Jamal Amofa
{{Short description|Dutch footballer (born 1998)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jamal Amofa
| image = Jamal Amofa.jpg
| caption = Amofa with Go Ahead Eagles
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|11|25|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Amsterdam, Netherlands
| height = 1.85 m
| position = Centre-back
| currentclub = Cambuur
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = SV Bijlmer
| youthyears2 = {{0|0000}}–2009
| youthclubs2 = AVV Zeeburgia
| youthyears3 = 2009–2010
| youthclubs3 = AFC
| youthyears4 = 2010–2011
| youthclubs4 = AZ
| youthyears5 = 2011–2014
| youthclubs5 = AFC
| youthyears6 = 2014–2018
| youthclubs6 = SC Heerenveen
| youthyears7 = 2018–2020
| youthclubs7 = ADO Den Haag
| years1 = 2019–2020
| clubs1 = Jong ADO Den Haag
| caps1 = 14
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2020–2022
| clubs2 = ADO Den Haag
| caps2 = 41
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2022–2025
| clubs3 = Go Ahead Eagles
| caps3 = 56
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2025
| clubs4 = Botev Plovdiv
| caps4 = 14
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2025–
| clubs5 = Cambuur
| caps5 = 0
| goals5 = 0
| club-update = 1 January 2025
}}
Jamal Amofa (born 25 November 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eerste Divisie club Cambuur.
Career
Amofa signed his first professional contract with ADO Den Haag on 29 June 2020.{{cite web |title=ADO Den Haag beloont Jamal Amofa met eerste contract |url=https://adodenhaag.nl/nl/nieuws/laatste-nieuws/1e-elftal/8805-ado-den-haag-beloont-jamal-amofa-met-eerste-contract |website=ADO Den Haag |access-date=12 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804133800/https://adodenhaag.nl/nl/nieuws/laatste-nieuws/1e-elftal/8805-ado-den-haag-beloont-jamal-amofa-met-eerste-contract |archive-date=4 August 2021 |language=nl |date=29 June 2020 |url-status=live}}
On 5 July 2022, Amofa joined Eredivisie club Go Ahead Eagles on a three-year contract.{{cite web |title=Jamal Amofa signeert verbintenis voor drie jaar |url=https://www.ga-eagles.nl/jamal-amofa-band-creeren-en-echt-iets-achterlaten/ |website=Go Ahead Eagles |access-date=12 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220708123610/https://www.ga-eagles.nl/jamal-amofa-band-creeren-en-echt-iets-achterlaten/ |archive-date=8 July 2022 |language=nl |date=5 July 2022 |url-status=live}}
On 4 February 2025, Amofa signed with Botev Plovdiv in Bulgaria.{{cite web|publisher=Botev Plovdiv|url=https://botevplovdiv.bg/botev-privleche-jamal-amofa|title=
Ботев привлече Джамал Амофа|trans-title=Botev signs Jamal Amofa|date=4 February 2025|access-date=6 February 2025|language=bg}}
Personal life
Born in the Netherlands, Amofa is of Ghanaian,{{Cite web|url=https://footballghana.com/ghanaian-youngster-jamal-amofa-sign-new-2-year-contract-with-ado-den-haag|title=Ghanaian youngster Jamal Amofa sign new 2-year contract with ADO Den Haag|website=Footballghana}} and Surinamese descent.{{Cite web|url=https://www.natiosuriname.com/p/profvoetballers-van-surinaamse-afkomst.html|title=Profvoetballers van Surinaamse afkomst|website=Natio Suriname | Voetbal|access-date=22 November 2020|archive-date=24 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924084846/https://www.natiosuriname.com/p/profvoetballers-van-surinaamse-afkomst.html|url-status=usurped}}
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|jamal-amofa/668121}}
- {{Worldfootball.net|jamal-amofa}}
- [https://www.vi.nl/spelers/jamal-amofa/carriere Career stats & Profile] - Voetbal International
{{SC Cambuur squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Amofa, Jamal}}
Category:Dutch men's footballers
Category:Dutch sportspeople of Ghanaian descent
Category:Dutch sportspeople of Surinamese descent
Category:Men's association football central defenders
Category:Eerste Divisie players
Category:Go Ahead Eagles players
Category:Botev Plovdiv players
Category:Dutch expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria
Category:Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
Category:21st-century Dutch sportsmen
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