Jonathan Amon

Jonathan Amon
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Oluwadara Amon
Date of birth (1999-04-30) April 30, 1999
Place of birth Summerville, South Carolina,
United States
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 FC Nordsjælland
Number 24
Youth career
South Carolina Battery Academy
2014–2017 FC Nordsjælland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– FC Nordsjælland 18 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 26, 2018

Jonathan Oluwadara Amon (born April 30, 1999) is an American soccer player who plays as a left winger for FC Nordsjælland in the Danish Superliga.

Youth career

Amon played three seasons with the U.S. Soccer Development Academy in Charleston, South Carolina, before getting selected to the U.S. Soccer U15 National Team Camp in 2014. Amon found his way to FC Nordsjaelland by virtue of a serendipitous chain of events that began with him being invited to attend a camp in Denmark at the invitation of scout Kenn Schmidt Nielsen of the Global Elite FC / Global Football School USA, Inc . While in Denmark, Scout Nielsen took him to tryouts at two clubs (Brøndby IF and FC Nordsjælland )and he grew to like the student and training environment at the KIES School, where the camp was held, and Scout Kenn helped him to enroll KIES. Soon after, Søren Krogh (teacher at Kies and assistant coach with FC Nordsjælland) offered Amon the opportunity to join FC Nordsjælland academy U17 team. In May 2017, Amon signed his first professional contract with FCN.

Club career

FC Nordsjælland

Amon made his professional debut on November 4, 2017, in a tie against Lyngby. He replaced Ernest Asante at the game's 84th minute.[1] On November 26, 2017, Amon started the match against AC Horsens. He played 80 minutes and scored his first goal as a professional player.[2]

International career

Amon was called up in January 2018 to the United States under-20 side for a training camp in Florida.[3]

Career statistics

As of September 26, 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Nordsjælland 2017–18 Superliga 10200–102
2018–19 62111184
Career total 1641111186

Personal life

Amon's father is from Nigeria and immigrated to the United States at a young age to play football at the high school level. Amon has three brothers and one sister.[4] His older brother, Joseph Amon, also played football and was named to the U.S. squad for the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "NORDSJÆLLAND VS. LYNGBY 2 - 2". Soccerway. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  2. ↑ "NORDSJÆLLAND VS. HORSENS 6 - 0". Soccerway. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  3. ↑ "FIRST EVER U.S. SOCCER MEN'S YNT SUMMIT BRINGS 153 PLAYERS TOGETHER IN SINGLE CAMP". US Soccer. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
  4. ↑ FCN's amerikanske raket‚ sn.dk, November 25, 2017
  5. ↑ Joseph Amon Bio - Clemson Tigers Official Athletics Site‚ clemsontigers.com
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