Jonathan Oluwadara Amon (born April 30, 1999) is an American soccer player who plays as a left winger for Danish Superliga club Lyngby.
 Amon playing for the United States U20 against France U20 on March 22, 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonathan Oluwadara Amon[1] | ||
| Date of birth | April 30, 1999 | ||
| Place of birth |
Summerville, South Carolina, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lyngby | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| South Carolina Battery Academy | |||
| 2014–2017 | Nordsjælland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2022 | Nordsjælland | 38 | (7) |
| 2023– | Lyngby | 28 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | United States U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | United States | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 8, 2024 | |||
Youth career
editAmon 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
editAmon made his professional debut on November 4, 2017, in a tie against Lyngby. He replaced Ernest Asante at the game's 84th minute.[2] On November 26, 2017, Amon started the match against AC Horsens. He played 80 minutes and scored his first goal as a professional player.[3] In the 2018–2019 season, Amon had his strongest season, making 18 Superliga appearances and scoring 2 goals with 2 assists in 877 minutes.
During the 2019–2020 season, Amon suffered a fractured kneecap, which kept him out of play until October 2020. During his first game back, against Randers FC, Amon scored a goal, but after the game suffered more soreness in his knee. A scan two days later revealed that the knee had fractured a second time, leading to another 14-months out of the squad.[4]
With zero official appearances since October 2020 due to injuries, Amon left Nordsjælland at the end of 2022.
On June 30, 2023, Amon signed a one-year contract with Danish Superliga club Lyngby Boldklub.[5] On July 1, 2024, the day his contract expired, Amon signed a new contract with Lyngby until June 2026.[6]
International career
editAmon was called up in January 2018 to the United States under-20 side for a training camp in Florida.[7]
On November 4, 2018, Amon made his senior team debut with the national team in a friendly against Peru.
Personal life
editAmon's father is from Nigeria and emigrated to the United States at a young age to play soccer at the high school level. Amon has three brothers and one sister.[8] His older brother, Joseph Amon, also played soccer and was named to the U.S. squad for the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[9]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played August 4, 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nordsjælland | 2017–18 | Superliga | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 2 | |
| 2018–19 | Superliga | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1[a] | 1 | 27 | 6 | |
| 2019–20 | Superliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Superliga | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | ||
| Total | 38 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 9 | ||
| Lyngby | 2023–24 | Superliga | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Superliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 66 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 9 | ||
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
References
edit- ^ "40-Player National Team Roster: 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup: United States" (PDF). CONCACAF. p. 16. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 5, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2019 – via Bernews.
- ^ "NORDSJÆLLAND VS. LYNGBY 2 - 2". Soccerway. Archived from the original on January 11, 2022. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
- ^ "NORDSJÆLLAND VS. HORSENS 6 - 0". Soccerway. Archived from the original on January 11, 2022. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
- ^ O'Keeffe, Greg. "Jonathan Amon is the USMNT's forgotten man rebuilding his career in Denmark". The Athletic. Archived from the original on January 28, 2024. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ Jonathan Amon skriver kort aftale med Lyngby Boldklub Archived June 30, 2023, at the Wayback Machine, lyngby-boldklub.dk, June 30, 2023
- ^ NY KONTRAKT TIL 2026 – JONATHAN AMON FORBLIVER KONGEBLÅ!, lyngby-boldklub.dk, 1 July 2024
- ^ "FIRST EVER U.S. SOCCER MEN'S YNT SUMMIT BRINGS 153 PLAYERS TOGETHER IN SINGLE CAMP". US Soccer. Archived from the original on January 19, 2018. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
- ^ FCN's amerikanske raket Archived September 17, 2021, at the Wayback Machine‚ sn.dk, November 25, 2017
- ^ Joseph Amon Bio - Clemson Tigers Official Athletics Site Archived December 4, 2017, at the Wayback Machine‚ clemsontigers.com
External links
edit- Jonathan Amon at Soccerway
- Top Drawer Soccer Profile
- SuperStats Profile