Jordan Amissah
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jordan Yamoah Amissah | ||
| Date of birth | 2 August 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Herne, Germany[1] | ||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2007 | SV Holsterhausen Herne | ||
| 2007–2009 | VfL Bochum | ||
| 2009–2015 | Schalke 04 | ||
| 2015–2018 | Borussia Dortmund | ||
| 2018–2021 | Sheffield United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | Sheffield United | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Guiseley (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Spennymoor Town (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Burton Albion (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:08, 20 August 2022 (UTC) | |||
Jordan Yamoah Amissah (born 2 August 2001) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.
Career
[edit]Amissah is a youth product of the academies of the German clubs Holsterhausen Herne, VfL Bochum, Schalke 04 and Borussia Dortmund before moving to England with the youth sides of Sheffield United in 2018.[2] On 21 May 2021, he signed his first professional contract with Sheffield United.[1] He began his senior career on loan with Guiseley in the National League North for the first half of the 2021–22 season.[3] In January 2022 he was loaned to Spennymoor Town for the second half of the National League North Season.[4] He made his professional debut with Sheffield United in a 1–1 EFL Championship tie with Luton Town on 26 August 2022, coming on as a substitute in the 78th minute after the starting goalkeeper Wes Foderingham fell ill.[5] In January 2023, Amissah joined League One club Burton Albion on loan until the end of the season.[6] Amissah made his debut for Burton Albion in the FA Cup in a 1–0 defeat to Grimsby Town on the 7th January. A week later, he made his League One debut in a 4–0 defeat to Shrewsbury. It wasn’t until 3 May that he would make an appearance in goal, in a 1–0 victory over Cambridge United.
On 29 May 2024, Sheffield United announced he would be released in the summer when his contract expired.[7] He spent time in July 2024 on trial with Scottish Championship club Partick Thistle, appearing on the bench in a friendly against Heart of Midlothian played at the University of Glasgow’s sports complex in Garscube on 3 July.
Personal life
[edit]Born in Germany, Amissah is of Ghanaian descent.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of End of 2023-24 season[9]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sheffield United | 2022–23 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Guisely (loan) | 2022–23 | National League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| Spennymoor Town (loan) | 2022–23 | National League | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Burton Albion (loan) | 2022–23 | League One | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Career total | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b FC, Sheffield United. "Pro deals for exciting quintet". Sheffield United FC.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Young Ghanaian goalkeeper Jordan Amissah joins Sheffield United". GhanaSummary.
- ^ "Amissah Makes It A Fab Four For Guiseley".
- ^ "Jordan Amissah".
- ^ "Sheffield United suffer Wes Foderingham injury blow as goalkeeper limps off at Luton Town". www.thestar.co.uk. 26 August 2022.
- ^ "BURTON ALBION SIGN GOALKEEPER JORDAN AMISSAH ON LOAN FROM SHEFFIELD UNITED". www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ FC, Sheffield United (29 May 2024). "Retained and released list". Sheffield United FC. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Sheffield United goalkeeper Jordan Amissah set to earn Black Stars call up - Reports". Footballghana.
- ^ "Jordan Amissah". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
External links
[edit]- Jordan Amissah at Soccerway
- Jordan Amissah at DFB (also available in German)