| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Austin Iwuji Ammachi Augustine Amutu[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 February 1993[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Jos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Jandal | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008 | Karamone | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Mighty Jets | 44 | (11) |
| 2011–2015 | Warri Wolves | 51 | (12) |
| 2015–2016 | → Kelantan FA (loan) | 14 | (8) |
| 2016 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 14 | (5) |
| 2016–2017 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 20 | (3) |
| 2018 | ES Zarzis | 9 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Pahang | 13 | (5) |
| 2019–2022 | Al Masry | 85 | (18) |
| 2022–2023 | Al Ittihad Alexandria | 27 | (3) |
| 2023– | Al-Jandal | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 July 2023 | |||
Austin Iwuji Ammachi Augustine Amutu (born 20 February 1993), known as Austin Amutu, is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi First Division League club Al-Jandal.
Club career
Amutu started his playing career with youth team Karamone, later joined Mighty Jets of Jos where he had his break out, winning many awards such as the best striker, highest goal scorer ever for the team in a season and also was the youngest best striker of Mighty Jets ever signed. He made his way to limelight which made interest from teams locally and internationally but Warri Wolves were lucky to convince the powerful and ball shield attacker.[2]
In April 2015, Amutu signed a loan deal from Warri Wolves to Malaysian club Kelantan during April transfer window. He impressed the fan after scored a goal in the 9th minutes of his debut game against Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. in which they lost 1-3.[3][4]
International career
He was only called up to Nigeria U-23 dream team VI squad at the 2015 Nigeria Super 6 Tournament.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 1 July 2018.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Pahang | 2018 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 2 | |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||
References
- 1 2 3 "A. Amutu: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ↑ "NPFL Week 9: Warri Wolves bag fourth away win as Sharks move two points clear". Goal.com. 27 April 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ↑ "Amutu scores on debut in Malaysia". African Football. 18 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ↑ "Kelantan coach happy with excellent performance of imported players | Malay Mail". www.themalaymailonline.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ↑ "الجندل يوقع مع المهاجم النيجيري اوستين اموتو".
- ↑ "U23 Eagles Pip Warri Wolves 2-". Goal.com. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
External links
- Austin Amutu at Soccerway
- Austin Amutu at WorldFootball.net