Forson Amankwah

Forson Amankwah

Amankwah in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth	(2002-12-31) 31 December 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth	Ghana
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Norwich City
Number	18
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2021	WAFA	16	(1)
2021–2024	Red Bull Salzburg	35	(2)
2021–2022	→ FC Liefering (loan)	29	(6)
2022–2023	→ Rheindorf Altach (loan)	16	(1)
2024–	Norwich City	16	(0)
International career^‡
2024–	Ghana	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:55, 1 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:57, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

Forson Amankwah (born 31 December 2002) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Norwich City and the Ghana national team.

Club career

Amankwah began his career with WAFA.[2][3] He made his professional debut in a 2019–20 Ghana Premier League fixture against Karela United on 12 December 2019.[4][5] He was adjourned man of the match in a 4–3 win match against King Faisal on 15 November 2020 [6]

In February 2021, he joined Austrian Bundesliga club FC Red Bull Salzburg and went on loan to FC Liefering.

On 27 June 2022, Amankwah was sent on a one-season loan to Austrian Bundesliga club Rheindorf Altach.[7]

On 9 August 2024, Amankwah joined Championship club Norwich City for an undisclosed fee, signing a four-year deal.[8]

International career

On 22 March 2024, Amankwah made his senior international debut for Ghana, featuring in a friendly against Nigeria.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 5 May 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
WAFA	2019–20	Ghana Premier League	10	1	—		—		—		10	1
	2020–21	Ghana Premier League	6	0	—		—		—		6	0
	Total		16	1	—		—		—		16	1
Red Bull Salzburg	2021–22	Austrian Bundesliga	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2022–23	Austrian Bundesliga	12	0	0	0	0	0	—		12	0
	2023–24	Austrian Bundesliga	22	2	2	0	4[a]	0	—		28	2
	Total		35	2	2	0	4	0	—		41	2
FC Liefering (loan)	2020–21	2. Liga	10	3	—		—		—		10	3
	2021–22	2. Liga	19	3	—		—		—		19	3
	Total		29	6	—		—		—		29	6
Rheindorf Altach (loan)	2022–23	Austrian Bundesliga	17	1	2	2	—		—		19	3
Career total			97	10	4	2	4	0	0	0	105	12

1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

FC Liefering

• Austrian Football Second League runner-up: 2020–21

References

1. "F. Amankwah: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
2. "WAFA SC announce squad and jersey numbers for 2019/20 season- Abukari Ibrahim named captain". GhanaSoccernet. 28 December 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
3. "Wafa announce 26 man squad list for 2019/2020 Ghana Premier League season". www.ghanaweb.com. 28 December 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
4. "Contrasting results for Hearts of Oak & Asante Kotoko as Ghana Premier League returns". www.goal.com. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
5. "2019/20 GPL: Amankwah fires WAFA to hard-fought win over Karela". Footy-GHANA.com. 29 December 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
6. "2020/21 Ghana Premier League: WAFA kid Forson Amankwah named Man of the Match in King Faisal clash". GhanaSoccernet. 15 November 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
7. "Forson bringt Offensiv-Power nach Altach". SC Rheindorf Altach (in Austrian German). 27 June 2022. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
8. "Norwich sign RB Salzburg midfielder Forson". BBC. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
9. "Nigeria vs. Ghana 2 - 1". soccerway.com. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.

External links

• Forson Amankwah at National-Football-Teams.com