Forson Amankwah
{{Short description|Ghanaian footballer (born 2002)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Forson Amankwah
| image = FC Liefering gegen FC Blau-Weiß Linz (23. Mai 2021) 18.jpg
| caption = Amankwah in 2021
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2002|12|31|df=y}}
| birth_place = Ghana
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Norwich City
| clubnumber = 18
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 2019–2021
| clubs1 = WAFA
| caps1 = 16
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2021–2024
| clubs2 = Red Bull Salzburg
| caps2 = 35
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2021–2022
| clubs3 = → FC Liefering (loan)
| caps3 = 29
| goals3 = 6
| years4 = 2022–2023
| clubs4 = → Rheindorf Altach (loan)
| caps4 = 16
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2024–
| clubs5 = Norwich City
| caps5 = 17
| goals5 = 2
| nationalyears1 = 2024–
| nationalteam1 = Ghana
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 18:05, 4 January 2024 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 13:57, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
}}
Forson Amankwah (born 31 December 2002) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for {{English football updater|NorwichC}} club Norwich City and the Ghana national team.
Club career
Amankwah began his career with WAFA.{{Cite web|date=2019-12-28|title=WAFA SC announce squad and jersey numbers for 2019/20 season- Abukari Ibrahim named captain|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/wafa-sc-announce-squad-and-jersey-numbers-for-2019-20-season-abukari-ibrahim-named-captain|access-date=2021-02-05|website=GhanaSoccernet|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2019-12-28|title=Wafa announce 26 man squad list for 2019/2020 Ghana Premier League season|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Wafa-announce-26-man-squad-list-for-2019-2020-Ghana-Premier-League-season-824836|access-date=2021-02-05|website=www.ghanaweb.com|language=en}} He made his professional debut in a 2019–20 Ghana Premier League fixture against Karela United on 12 December 2019.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Contrasting results for Hearts of Oak & Asante Kotoko as Ghana Premier League returns|url=https://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/contrasting-results-for-hearts-of-oak-asante-kotoko-as-ghana/re58np5m6wkj12sitplbu8uk7|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-05|website=www.goal.com}}{{Cite web|date=2019-12-29|title=2019/20 GPL: Amankwah fires WAFA to hard-fought win over Karela|url=https://footy-ghana.com/2019/12/2019-20-gpl-amankwah-fires-wafa-to-hard-fought-win-over-karela/|access-date=2021-02-05|website=Footy-GHANA.com|language=en-GB}} He was adjudged man of the match in a 4–3 win match against King Faisal on 15 November 2020 {{Cite web|date=2020-11-15|title=2020/21 Ghana Premier League: WAFA kid Forson Amankwah named Man of the Match in King Faisal clash.|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/2020-21-ghana-premier-league-wafa-kid-forson-amankwah-named-man-of-the-match-in-king-faisal-clash|access-date=2021-02-05|website=GhanaSoccernet|language=en}}
In February 2021, he joined Austrian Bundesliga club FC Red Bull Salzburg and went on loan to FC Liefering.
On 27 June 2022, Amankwah was sent on a one-season loan to Austrian Bundesliga club Rheindorf Altach.{{cite web |title=Forson bringt Offensiv-Power nach Altach |url=https://www.scra.at/news/detail/forson-bringt-offensiv-power-nach-altach |website=SC Rheindorf Altach |access-date=9 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627165028/https://www.scra.at/news/detail/forson-bringt-offensiv-power-nach-altach |archive-date=27 June 2022 |language=de-AT |date=27 June 2022 |url-status=live}}
On 9 August 2024, Amankwah joined Championship club Norwich City for an undisclosed fee, signing a four-year deal.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/credzv3wnqpo|title=Norwich sign RB Salzburg midfielder Forson|publisher=BBC|date=9 August 2024|accessdate=9 August 2024}}
International career
On 22 March 2024, Amankwah made his senior international debut for Ghana, featuring in a friendly against Nigeria.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/03/22/world/friendlies/nigeria/ghana/4334672/|title=Nigeria vs. Ghana 2 - 1|website=soccerway.com|date=22 March 2024|accessdate=9 August 2024}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 11 January 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Austrian Cup, FA Cup}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes EFL Cup}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|WAFA
|10 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 1 | |||||
| 2020–21
|Ghana Premier League |6 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 0 | |||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!16 | 1 | colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||16||1 | ||||||||||
| rowspan="4"|Red Bull Salzburg
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23
|Austrian Bundesliga |12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24
|Austrian Bundesliga |22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 4{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in UEFA Champions League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 2 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 41 | 2 | |||
| rowspan="3"|FC Liefering (loan)
|10 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 3 | |||||
| 2021–22
|2. Liga |19 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 3 | |||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!29 | 6 | colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 6 | |||||||
| Rheindorf Altach (loan)
|Austrian Bundesliga |17 | 1 | 2 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 3 | ||||
| Norwich City
|17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 2 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!114 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 14 |
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Honours
FC Liefering
- Austrian Football Second League runner-up: 2020–21
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{NFT_player|94340}}
{{Norwich City F.C. squad}}
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Category:Ghanaian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Ghana Premier League players
Category:Austrian Football Bundesliga players
Category:2. Liga (Austria) players
Category:West African Football Academy players
Category:FC Red Bull Salzburg players
Category:SC Rheindorf Altach players
Category:Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Austria
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
Category:Norwich City F.C. players
Category:Ghana men's international footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England
Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in England
Category:21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen
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