Amankwaa Akurugu

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Amankwaa Akurugu
Personal information
Full name Emmanuel Amankwaa Akurugu
Date of birth (2001-11-20) 20 November 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
Melilla
Number 14
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 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 April 2024

Emmanuel Amankwaa Akurugu (born 20 November 2001), sometimes known as Koffi or Kofi,[1] is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a left back for Melilla.[2]

Career[edit]

Born 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[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 9 May 2021[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Amankwaa Akurugu at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Messi está en modo imparable" [Messi is in an unstoppable mode] (in Spanish). Marca. 22 April 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Ghanaian defender Amankwaa Akurugu Koffi makes Getafe debut against Barcelona". Ghana Guardian. 23 April 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  7. ^ Amankwaa Akurugu at BDFutbol

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