Prince David Amanda (born 23 March 2001) is a professional soccer player who plays for the St. Albert Impact in

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. He has received call-ups to training camps for the Canadian youth national teams.

Early life

Amanda was born in Tanzania, where his family was living in a refugee camp after fleeing the Democratic Republic of Congo due to the civil war. He and his family immigrated to Canada when he was eight, where he grew up in Edmonton. Amanda began playing organized football with Sherwood Park SA. At age twelve, Amanda switched to Edmonton Xtreme FC. In 2015, Amanda joined the academy program of FC Edmonton.

Club career

On 15 February 2019, Amanda signed his first professional contract with Edmonton ahead of the club's first season in the Canadian Premier League. On 16 October 2019, Amanda made his debut as a starter in a 3–1 win over Pacific FC, in which he scored the opening goal and assisted on another. After the 2020 season, his contract option for 2021 was not picked up making him a free agent. After having discussions to join another CPL club in 2021, on October 1, 2021, he ultimately re-joined FC Edmonton for the remainder of the 2021 season, with contract options for 2022 and 2023. On February 9, 2022, the club announced that Amanda and all but two other players would not be returning for the 2022 season. In 2023, he played a match with

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in League1 Ontario, before switching to join Alliance United FC. In 2024, he signed with the St. Albert Impact in

International career

In 2014, Amanda participated in a Canada national U-14 team identification camp.

Personal

His older brother

Gloire Amanda Gloire Amanda (born November 11, 1998) is a professional soccer player who currently plays for Whitecaps FC 2. Born in Tanzania, he represented Canada at youth international level. Early life Amanda was born in the Nyarugusu refugee camp to C ...

is also a professional soccer player.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Amanda, Prince 2001 births Living people People from Kigoma Region Tanzanian people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent Tanzanian emigrants to Canada Naturalized citizens of Canada Soccer players from Edmonton Men's association football forwards Canadian men's soccer players FC Edmonton players Canadian Premier League players Blue Devils FC players League1 Ontario players Alliance United FC players