathan Oluwadara Amon (born April 30, 1999) is an American soccer player who plays as a left winger for Danish Superliga club Lyngby.

Jonathan Amon
Amon playing for the United States U20 against France U20 on March 22, 2019
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Oluwadara Amon[1]
Date of birth (1999-04-30) April 30, 1999
Place of birth Summerville, South Carolina,
United States
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Left winger
Team information
Current team
 Lyngby
Number 33
Youth career
South Carolina Battery Academy
2014–2017 Nordsjælland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2022 Nordsjælland 38 (7)
2023– Lyngby 6 (0)
International career
2019 United States U20 2 (0)
2018–2019 United States 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 September 2023

Youth career

Amon played three seasons with the U.S. Soccer Development Academy in Charleston, South Carolina, before getting selected to the U.S. Soccer U15 National Team Camp in 2014. Amon found his way to FC Nordsjaelland by virtue of a serendipitous chain of events that began with him being invited to attend a camp in Denmark at the invitation of scout Kenn Schmidt Nielsen of the Global Elite FC / Global Football School USA, Inc. While in Denmark, Scout Nielsen took him to tryouts at two clubs (Brøndby IF and FC Nordsjælland) and he grew to like the student and training environment at the KIES School, where the camp was held, and Scout Kenn helped him to enroll KIES. Soon after, Søren Krogh (teacher at Kies and assistant coach with FC Nordsjælland) offered Amon the opportunity to join FC Nordsjælland academy U17 team. In May 2017, Amon signed his first professional contract with FCN.

Club career

Amon made his professional debut on November 4, 2017, in a tie against Lyngby. He replaced Ernest Asante at the game's 84th minute.[2] On November 26, 2017, Amon started the match against AC Horsens. He played 80 minutes and scored his first goal as a professional player.[3] In the 2018-2019 season, Amon had his strongest season, making 18 Superliga appearances and scoring 2 goals with 2 assists in 877 minutes.

During the 2019-2020 season, Amon suffered a fractured kneecap, which kept him out of play until October 2020. During his first game back, against Randers FC, Amon scored a goal, but after the game suffered more soreness in his knee. A scan two days later revealed that the knee had fractured a second time, leading to another 14-months out of the squad.[4]

With zero official appearances since October 2020 due to injuries, Amon left Nordsjælland at the end of 2022.

On 30 June 2023, Amon signed a one-year contract with Danish Superliga club Lyngby Boldklub.[5]

International career

Amon was called up in January 2018 to the United States under-20 side for a training camp in Florida.[6]

On November 4, 2018, Amon made his senior team debut with the national team in a friendly against Peru.

Career statistics
As of October 20, 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Nordsjælland 2017–18 Superliga 10200–102
2018–19 2540011265
2019–20 2000–20
2020–21 1100–11
Career total 3870011398

Personal life

Amon's father is from Nigeria and emigrated to the United States at a young age to play soccer at the high school level. Amon has three brothers and one sister.[7] His older brother, Joseph Amon, also played soccer and was named to the U.S. squad for the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[8]

References
  1. "40-Player National Team Roster: 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup: United States" (PDF). CONCACAF. p. 16. Retrieved May 21, 2019 – via Bernews.
  2. "NORDSJÆLLAND VS. LYNGBY 2 - 2". Soccerway. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  3. "NORDSJÆLLAND VS. HORSENS 6 - 0". Soccerway. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  4. O'Keeffe, Greg. "Jonathan Amon is the USMNT's forgotten man rebuilding his career in Denmark". The Athletic. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  5. Jonathan Amon skriver kort aftale med Lyngby Boldklub, lyngby-boldklub.dk, 30 June 2023
  6. "FIRST EVER U.S. SOCCER MEN'S YNT SUMMIT BRINGS 153 PLAYERS TOGETHER IN SINGLE CAMP". US Soccer. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
  7. FCN's amerikanske raket‚ sn.dk, November 25, 2017
  8. Joseph Amon Bio - Clemson Tigers Official Athletics Site‚ clemsontigers.com
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