Francis Amuzu

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Francis Amuzu
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Amuzu at Anderlecht in 2021
Personal information
Full name Francis Apelete Amuzu [1]
Date of birth (1999-08-23) 23 August 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Anderlecht
Number 7
Youth career
SK Heffen
Mechelen
0000–2015 JMG Academy Lier
2015–2017 Anderlecht
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017– Anderlecht 175 (22)
International career‡
2017–2018 Belgium U19 7 (2)
2018–2020 Belgium U21 14 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 June 2023

Francis Apelete Amuzu (born 23 August 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Belgian Pro League club Anderlecht. Born in Ghana, Amuzu represents Belgium internationally.

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Professional career

Born in Ghana, Amuzu moved to Belgium at an early age and developed as a footballer there. He played for the youth teams of SK Heffen, Mechelen and JMG Academy Lier. [2] He signed his first professional contract on 23 August 2015 with R.S.C. Anderlecht for 3 years. [3] He made his professional debut for Anderlecht in a 1–0 Belgian First Division A win over K.A.S. Eupen on 22 December 2017, scoring his side's game-winning goal on his debut. [4] He pledged his international football to Belgium national team. [5]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 December 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [lower-alpha 1] EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Anderlecht 2017–18 First Division A 1110000111
2018–19 First Division A301104 [lower-alpha 2] 0351
2019–20 First Division A20310—213
2020–21 First Division A35240—392
2021–22 First Division A37960314610
2022–23 First Division A52003082
Career total1381812010116019
  1. ↑ Includes the Belgian Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

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References

  1. ↑ "Amuzu, Francis Apelete Amuzu - Footballer".
  2. ↑ "Tedesco duwt Amuzu naar Ghana" [Tedesco pushes Amuzu to Ghana]. Voetbalbelgie.be (in Dutch). 22 March 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "Sensational Ghanaian teenager Francis Amuzu pens three-year Anderlecht professional contract". social_image.
  4. ↑ "Anderlecht boekt glansloze overwinning dankzij debuterende Amuzu". Archived from the original on 23 December 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "Anderlecht star Francis Amuzu picks Belgium over Ghana". Graphic Online. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
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