| Amankwaa Akurugu | |
| Fullname: | Emmanuel Amankwaa Akurugu |
| Birth Date: | 20 November 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Accra, Ghana |
| Position: | Left back |
| Currentclub: | Melilla |
| Clubnumber: | 14 |
| Youthclubs1: | Ashaiman School |
| Years1: | 2020–2023 |
| Clubs1: | Getafe B |
| Caps1: | 56 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs2: | Getafe |
| Caps2: | 4 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2023 |
| Clubs3: | Cornellà |
| Caps3: | 12 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Clubs4: | Melilla |
| Caps4: | 4 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 11 April 2024 |
Emmanuel Amankwaa Akurugu (born 20 November 2001), sometimes known as Koffi or Kofi,[1] is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a left back for Melilla.
Born in Accra, Akurugu joined Getafe CF in 2020,[2] from hometown side Ashaiman School. In Spain, he began his sports career in the talent search project of La Moraleja C.F. who bet on him and his abilities as a footballer. Initially assigned to the reserves, he made his senior debut on 18 October 2020, starting in a 1–2 Segunda División B home loss against CF Rayo Majadahonda.[3]
Akurugu made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 22 April 2021, coming on as a half-time substitute for Marc Cucurella in a 2–5 away loss against FC Barcelona.[4] [5]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Getafe B | 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||||
| Getafe | 2020–21 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |||