Ryan Lee Amoo (born 11 October 1983) is an English

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, who plays for Leicester Nirvana F.C. He played in

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for Northampton Town and Lincoln City.

Career

Amoo began his career with

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, featuring in the FA Youth Cup winning side of 2002. In March 2004 he moved on to Northampton Town, agreeing a 15-month contract with the club and making his debut as a last minute substitute in the 2–1 victory over

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on 3 April 2004. In his first full season with Northampton, Amoo managed 19 starts for the first-team and at the end of March 2005 his contract was terminated. At this point, Amoo was involved in an 11-month relationship with the reality television star

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and, following their separation, dropped out of the professional ranks to join

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side Highfield Rangers. He moved to their league rivals Barrow Town for whom he made a goal scoring debut in their 4–0 away victory over Holwell Sports on 8 November 2005. In July 2006, Amoo was offered a trial with Lincoln City whose then Director of Football

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had worked with Amoo at Northampton and Aston Villa. The trial was successful with Amoo agreeing a one-year contract with the Imps. The 2006–07 season saw Amoo establish himself as a regular in the first-team, starting 40 league games and being rewarded with a new two-year contract at the end of the season. His last appearance for the club came against

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on 1 January 2008, and he was released from his contract by mutual consent at the end of the 2007–08 season. He then moved to Midland Alliance league side

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. He scored his first goal for the club in a 4–1 victory over

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in a Westerby Challenge Cup tie on 11 November 2008. He moved on to join

side Thurnby Nirvana before signing for Stamford in March 2009, making his debut in the home 1–0 defeat to Rushall Olympic on 14 March 2009. His spell with the Daniels however was brief and he ended the season back with Thurnby Nirvana whilst also playing for Premier Sports Travel in the Alliance Football League, Leicester's leading Sunday morning league. On 12 February 2010,

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announced the double signing of Ryan Amoo and former Leeds United midfielder Simon Johnson. He left the club at the end of the 2009–2010 season and began the following season with Halesowen Town debuting in their

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goalless draw at home to Weymouth on 14 August 2010 before departing the club without making a further appearance. In October 2010 he rejoined

and, for the 2011–12 season, Thurnby Nirvana. In Summer 2016 signed for newly promoted Montpellier F.C. and after two years, in August 2018 for Leicester Nirvana.

Honours

Aston Villa

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** Winner: 2001–02 *

Premier Reserve League The Premier Reserve League (officially known as The Barclays Premier Reserve League for sponsorship reasons) was the reserve team league for the top English football teams in the Premier League. The league was split into a northern and a southern ...

** Winner: 2003–04

Lincoln City

Lincolnshire Senior Cup The Lincolnshire Senior County Cup is a football (soccer) competition for senior football clubs in Lincolnshire organised by the Lincolnshire FA. The competition can be traced back to the formation of the Lincolnshire FA at a meeting held at th ...

**Winner 2007

External links

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Lincoln City F.C. Official Archive Profile

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Amoo, Ryan 1983 births Living people Footballers from Leicester English men's footballers Aston Villa F.C. players Northampton Town F.C. players Highfield Rangers F.C. players Barrow Town F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players Barwell F.C. players Leicester Nirvana F.C. players Stamford A.F.C. players Solihull Moors F.C. players Halesowen Town F.C. players English Football League players Men's association football utility players Men's association football fullbacks Men's association football midfielders United Counties League players