Sam Amo-Ameyaw

Samuel Amo-Ameyaw (born 18 July 2006) is an English footballer player who plays as a winger for EFL Championship club Southampton.[1]

Sam Amo-Ameyaw
Personal information
Full name Samuel Amo-Ameyaw
Date of birth (2006-07-18) 18 July 2006
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Southampton
Number 27
Youth career
0000–2022 Tottenham Hotspur
2022–2023 Southampton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Southampton 4 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 England U-16 11 (1)
2023– England U-17 6 (0)
2023– England U-18 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:30, 26 August 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:47, 19 October 2023 (UTC)

Career

Southampton

Amo-Ameyaw joined Southampton from Tottenham Hotspur in August 2022 as a sixteen year-old, having reportedly turned down the offer of a scholarship contract with Spurs.[2] Compensation payments owed to Spurs by Southampton were reported to be close to a million pounds for Amo-Ameyaw and his teammate Jayden Meghoma, who made the same journey.[3] Commenting on the decision, Amo-Ameyaw said he choose Southampton because of the clearer pathway to the first-team.[4] He was part of the Southampton under-18 side which reached the semi-finals of the FA Youth Cup in April 2023.[5]

Amo-Ameyaw made his Premier League debut on 28 May 2023 appearing as a second half substitute for James Ward-Prowse as Southampton played a home match with Liverpool, which finished 4–4.[6] At 16 years and 314 days, Amo-Ameyaw became the youngest-ever player to appear in the Premier League for Southampton.[7]

On 24 July 2023, Southampton announced Amo-Ameyaw had signed his first professional contract.[8]

International career

Born in England, Amo-Ameyaw is of Ghanaian descent.[9] He has represented England at England U-16 and England U-17 level.[10] He scored his first goal for the England U-16 team in a 3–2 home win over Belgium U-16s on 4 November 2021.[11]

On 6 September 2023, Amo-Ameyaw made his England U-18 debut during a 2–0 defeat to France in Limoges.[12]

Style of play

Described as being able to dribble with the ball “fluidly”, Amo-Ameyaw was said to be adapting from a wider role in his first year at Southampton to a more central number 10 role.[13]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 26 August 2023[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Southampton 2022–23 Premier League 100000–10
2023–24[15] Championship 300010—40
Total 400010—50
Career total 4000100050

References
  1. "S.Amo-Ameyaw". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  2. Tanner, Jack (17 August 2022). "Sam Amo-Ameyaw joins Southampton FC following departure from Tottenham Hotspur". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  3. Tanswell, Jacob; Sheldon, Dan (20 July 2022). "Southampton are to sign teenagers Sam Amo-Ameyaw and Jayden Meghoma". The Athletic. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  4. Simmonds, Kadeem (17 August 2022). "Sam Amo-Ameyaw sets Southampton goal after midfielder completes transfer from Tottenham". Hampshire Live. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  5. Wyatt, Mark (7 April 2023). "Ruben Selles makes Southampton academy point as FA Youth Cup semi-final ends in defeat". Hampshire Live. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  6. "Southampton 4-4 Liverpool: Jurgen Klopp says Reds 'will be contenders again'". BBC Sport. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  7. Nurick, Benjy (29 May 2023). "Every touch from Amo-Ameyaw's record-breaking Southampton debut". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  8. "Sam Amo-Ameyaw signs first professional contract". Southampton FC. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  9. Agyemang, Nana (28 May 2023). "16-year-old Ghanaian winger Samuel Amo-Ameyaw marks English Premier League debut in Southampton draw with Liverpool". Sportsworldghana.com. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  10. "Amo-Ameyaw joins Saints Academy". Southampton FC. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  11. "England U16 vs. Belgium U16 3-2". Soccerway. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  12. "Report: France 2-0 England MU18s". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  13. Tanswell, Jacob (5 April 2023). "Introducing Southampton under-18s - the best since class of Ward-Prowse, Shaw and Reed". The Athletic. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  14. Sam Amo-Ameyaw at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  15. "Games played by Sam Amo-Ameyaw in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
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