Ludwig Kodjo Amla

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Ludwig Kodjo Amla
Personal information
Full name Kodjo Mavunio Ludwig Amla
Date of birth (2000-11-13) November 13, 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Skjern, Denmark
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
HFX Wanderers FC
Number 25
Youth career
2011–2013 CS Cosmos de Granby
2014 CS Longueuil
2015–2016 FC Saint-Hyacinthe
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Aigles du Collège Ahuntsic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 CS St-Hubert 26 (10)
2021 Makedonija GP 10 (1)
2022 CS St-Hubert 5 (3)
2022– HFX Wanderers FC 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 9, 2022

Kodjo Mavunio Ludwig Amla (born November 13, 2000) is a Danish soccer player who plays for HFX Wanderers FC of the Canadian Premier League.

Early life

Amla is of Togolese descent and was born in Skjern, Denmark, but grew up in Canada from a young age and holds a Canadian passport.[1][2] He began playing soccer at the age of six with the B.67 soccer organization in Denmark.[3] In 2011, he moved to Canada, where he played youth soccer with Cosmos de Granby, CS Longueuil, and FC Saint-Hyacinthe.[4][5]

He played college soccer at Collège Ahuntsic. In 2018, he was named Championship MVP and was an RSEQ Division I regular season all-star and championship all-star, as his team won the gold medal.[6][7] Soonafter, he had offers to join American universities to play college soccer, but he elected to turn professional instead.[8]

Club career

He began his senior career with CS St-Hubert in the Première ligue de soccer du Québec.[5]

In February 2021, he began training with Makedonija GP in the Macedonian First Football League.[9][10] On February 12, he signed a two-year contract with the club.[11][12] He scored his first goal on March 6 against FK Sileks.[13]

In 2022, he returned to CS St-Hubert.[14] He scored a hat trick on July 16 against AS Blainville and scored two goals in a friendly against HFX Wanderers U23 on July 27.[14]

On July 30, 2022, he signed a contract through the 2023 season, with an option for 2024 with Canadian Premier League club HFX Wanderers FC, after trialing with the club for a couple of weeks[15] and playing in the friendly against the HFX U23 side for his former club CS St-Hubert, in which he scored 2 goals in a 3-2 victory for St-Hubert.[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played August 1, 2022[17]
Club Season League Playoffs National cup League cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
CS St-Hubert 2017[18] Première ligue de soccer du Québec 5 1 1 0 6 1
2018[18] 14 6 1 1 16 7
2019[18] 5 2 0 0 5 2
2020[18] 2 1 2 1
Total 26 10 0 0 0 0 2 1 28 11
Makedonija GP 2020–21 Macedonian First Football League 10 1 1 0 11 1
CS St-Hubert 2022[18] Première ligue de soccer du Québec 5 3 0 0 5 3
HFX Wanderers FC 2022 Canadian Premier League 9 0 0 0 9 0
Career total 50 14 0 0 1 0 2 1 53 15

References

  1. ^ Dimovski, Ivan (February 12, 2021). "Македонија ЃП ја пронајде замената за Калид, го промовира Коџо Мавуњо Лудвиг" [Macedonia Gyp found the replacement for Khalid, promotes Kodjo Mavunjo Ludwig]. Gol (in Macedonian).
  2. ^ Amouzouvi, Perez (August 1, 2022). "Transfert : Halifax Wanderers enrôle Ludwig Kodjo Amla" [Transfer: Halifax Wanderers sign Ludwig Kodjo Amla]. Togo Foot (in French).
  3. ^ Allard, Jean (October 25, 2019). "L'espoir du B.67 - Ludwig Kodzo Amla" [The hope of the B.67 - Ludwig Kodzo Amla]. Collège Ahuntsic (in French).
  4. ^ "Un contrat professionnel pour Ludwig Kodzo Amla" [A professional contract for Ludwig Kodzo Amla]. ARS Richelieu Yamaska (in French). February 12, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Ludwig Amla se joint au Football Club FK Makedonija GP – 1932 Skopje" [Ludwig Amla joins Football Club FK Makedonija GP – 1932 Skopje]. SE Sports Management (in French). February 12, 2021.
  6. ^ "Le RSEQ dévoile ses récipiendaires 2018 en soccer collégial division 1" [The RSEQ announces its 2018 recipients in college soccer division 1]. RSEQ (in French). October 31, 2018.
  7. ^ "Championnat provincial collégial de soccer division 1 - Résultats et équipes d'étoiles" [Division 1 College Provincial Soccer Championship - Results and all-star teams]. RSEQ (in French). October 29, 2018.
  8. ^ Dubois, Julien (August 2, 2022). "Le duo Amla – Salter de St-Hubert reconstitué en Canadian Premier League" [The duo Amla – Salter of St-Hubert reconstituted in the Canadian Premier League]. Just eSoccer (in French).
  9. ^ "Македонија ЃП ја презентираше замената за Калид" [Macedonia GP presented the replacement for Khalid]. 24Fudbal (in Macedonian). February 12, 2021.
  10. ^ "Ново засилување за нападот на „лавовите" од Канада" [New reinforcement for the attack of the "lions" from Canada]. Sport1 (in Macedonian). February 12, 2021.
  11. ^ "Лудвиг Коџо е нов напаѓач на Македонија Ѓорче Петров" [Ludwig Kodzo is the new striker of Macedonia Gjorce Petrov]. Sportski (in Macedonian). February 12, 2021.
  12. ^ "Македонија Ѓорче Петров го претстави Лудвиг Амла Коџо" [Macedonia Gjorce Petrov presented Ludwig Amla Kodzo]. Ekipa (in Macedonian). February 12, 2021.
  13. ^ Ninkovski, Kris (March 7, 2021). "1.MFL overview of Round 22". Macedonian Football.
  14. ^ a b "HFX Wanderers announce signing of Canadian striker Ludwig Kodjo Amla". Canadian Premier League. July 30, 2022.
  15. ^ "'He combines pace, height and finishing': Wanderers sign young Canadian striker Ludwig Kodjo Amla". HFX Wanderers FC. July 30, 2022.
  16. ^ Jacques, John (August 2, 2022). "Halifax Hands New Striker Kodjo Amla A Chance To Shine". Northern Tribune.
  17. ^ Ludwig Kodjo Amla at Soccerway
  18. ^ a b c d e "PTS-Ligue Archive" (in French). TSI Sports. Retrieved August 12, 2020.

External links

Ludwig Kodjo Amla at Soccerway