| Sam Amo-Ameyaw | |
| Fullname: | Samuel Christian Osaze Amo-Ameyaw[1] |
| Birth Date: | 18 July 2006 |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | Southampton |
| Clubnumber: | 27 |
| Youthyears1: | –2022 |
| Youthclubs1: | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Youthyears2: | 2022–2023 |
| Youthclubs2: | Southampton |
| Years1: | 2023– |
| Clubs1: | Southampton |
| Caps1: | 5 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021–2022 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2022–2023 |
| Nationalteam2: | England U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam3: | England U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 16:30, 17 August 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 10:31, 26 March 2024 (UTC) |
Samuel Christian Osaze Amo-Ameyaw (born 18 July 2006) is an English professional football player who plays as a winger for club Southampton.[2]
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.[3] 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.[4] Commenting on the decision, Amo-Ameyaw said he choose Southampton because of the clearer pathway to the first-team.[5] He was part of the Southampton under-18 side which reached the semi-finals of the FA Youth Cup in April 2023.[6]
Amo-Ameyaw made his Premier League debut on 28 May 2023 appearing as a second-half substitute for James Ward-Prowse as Southampton played a home match with Liverpool, which finished 4–4.[7] At 16 years and 314 days, Amo-Ameyaw became the youngest-ever player to appear in the Premier League for Southampton.[8]
On 24 July 2023, Southampton announced Amo-Ameyaw had signed his first professional contract.[9]
Born in England, Amo-Ameyaw is of Ghanaian descent.[10] He has represented England at under-16 and under-17 level.[11] He scored his first goal for the under-16 team in a 3–2 home victory against Belgium under-16s on 4 November 2021.[12]
On 6 September 2023, Amo-Ameyaw made his England under-18 debut during a 2–0 defeat to France in Limoges.[13]
In November 2023, Amo-Ameyaw was named in the England squad for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup and scored in their opening group stage game against New Caledonia.[14] [15]
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.[16]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Southampton | 2022–23 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Championship | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
England U18