Mawouna Amevor

Mawouna Kodjo Amevor (born 16 December 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre back for FC Eindhoven. Born in the Netherlands, Amevor represents the Togo national team.

Mawouna Amevor
Amevor with Notts County in 2015
Personal information
Full name Mawouna Kodjo Amevor[1]
Date of birth (1991-12-16) 16 December 1991
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Eindhoven
Number 3
Youth career
ASV-DWV
EDS
RKSV Leonidas
SC Feijenoord
Dordrecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Dordrecht 71 (4)
2013–2015 Go Ahead Eagles 35 (2)
2015–2016 Notts County 11 (1)
2016–2018 Dordrecht 56 (0)
2018 Chabab Rif Al Hoceima 0 (0)
2019 Chonburi 0 (0)
2019 Persela Lamongan 12 (0)
2020– Eindhoven 110 (11)
International career‡
2014– Togo 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 August 2016

Club career

He made his league debut for FC Dordrecht during the 2010–2011 season[2] and has also played for Go Ahead Eagles,[3] before moving abroad to join English League 2 side Notts County in 2015.[4] He returned to Dordrecht in summer 2016.[5]

In 2018, Amevor signed with Moroccan club Chabab Rif Al Hoceima.[6] He soon left that club and moved to Chonburi in Thailand in November 2018 for the 2019 season.[7] Making no appearances for that club, he signed with Indonesian club Persela Lamongan in late April 2019.[8] Amevor left there in the summer of 2019.

On 20 January 2020, Amevor signed a contract with FC Eindhoven after a successful trial period and made his debut a day later against FC Utrecht in a KNVB Cup match.[9][10]

International career

He received his first international call with Togo in October 2014.[11]

References
  1. "Retained List 2015-16" (PDF). English Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  2. (in Dutch)
  3. Dordtse verdediger Amevor naar Go Ahead Eagles - AD (in Dutch)
  4. Moniz haalt Amevor naar Notts County - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
  5. Amevor keert na Engels avontuur terug bij FC Dordrecht - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
  6. Keemink, Mischa (25 July 2018). "Mawouna Amevor (FC Dordrecht) verkast naar Chabab Rif Al Hoceima". WaterwegSport.nl (in Dutch).
  7. "Uitgevlogen Eagles (afl. 57): oud-Eagle naar PSG, Amevor geniet in Thailand". Go Ahead Eagles (in Dutch). 29 January 2019.
  8. "Wereldreiziger Amevor (ex-FC Dordrecht) tekent in Indonesië". Rijnmond (in Dutch). 29 April 2019.
  9. Dal, Thomas (15 November 2020). "FC Eindhoven doet sterke Amevor voorstel, zaakwaarnemer schermt met buitenlandse aanbieding". Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch).
  10. "Eindhoven vs. Utrecht - 21 January 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  11. Amevor: "Eerst Utrecht, dan Uganda" Go Ahead Eagles official website (in Dutch)
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