José María Amo
Personal information | |||
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Full name | José María Amo Torres | ||
Date of birth | 9 April 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Las Pajanosas, Spain | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Ponferradina | ||
Youth career | |||
Las Pajanosas | |||
2006–2017 | Sevilla | ||
2007 | → Motilla (loan) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2020 | Sevilla B | 50 | (1) |
2020– | Ponferradina | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2014 | Spain U16 | 2 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Spain U17 | 15 | (2) |
2016 | Spain U18 | 2 | (0) |
2015–2017 | Spain U19 | 9 | (0) |
2019– | Spain U21 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 July 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2019 |
Template:Spanish name José María Amo Torres (born 9 April 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for SD Ponferradina as a central defender.
Club career
Sevilla
Born in Las Pajanosas, Seville, Andalusia, Amo joined Sevilla FC's youth setup in 2006, aged eight; originally a central midfielder, he subsequently changed to a central defender.[1] On 4 October 2015, aged only 17, he made his senior debut for the reserves by starting in a 1–1 away draw against Marbella FC for the Segunda División B championship. Late in the year, British newspaper The Guardian named him as one of the fifty most talented youth soccer players in world.[2]
Amo contributed with six appearances during the campaign, as Sevilla Atlético achieved promotion to Segunda División. On 15 June 2016, despite having suffered a partially torn anterior cruciate ligament on the right knee, he renewed his contract until 2019.[3]
On 21 February 2017, Amo scored two spot-kicks for nine-men Sevilla under-19s in the Round of 16 of the 2016–17 UEFA Youth League, giving his side the lead before they ultimately lost 2–3.[4] Amo made his professional debut with the B-team on 19 March, coming on as a late substitute for Marc Gual in a 2–1 away win against Real Zaragoza; after Fabrice Ondoa's dismissal, he featured as the club's goalkeeper for the last minutes, keeping a clean sheet.[5]
Amo tore his meniscus and once again suffered cruciate ligament damage on his right knee on 10 December 2017, being sidelined for seven months.[6] Despite being injured, Amo was nominated for the 2018 Golden Boy.[7]
With the B-team down to eight men, Amo scored his first senior goal on 23 February 2019, netting the winning penalty in the 85 minute of a 2–1 away win against Club Recreativo Granada.[8] On 7 May, after contributing with 26 matches during the campaign, he renewed his contract with the Nervionenses for one more season;[9] ahead of the 2019–20 season, he was named team captain.[10]
Ponferradina
On 6 August 2020, free agent Amo signed for Ponferradina in the second division.[11]
Personal life
The son of a mayor, Amo would have became a bullfighter had he not become a footballer.[12]
References
- ^ "José María Amo, joven promesa para la zaga sevillista" [José María Amo, young pearl for the sevillista defence] (in Spanish). Estadio Deportivo. 15 November 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ "Next Generation 2015: 50 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. 7 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ "José María Amo amplía su contrato hasta 2019" [José María Amo extends his contract until 2019] (in Spanish). Sevilla FC. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ "El Sevilla cae eliminado en la Youth League" [Sevilla falls eliminated in the Youth League] (in Spanish). La Colina de Nervion. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ "El Sevilla Atlético hunde al Zaragoza en el descuento y con un jugador de portero" [Sevilla Atlético sink Zaragoza in the stoppage time and with a field player as a goalkeeper] (in Spanish). Marca. 19 March 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "José Amo será entre 7 y 8 meses de baja tras nueva operación" [José Amo will be 7 to 8 months out after new operation] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ "Golden Boy list includes Kylian Mbappe, Christian Pulisic, Diogo Dalot". ESPN. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ "1–2: El filial se lleva los tres puntos en Granada tras jugar media hora con ocho jugadores" [1–2: The reserves get the three points in Granada after playing for half an hour with eight players] (in Spanish). Sevilla FC. 23 February 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "Amo sella su continudad en el filal por una temporada más" [Amo confirms his continuity in the reserves for one further season] (in Spanish). Sevilla FC. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ "El Sevilla Atlético elige a sus cuatro capitanes para la presente temporada" [Sevilla Atlético choose their four captains for the current season] (in Spanish). Sevilla FC. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ "José María Amo, nuevo jugador de la SD Ponferradina" [José María Amo, new player of SD Ponferradina] (in Spanish). SD Ponferradina. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "José María Amo: "De no ser futbolista sería torero"" [José María Amo: "If I were not a football player, I would be a bullfighter"] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
External links
- José María Amo at BDFutbol
- José María Amo at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- José María Amo at Soccerway
- 1998 births
- Living people
- People from Sierra Norte (Seville)
- Spanish footballers
- Andalusian footballers
- Association football defenders
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Sevilla Atlético players
- SD Ponferradina players
- Spain youth international footballers
- Spain under-21 international footballers