Samuel Christian Osaze Amo-Ameyaw (born 18 July 2006) is an English professional

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player who plays as a winger for club

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Career

Southampton

Amo-Ameyaw joined Southampton from Tottenham Hotspur in August 2022 as a sixteen year-old, having reportedly turned down the offer of a scholarship contract with Spurs. Compensation payments owed to Spurs by Southampton were reported to be close to a million pounds for Amo-Ameyaw and his teammate Jayden Meghoma, who made the same journey. Commenting on the decision, Amo-Ameyaw said he choose Southampton because of the clearer pathway to the first-team. He was part of the Southampton under-18 side which reached the semi-finals of the

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in April 2023. Amo-Ameyaw made his

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debut on 28 May 2023 appearing as a second-half substitute for

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as Southampton played a home match with

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, which finished 4–4. At 16 years and 314 days, Amo-Ameyaw became the youngest-ever player to appear in the Premier League for Southampton. On 24 July 2023, Southampton announced Amo-Ameyaw had signed his first professional contract.

International career

Born in England, Amo-Ameyaw is of Ghanaian descent. He has represented England at under-16 and under-17 level. He scored his first goal for the under-16 team in a 3–2 home victory against Belgium under-16s on 4 November 2021. On 6 September 2023, Amo-Ameyaw made his England under-18 debut during a 2–0 defeat to

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. In November 2023, Amo-Ameyaw was named in the England squad for the

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and scored in their opening group stage game against

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Style of play

Described as being able to dribble with the ball “fluidly”, Amo-Ameyaw was said to be adapting from a wider role in his first year at Southampton to a more central number 10 role.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

England U18 * U18 Pinatar Super Cup: 2024

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Amo-Ameyaw, Sam 2006 births Living people Footballers from London English men's footballers England men's youth international footballers English people of Ghanaian descent Sportspeople of Ghanaian descent Men's association football midfielders Southampton F.C. players Premier League players English Football League players