Amadaiya Rennie (born 17 March 1990) is a

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n former footballer who played as a

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Club career

Following good performances at Mighty Barrolle he was voted

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of the 2007 season, and also became team captain of the Liberia under-20 national football team. This drew the interest from several clubs, such as

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and

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, however following a trial with

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club IF Elfsborg, he decided to sign for the Swedish team. Spending the 2009 season in the U-21 team he was signed to a first-team contract prior to the 2010 season. On 22 March 2011, he was loaned out to Allsvenskan rivals

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, following a severe injury to fellow Elfsborg player Mohammed Abdulrahman who was on loan to GAIS. On 1 July he signed with the Swedish

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club

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, a contract that was to expire at the end of the 2011 season. On 4 October 2011 he signed a new contract with Degerfors, keeping him at the club for two more years. In November 2013 he signed a three-year-long contract with

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, leaving Degerfors as a free agent. In August 2015, Rennie completed a season-long loan deal with Norwegian side Brann, with striker

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moving the opposite way.

National team

Putting up a notable performance in Mighty Barrolle, Rennie was called up to the Liberia under-20 team, where he quickly became team captain. He was then in 2010 called up to the

to participate in the

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against Zimbabwe, he was however left out of the game as a reserve, he was then pulled up to the main squad against Mali, he started the match and was substituted off in the 82nd minute.

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Amadaiya Rennie
at KTFF {{DEFAULTSORT:Rennie, Amadaiya 1990 births Living people Footballers from Monrovia Liberian men's footballers Liberian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football forwards Liberia men's international footballers Liberian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Liberian expatriate sportspeople in Norway Liberian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Liberian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus IF Elfsborg players GAIS players Degerfors IF players SK Brann players Antalyaspor footballers Hammarby Fotboll players Haras El Hodoud SC players Gönyeli S.K. players Norwegian First Division players Superettan players Allsvenskan players Süper Lig players Egyptian Premier League players