Daniel Amartey
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 December 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender, Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Leicester City | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2012 | International Allies | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2012–2014 | Djurgårdens IF | 34 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Copenhagen | 44 | (3) |
| 2016– | Leicester City | 5 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012– | Ghana U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2015– | Ghana | 9 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:42, 26 April 2016 (UTC). | |||
Daniel Amartey (born 21 December 1994) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays for Leicester City and the Ghana national football team as a defender and midfielder.
Career
Djurgårdens IF
Amartey started out playing for second tier club International Allies in Ghana where he was spotted as a sixteen-year-old by Magnus Pehrsson who was on a scouting trip in Africa during his preparation to take over as manager of Djurgårdens IF. When Pehrsson became manager he secured the transfer rights for Amartey from the day he turned 18.[1] To help prepare Amartey for his future permanent move to Sweden in 2013 the club brought him over for shorter periods of time in both 2011 and 2012 where he got to play for the clubs U21 team.[2][3]
Amartey made his Svenska Cupen debut on 3 March 2013 against Umeå FC.[4] He then made his league debut in the 2013 Allsvenskan opening game away against Helsingborgs IF on March 31.[5] Amartey was praised by the media for his strong start to the 2013 season, and foreign clubs like FC Schalke 04 and 1. FC Kaiserslautern started to scout him.[6][7] On May 26 he scored his first ever goal for the club when he headed home the 1–1 equalizer in the 2013 Svenska Cupen Final which Djurgården eventually lost against IFK Göteborg on penalties.[8] After his first season in the Swedish league as an eighteen-year-old Amartey was ranked as the 10th best player in the league by newspaper Expressen and 18th best by Aftonbladet.[9][10] In November 2013 Amartey confirmed that he was in talks with Liverpool F.C. over a possible move to the English club.[11]
FC Copenhagen
In July 2014 Amartey moved to F.C. Copenhagen for a fee of €2.5 million, and made his Superliga-debut on the 20th of July in a match against Silkeborg IF.
Leicester City
On 22 January 2016, Amartey joined Premier League side Leicester City on a four-and-a-half-year contract for a fee around the region of up to £6m.[12]
International career
In May 2012 Amartey made his debut for the Ghana national under-20 football team in a game against Nigeria.[13] He was also selected to play in the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup but Djurgården wanted to keep him in Sweden since the tournament clashed with the 2013 Allsvenskan season.[14]
Career statistics
- As of 17 April 2016[15]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Sweden | League | Svenska Cupen | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2013 | Djurgårdens IF | Allsvenskan | 23 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 29 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Total | Sweden | 34 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 1 | |
| Denmark | League | Landspokal Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2014–15 | FC Kobenhavn | Danish Superliga | 29 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 43 | 6 |
| 2015–16 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Total | Denmark | 44 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 63 | 6 | |
| England | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2015–16 | Leicester City | Premier League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | England | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
International
- As of match played 26 March 2016.[16]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 2015 | 8 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | |
Honours
Club
- Copenhagen
International
- Ghana
- Africa Cup of Nations: Runner-up 2015
References
- ↑ "MP om de nya ghananerna" (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF. 26 August 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ↑ "Afrikanska löften på Kaknäs" (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF. 27 August 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ↑ "Daniel Amartey ansluter i augusti" (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF. 11 July 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ↑ "Ertons hattrick sänkte Umeå" (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF. 3 March 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ↑ "Allsvenskan, herrar Matchinformation: Helsingborgs IF – Djurgården" (in Swedish). SvFF. 31 March 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ↑ "Månsson: Nu har det vänt för Djurgården" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
- ↑ "Han jagas av storklubbar" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
- ↑ "IFK Göteborg cupmästare efter straffar" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ↑ "Här är allsvenskans 50 bästa spelare – år 2013" (in Swedish). Expressen. 6 November 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ↑ "Allsvenskans 50 bästa spelare" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ↑ "Djurgarden star Daniel Amartey confirms transfer talks with Liverpool". Metro. 2 November 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ↑ "Leicester City Sign Ghana Star Daniel Amartey". Leicester City F.C. 22 January 2016.
- ↑ "Ghana U20 get their revenge against Nigeira U-20 in five-goal thriller". Ghana Soccernet. 25 May 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ↑ "Talangen kunde spelat VM – stoppades av Dif" (in Swedish). Expressen. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
- ↑ "Eliteprospects.com – Daniel Amartey". Eliteprospects. 26 June 2013.
- ↑ "Amartey, Daniel". National Football Teams. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
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