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David Amoo Personal information Full name David Oluwaseun Segun Amoo Date of birth 13 April 1991 Place of birth Southwark, London, England Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Playing position Striker, Winger Club information Current club Bury
(on loan from Liverpool)Number 19 Youth career 2003–2007 Millwall 2007–2010 Liverpool Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2010– Liverpool 1 (0) 2011 → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 3 (0) 2011 → Hull City (loan) 7 (1) 2011– → Bury (loan) 2 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:54, 1 October 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).David Oluwaseun Segun Amoo (born 13 April 1991 in Southwark, London, England) is an English professional footballer of Nigerian descent, currently playing with Bury, on loan from Liverpool, in the English Premier League. He plays as a striker, an attacking midfielder or right winger.
Amoo represented London as a sprinter in the English Schools National Track and Field Championships.[1]
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Career
Liverpool
Amoo played for Millwall as a youth, leaving at 16 years of age to sign for Liverpool in 2007.[2] He signed a new two-year contract with Liverpool in 2010, having successfully worked his way through the Liverpool Academy and Reserves to train with the first-team at Melwood in 2009.[3] He was also named in Liverpool's 2009–10 UEFA Champions League squad.[4]
Amoo was named in Liverpool's 2010–11 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round squad for a match on 28 July 2010,[5] and made his debut for the club the following day, starting in a 2–0 away win[6] in a tie against FK Rabotnički at the Philip II Arena in Skopje, Macedonia.[7]
Loan to MK Dons
On 25 January 2011 he joined Milton Keynes Dons on a month loan,[8] and made his Football League debut for the club on the same day as a 65th minute substitute against Leyton Orient.[9]
Loan to Hull City
On 28 February 2011 he joined Hull City on loan until the end of the season.[10] He made his debut coming on as a replacement for Jay Simpson in the 1–0 win against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground.[11] He scored his first goal for Hull City against Queens Park Rangers on 25 April 2011.[12]
Loan to Bury
On 23 September 2011, Amoo joined Bury on loan for a month.[13] On 1 October, Amoo opened his Bury account by scoring a glancing header on 67 minutes to give Bury the lead in a 3–1 victory over Yeovil Town in Football League 1.
References
- ^ "David Amoo". Liverpool Football Zone. 30 July 2010. http://www.darryljon.dsl.pipex.com/davidamoo.html. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
- ^ "Amoo move". Millwall FC. 11 July 2010. http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10367~1071340,00.html. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
- ^ "David Amoo signs new Liverpool contract". Tribal Football. 29 May 2010. http://www.tribalfootball.com/david-amoo-signs-new-liverpool-contract-871131. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
- ^ "Benitez puts his faith in the kids as Liverpool draft in five Champions League teenagers". Daily Mail. 9 September 2009. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1211990/Benitez-puts-faith-kids-Liverpool-draft-Champions-League-teenagers.html. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
- ^ Carroll, James (28 July 2010). "Who has flown to Macedonia?". Liverpoolfc.tv. http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/latest-news/who-has-flown-to-macedonia. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
- ^ Vesty, Marc (2010-07-29). "Rabotnicki Skopje 0 – 2 Liverpool". BBC Sport (BBC). http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/8856381.stm. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
- ^ "Match centre". Liverpoolfc.tv. 29 July 2010. http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
- ^ Carroll, James (25 January 2011). "Forward seals loan switch". Liverpool FC. http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/latest-news/forward-seals-loan-switch. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
- ^ "Leyton Orient 2 – 2 MK Dons". BBC Sport. 25 January 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/9369742.stm. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
- ^ "Tigers Make New Loan Signing". Hull City A.F.C.. 28 February 2011. http://www.hullcityafc.net/page/NewsDetail/0,,10338~2304109,00.html. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
- ^ "Nott'm Forest 0 – 1 Hull". BBC Sport (BBC). 5 March 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/9410571.stm. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
- ^ "QPR 1 – 1 Hull". BBC Sport (BBC). 25 April 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13112211.stm. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
- ^ "Amoo signs Bury loan deal". Liverpool FC. 23 September 2011. http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/latest-news/amoo-signs-bury-loan-deal. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
External links
Bury F.C. – current squad 1 Belford · 2 Picken · 3 Skarz · 4 Cregg · 6 Sweeney · 7 Worrall · 8 Schumacher · 9 Cullen · 10 Bishop · 12 John-Lewis · 13 Carrington · 14 M. Jones · 16 Sodje · 17 Hughes · 18 Eastham · 19 Amoo · 20 Branagan · 21 A. Jones · 22 Rothwell · 23 Byrne · 24 Hudson · 25 Harrad · 26 McCarthy · 29 Harrop · Manager: Barker
Categories:- 1991 births
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- English footballers
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- People from London
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- Hull City A.F.C. players
- The Football League players
- Sportspeople from London
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