Luke Amos
Luke Ayodele Amos (born 23 February 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Queens Park Rangers, on loan from Tottenham Hotspur.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luke Ayodele Amos[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 23 February 1997||
Place of birth | Welwyn Garden City, England | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)[3] | ||
Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Queens Park Rangers (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
2002–2006 | Ware Youth | ||
2006–2016 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016– | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | (0) |
2017 | → Southend United (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2018 | → Stevenage (loan) | 16 | (2) |
2019– | → Queens Park Rangers (loan) | 27 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2015 | England U18 | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:32, 27 June 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:21, 28 January 2017 (UTC) |
Early and personal life
Amos was born in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire and is of Nigerian descent.[4] He grew up in Stanstead Abbotts and attended The John Warner School.[5]
Club career
Amos played for Ware Youth between the ages of five and nine, after which he joined Tottenham Hotspur's youth set-up.[5] Amos was part of first-team squad in October 2016, as an unused substitute in the club's 2–1 defeat to Liverpool in the EFL Cup.[6] He was loaned out to League One side Southend United on 27 January 2017, with the deal running for the remainder of the 2016–17 campaign.[6] He spent the early months of his loan spell at Southend as an unused substitute, combining the loan deal alongside playing for the Tottenham U23 development squad.[2] Amos made his competitive debut for Southend on 18 March 2017, a game in which he played the opening 51 minutes as Southend secured a 3–2 win over Walsall at Roots Hall.[7] He made three appearances during the loan spell before returning to his parent club in May 2017.[7]
On 29 January 2018, he signed a contract extension to remain at Tottenham until 2019.[8] On the same day, he joined League Two side Stevenage on loan for the rest of the 2017–18 season.[9]
Amos made his Premier League debut for Spurs in their first game of the 2018–19 season at St James' Park coming on as a substitute for Eric Dier against Newcastle United which finished 2–1.[10]
He ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament on 28 September 2018, in a Premier League 2 match against Blackburn Rovers. The rehabilitation required means that Amos is not expected to appear until the next season.[11]
On 1 July 2019, Amos joined Championship side Queens Park Rangers on a season-long loan.[12][13]
International career
Amos has played for England under-18.[14][15]
Career statistics
- As of 27 June 2020
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Tottenham Hotspur | 2016–17[7] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017–18[16] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2018–19[10] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2019–20[17] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Southend United (loan) | 2016–17[7] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Stevenage (loan) | 2017–18[16] | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
Queens Park Rangers (loan) | 2019–20[17] | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 |
Career total | 47 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 4 |
References
- "The Football Association List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/01/2017 and 31/01/2017" (PDF). The FA. p. 1. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- Luke Amos at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- "Profile". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- Igho Kingsley (12 June 2017). "Luke Amos, Five Players of Nigerian Descent Staying At Tottenham Hotspur". All Nigeria Soccer. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- Alasdair Gold (5 July 2012). "Luke who might become a Spurs star". Hertfordshire Mercury. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- "Luke Amos: Southend United sign Tottenham Hotspur midfielder". BBC Sport. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- "Games played by Luke Amos in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- "New contract/Stevenage loan for Amos". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "Luke Amos: Tottenham Hotspur midfielder joins Stevenage on loan". BBC Sport. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- "Games played by Luke Amos in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- "@Luke_Amos1 will undergo surgery next week after rupturing an anterior cruciate ligament. The midfielder sustained the injury during Friday's #PL2 win against Blackburn Rovers and the rehabilitation required means he will not be expected to return to action until next season". Twitter. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- "Luke Amos signs on loan for QPR". Queens Park Rangers F.C. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- "Luke Amos: Tottenham Hotspur loan midfielder to QPR for the season". BBC Sport. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- "'IT'S TAKEN A LOT OF HARD WORK – BUT IT'S GREAT TO BE BACK'". The Football Association. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- "ENGLAND U18S' LUKE AMOS NO STRANGER TO MOSCOW". The Football Association. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- "Games played by Luke Amos in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- "Games played by Luke Amos in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 August 2019.