Amann attended Shattuck-St. Mary's School in Faribault, Minnesota, where he scored 16 goals over the final two prep campaigns, earning team Offensive MVP honors, a second-team all-conference mention in each of his freshman and sophomore seasons.[1][2]
College & Amateur
In 2016, Amann attended Colorado School of Mines to play college soccer. In two seasons with the Orediggers, Amann made 39 appearances, scoring 21 goals and tallying seven assists. In his freshman season he was a Blaster Award winner as Mines Athletics' top male rookie, earned D2CCA Second-Team All-Region, RMAC Freshman of the Year, and First-Team All-RMAC. His sophomore season saw Amann named United Soccer Coaches Second-Team All-Region, and named First-Team All-RMAC for a second consecutive season.[1]
Amann transferred to Midwestern State University in 2017, where he continued his scoring, netting 28 goals in 51 appearances with the Mustangs. He twice won All-Lone Star Conference, LSC Player of the Year, and LSC Forward of the Year. In his senior year he was named D2CCA All-American, United Soccer Coaches All-Region, United Soccer Coaches All-American, D2CCA All-Region, and D2CCA South Central Region Player of the Year.[2]
While at college, Amann also played in the NPSL. In 2018, he made eight regular season appearances for Detroit City, scoring five goals, finishing as Detroit's leading scorer.[3][4] In 2021, he played with Denton Diablos, scoring six goals in seven regular season games,[5] before scoring a further 11 goals in the playoffs. Amann was named NPSL National Championship Man of the Match in the 2021 NPSL National Championship game, where Denton beat Tulsa Athletic 5–2 to become champions.[6][7]
Throughout the 2023 regular season, Amann scored a league-record of 23 goals – 14 of which through braces – ,[10] winning the League One's Golden Boot and Player of the Year awards as a result.[10][11][12]
