Prince Amanda
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Prince Amanda | ||
| Date of birth | 23 March 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Kigoma, Tanzania | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Edmonton | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sherwood Park | |||
| 2013–2014 | Edmonton Xtreme | ||
| 2015–2018 | FC Edmonton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | FC Edmonton | 2 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2019 | |||
Prince Amanda (born 23 March 2001) is a Tanzanian professional footballer who plays for FC Edmonton as a forward.
Club career
Early career
Amanda began playing organized football with Sherwood Park SA.[1] At age twelve, Amanda switched to Edmonton Xtreme FC.[2]
FC Edmonton
In 2015, Amanda joined the academy program of North American Soccer League side FC Edmonton.[1] On 15 February 2019, Amanda signed his first professional contract with Edmonton ahead of the club's first season in the Canadian Premier League.[1] On 16 October 2019, Amanda made his debut as a starter in a 3–1 win over Pacific FC, in which he scored the opening goal and assisted on another.[3]
International career
In 2014, Amanda participated in a Canadian national team U-14 identification camp.[2]
Personal life
Amanda was born in Tanzania and immigrated to Canada in 2012, where he grew up in Edmonton.[1] His older brother Gloire is also a footballer and plays for Lane United in USL League Two.
References
- ^ a b c d "FC Edmonton Announces Signings of Three Academy Products". FC Edmonton. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Prince Amanda". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ Steven Sandor (17 October 2019). "'Nah, I'm the guy': Prince Amanda emerges to pull FCE out of slump". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
External links
- Prince Amanda at Soccerway
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- 2001 births
- Living people
- People from Kigoma Region
- Soccer people from Alberta
- Sportspeople from Edmonton
- Association football forwards
- Tanzanian footballers
- Canadian soccer players
- Naturalized citizens of Canada
- FC Edmonton players
- Canadian Premier League players
- Tanzanian emigrants to Canada
- Canadian people of Tanzanian descent
- Canadian soccer biography stubs