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David Amoo
Personal information
Full name David Oluwaseun Segun Amoo[1]
Date of birth (1991-04-13) 13 April 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Southwark, London, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker, Winger
Youth career
2003–2007 Millwall
2007–2010 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Liverpool 0 (0)
2011 → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 3 (0)
2011 → Hull City (loan) 7 (1)
2011–2012 → Bury (loan) 27 (4)
2012–2013 Preston North End 17 (0)
2013 Tranmere Rovers 11 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:26, 29 April 2013 (UTC)

David Oluwaseun Segun Amoo (born 13 April 1991 in Southwark, London, England) is an English professional footballer of Nigerian descent. 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.[2]

Career

Liverpool

Amoo played for Millwall as a youth, leaving at 16 years of age to sign for Liverpool in 2007.[3] 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.[4] He was also named in Liverpool's 2009–10 UEFA Champions League squad.[5]

Amoo was named in Liverpool's 2010–11 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round squad for a match on 28 July 2010,[6] and made his debut for the club the following day, starting in a 2–0 away win[7] in a tie against FK Rabotnički at the Philip II Arena in Skopje, Macedonia.[8]

Loan to MK Dons

On 25 January 2011 he joined Milton Keynes Dons on a month loan,[9] and made his Football League debut for the club on the same day as a 65th minute substitute against Leyton Orient.[10]

Loan to Hull City

On 28 February 2011 he joined Hull City on loan until the end of the season.[11] He made his debut coming on as a replacement for Jay Simpson in the 1–0 win against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground.[12] He scored his first goal for Hull City against Queens Park Rangers on 25 April 2011.[13]

Loan to Bury

On 23 September 2011, Amoo joined Bury on loan for a month.[14] On 1 October, Amoo scored his first goal for Bury, a glancing header on 67 minutes to give Bury the lead in a 3–1 victory over Yeovil Town. He made 27 league appearances for the club, scoring four goals.

Preston North End

He agreed to join Preston North End in May 2012 when his contract expired with Liverpool on 1 July. [15] His first goal for the club came on 3 November as they beat Yeovil in an FA Cup match.[16] He left the club in January 2013 when his contract was cancelled by mutual consent.

Tranmere Rovers

On 9 January 2013 he joined Tranmere Rovers until the end of the season.[17]

References

  1. ^ "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). Premier League. 2 September 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  2. ^ "David Amoo". Liverpool Football Zone. 30 July 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
  3. ^ "Amoo move". Millwall FC. 11 July 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  4. ^ "David Amoo signs new Liverpool contract". Tribal Football. 29 May 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  5. ^ "Benitez puts his faith in the kids as Liverpool draft in five Champions League teenagers". Daily Mail. 9 September 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  6. ^ Carroll, James (28 July 2010). "Who has flown to Macedonia?". Liverpoolfc.tv. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  7. ^ Vesty, Marc (2010-07-29). "Rabotnicki Skopje 0 – 2 Liverpool". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
  8. ^ "Match centre". Liverpoolfc.tv. 29 July 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  9. ^ Carroll, James (25 January 2011). "Forward seals loan switch". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
  10. ^ "Leyton Orient 2 – 2 MK Dons". BBC Sport. 25 January 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
  11. ^ "Tigers Make New Loan Signing". Hull City A.F.C. 28 February 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  12. ^ "Nott'm Forest 0 – 1 Hull". BBC Sport. BBC. 5 March 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  13. ^ "QPR 1 – 1 Hull". BBC Sport. BBC. 25 April 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  14. ^ "Amoo signs Bury loan deal". Liverpool FC. 23 September 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
  15. ^ "Amoo Is Latest Recruit". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  16. ^ "Preston 3-0 Yeovil". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
  17. ^ "Rovers Recruit Amoo". Tranmere Rovers F.C. 9 January 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2013.


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