Emmanuel Amankwaa Akurugu (born 20 November 2001), sometimes known as Koffi or Kofi,[1] is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a left back.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emmanuel Amankwaa Akurugu | ||
| Date of birth | 20 November 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ashaiman School | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Getafe B | 56 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Getafe | 4 | (0) |
| 2023 | Cornellà | 12 | (0) |
| 2024 | Melilla | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2024 | |||
Career
editBorn in Accra, Akurugu joined Getafe CF in 2020,[3] from hometown side Ashaiman School. In Spain, he began his sports career in the talent search project of La Moraleja C.F. who bet on him and his abilities as a footballer. Initially assigned to the reserves, he made his senior debut on 18 October 2020, starting in a 1–2 Segunda División B home loss against CF Rayo Majadahonda.[4]
Akurugu made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 22 April 2021, coming on as a half-time substitute for Marc Cucurella in a 2–5 away loss against FC Barcelona.[5][6]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 9 May 2021[7]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Getafe B | 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | 18 | 1 | |||
| Getafe | 2020–21 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
References
edit- ^ "El joven talento africano explota en el Grupo 5A de Segunda B" [The young African talent bursts in the Group 5A of Segunda B] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 28 March 2021.
- ^ Amankwaa Akurugu at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "El Getafe B prepara la temporada 20/21" [Getafe B prepare themselves for the 20/21 season] (in Spanish). Getafe CF. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "El Rayo Majadahonda gana 1–2 al Getafe B en el Ciudad Deportiva de Getafe" [Rayo Majadahonda defeat Getafe by 1–2 at the Ciudad Deportiva de Getafe] (in Spanish). Sport. 18 October 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Messi está en modo imparable" [Messi is in an unstoppable mode] (in Spanish). Marca. 22 April 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Ghanaian defender Amankwaa Akurugu Koffi makes Getafe debut against Barcelona". Ghana Guardian. 23 April 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ Amankwaa Akurugu at BDFutbol
External links
edit- Amankwaa Akurugu at Soccerway
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