George Amoako (born 31 July 1999) is a Ghanaian professional

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who plays as

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for

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Career

Liberty Professionals

Amoako started his career with

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. He made his debut on 25 March 2018 in a 3–1 loss to

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(WAFA). During the 2019–20 season, he played 13 league matches and played a key role in the team before the league was cancelled due to the

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. Amoako started 2020–21 season as the Liberty Professionals captain playing a key role and making 7 league appearances before being linked with teams in Tunisia. On 14 December 2020, he was adjudged the

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after helping Liberty to a 2–0 victory over Accra Great Olympics, which was the club's first victory of the season after a four match winless streak at the start of the season. In January 2021, he was linked with a move to Tunisian top-flight side US Tataoauine after agreeing to sign a three-year deal, however the deal fell through after both parties had a disagreement on the final terms. He returned to Liberty and ended the season with 21 league appearances.

Al-Ahly Benghazi

On 20 September 2021, Amoako signed a two-year deal with Libyan club

after being linked with a move to Ghanaian club Medeama.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Amoako, George Living people 1999 births Ghanaian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Liberty Professionals F.C. players Ghana Premier League players Al-Ahly SC (Benghazi) players Libyan Premier League players Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Libya Expatriate men's footballers in Libya