Danny Kwasi Amankwaa (born 30 January 1994) is a Danish professional

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who plays as a winger. He previously played for

F.C. Copenhagen Football Club Copenhagen ( da, Football Club København, ), commonly known as FC København, FC Copenhagen, Copenhagen or simply FCK, is a professional Danish football club in Copenhagen, Denmark. FCK was founded in 1992 as a superstructure on ...

, Heart of Midlothian and

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at youth level. He is of

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ian descent.

Career

FC Copenhagen

Amankwaa was followed by clubs such as

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and

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in 2012, but he wanted to play for

FC Copenhagen Football Club Copenhagen ( da, Football Club København, ), commonly known as FC København, FC Copenhagen, Copenhagen or simply FCK, is a professional Danish football club in Copenhagen, Denmark. FCK was founded in 1992 as a superstructure on ...

. He was also on a trial at

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and he revealed in 2012 that he had more trial offers, but he rejected them. Amankwaa played his first

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match on 29 October 2012, when he appeared as a substitute for Martin Vingaard against AC Horsens at

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. Previously, Amankwaa played in a

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match on 26 September 2012 against

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. His contract was extended in November 2012 until July 2015. Amankwaa scored his first goal for F.C. Copenhagen in the 3–0

win against

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on 1 November 2012. Amankwaa was promoted permanently to the first team in 2013. The contract was extended once again in May 2014 until 2017. He played 9 league matches for the first team in the 2012–13 season, and 15 matches in the second season. In May 2015, Amankwaa suffered from an

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and was out for about half a year. He went back on the pitch in October 2015, but just one month later he was back on the sideline again. He injured his

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and that resulted in an operation, and was out for the rest of the year. Due to all these injuries, he only played 7 league games in that season. The injuries continued in the next season and he was operated in October 2016 for a knee injury, which kept him out for the rest of the year. His contract was extended in November 2016 until 2018.

Heart of Midlothian

On 25 January 2018, Amankwaa joined Heart of Midlothian (Hearts) on a free transfer, having been allowed to leave Copenhagen before the end of his contract. He signed an 18-month contract with the

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side.

SønderjyskE

With limited success in Scotland, Amankwaa went home to Denmark, signing a one-year contract with

-side,

. He left the club by the end of 2019.

Hobro IK

Amankwaa remained without club until 31 October 2020, where he signed with

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club

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for the rest of 2020. After three years, Amankwaa left Hobro in June 2023.

Career statistics

Honours

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, 2015–16, 2016–17 *

: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Amankwaa, Danny 1994 births Living people Danish men's footballers Denmark men's youth international footballers Denmark men's under-21 international footballers Danish Superliga players Danish 1st Division players F.C. Copenhagen players Heart of Midlothian F.C. players Sønderjyske Fodbold players Hobro IK players Scottish Professional Football League players Men's association football wingers Danish expatriate men's footballers Danish expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Danish people of Ghanaian descent People from Vordingborg Municipality Footballers from Region Zealand