Austin Amutu
| 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 | Striker | ||
| 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) |
| 2023–2024 | Al-Jandal | 12 | (1) |
| 2024– | Al-Talaba SC | 11 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Austin Iwuji Ammachi Augustine Amutu (born 20 February 1993), known as Austin Amutu, is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward.
Club career
[edit | edit source]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]
On 2 August 2023, Amutu joined Al-Jandal.[5] He was released by the club on 17 January 2024.[6]
International career
[edit | edit source]He was only called up to Nigeria U-23 dream team VI squad at the 2015 Nigeria Super 6 Tournament.[7]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]Club
[edit | edit source]- 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 | ||
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Austin Amutu at SoccerwayLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Austin Amutu at WorldFootball.netLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Nigeria men's international footballers
- Warri Wolves F.C. players
- Kelantan F.C. players
- ES Zarzis players
- Nigeria Professional Football League players
- Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
- Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C. players
- Yeni Malatyaspor footballers
- Karamone F.C. players
- Sri Pahang FC players
- Al Masry SC players
- Al-Jandal SC players
- Israeli Premier League players
- TFF 1. Lig players
- Malaysia Super League players
- Egyptian Premier League players
- Saudi First Division League players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Israel
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
- Expatriate men's footballers in Tunisia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Malaysia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt
- Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Israel
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
- Footballers from Jos
- Men's association football forwards
- 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen
- Nigerian football forward stubs