Jerónimo Arturo Amione Cevallos (born 31 March 1990) is a Mexican former professional

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who played as a forward. Born in Mexico, Amione is Lebanese from his father's side, and Mexican from his mother's side. He represented

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at youth level at the

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, winning the tournament. Amione obtained Lebanese citizenship in 2017; however,

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didn't consider him eligible for the

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as he had already represented Mexico competitively prior to becoming Lebanese.

Club career

Amione made his senior debut for Atlante on 23 April 2010 as a substitute in a match against

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, he scored a goal in the 9 minutes he played in a 3–2 defeat. He was runner up in the 2013

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, where they lost to

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. Later that year, he joined Cruz Azul. On 30 December 2018, Amione signed for

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on a one-year deal with an option to extend it with one further year. He signed for

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side Mineros de Zacatecas on 23 January 2020.

International career

Mexico

Amione was part of the under-23 side, in which Mexico captured its gold medal in

. He also appeared in the

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, however he was not included in the final 18 squad to participate in the 2012 Olympic football tournament. Mexico later won its first ever gold medal in their history. Amione scored four goals in 11 appearances for the Olympic team.

Lebanon

Due to not being further selected into the main squad of

, speculation emerged that he had opted to join the Lebanese national team. The rumours were confirmed when he accepted the offer to play for Lebanon. On 18 December 2018,

refused the

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's request of changing Amione's national team from Mexico to Lebanon on the basis that "at the time of his first appearance ..for Mexico, he did not yet hold the Lebanese nationality", a prerequisite necessary for changing national teams.

Personal life

Born in

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, Amione is of Lebanese descent on his father's side (from the Lebanese town of

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) and of Mexican descent on his mother's side. He obtained

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on 14 November 2017.

Honours

Atlante *

runner-up: Clausura 2013 Cruz Azul *

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: 2013–14 Mexico U23 *

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* CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship:

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Amione, Jeronimo 1990 births Living people Footballers from Mexico City Mexican people of Lebanese descent Naturalized citizens of Lebanon Men's association football forwards Liga MX players Atlante F.C. footballers Cruz Azul footballers Deportivo Toluca F.C. players Club Puebla players Lobos BUAP footballers FC Lahti players Mineros de Zacatecas (football) players Ascenso MX players Veikkausliiga players Mexican expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Finland Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Finland Mexico men's youth international footballers Footballers at the 2011 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists in football Pan American Games gold medalists for Mexico Pan American Games footballers for Mexico Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Sportspeople of Lebanese descent Mexican men's footballers 21st-century Mexican sportsmen