Danny Kwasi Amankwaa (born 30 January 1994) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a winger. He previously played for F.C. Copenhagen, Heart of Midlothian and Denmark at youth level.
He is of Ghanaian descent.
Career FC Copenhagen Amankwaa was followed by clubs such as Ajax and Arsenal in 2012, but he wanted to play for FC Copenhagen.FCK-talent: Udlandet må vente‚ bold.dk, 12 September 2012 He was also on a trial at Chelsea and he revealed in 2012 that he had more trial offers, but he rejected them.
Amankwaa played his first Danish Superliga match on 29 October 2012, when he appeared as a substitute for Martin Vingaard against AC Horsens at Casa Arena Horsens in Horsens. Previously, Amankwaa played in a Danish Cup match on 26 September 2012 against FC Fredericia.Profile at football-lineups.com His contract was extended in November 2012 until July 2015.FCK binder Højer og Awankwaa‚ bold.dk, 30 November 2012 Amankwaa scored his first goal for F.C. Copenhagen in the 3–0 Danish Cup win against SønderjyskE on 1 November 2012.
Amankwaa was promoted permanently to the first team in 2013. The contract was extended once again in May 2014 until 2017.FCK skriver med Amankwaa til 2017, bold.dk, 9 May 2014 He played 9 league matches for the first team in the 2012–13 season, and 15 matches in the second season.
In May 2015, Amankwaa suffered from an achilles tendon rupture and was out for about half a year.Nye FCK-problemer: Amankwaa ude et halvt år‚ bold.dk, 27 April 2015 He went back on the pitch in October 2015, but just one month later he was back on the sideline again. He injured his meniscus and that resulted in an operation, and was out for the rest of the year.Amankwaa ude resten af 2015‚ bold.dk, 1 November 2015 Due to all these injuries, he only played 7 league games in that season.
The injuries continued in the next season and he was operated in October 2016 for a knee injury,Danny Amankwaa færdig for 2016‚ bold.dk, 25 October 2016 which kept him out for the rest of the year. His contract was extended in November 2016 until 2018.FCK forlænger med Danny Amankwaa‚ bold.dk, 17 November 2016
Heart of Midlothian On 25 January 2018, Amankwaa joined Heart of Midlothian (Hearts) on a free transfer, having been allowed to leave Copenhagen before the end of his contract. He signed an 18-month contract with the Scottish Premiership side.
SønderjyskE With limited success in Scotland, Amankwaa went home to Denmark, signing a one-year contract with Danish Superliga-side, SønderjyskE.Danny Amankwaa til SønderjyskE , soenderjyske.dk, 10 January 2018 He left the club by the end of 2019.Amankwaa og duo forlader SønderjyskE, bold.dk, 16 December 2019
Hobro IK Amankwaa remained without club until 31 October 2020, where he signed with Danish 1st Division club Hobro IK for the rest of 2020.Hobro IK tilknytter Danny Amankwaa , hikfodbold.dk, 31 October 2020 After three years, Amankwaa left Hobro in June 2023.Hobro siger farvel til Ronnie Schwartz og tre andre: Skal opruste, bold.dk, 1 June 2023
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsF.C. Copenhagen2012–13Danish Superliga9021–101212013–14Danish Superliga15030–101902014–15Danish Superliga23110–903312015–16Danish Superliga7011–00812016–17Danish Superliga8010–301202017–18Danish Superliga6000–50110Total6818200190953Heart of Midlothian2017–18Scottish Premiership1101000—1202018–19Scottish Premiership200020—40Career total81192201901113
Honours Danish Superliga: 2012–13, 2015–16, 2016–17 Danish Cup: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
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