Amankwaa Akurugu

Amankwaa Akurugu

Personal information
Full name	Emmanuel Amankwaa Akurugu
Date of birth	(2001-11-20) 20 November 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Accra, Ghana
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Left back
Youth career
	Ashaiman School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2023	Getafe B	56	(2)
2021–2022	Getafe	4	(0)
2023	Cornellà	12	(0)
2024	Melilla	7	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2024

Emmanuel Amankwaa Akurugu (born 20 November 2001), sometimes known as Koffi or Kofi,^[1] is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a left back.^[2]

Career

Born in Accra, Akurugu joined Getafe CF in 2020,^[3] from hometown side Ashaiman School. In Spain, he began his sports career in the talent search project of La Moraleja C.F. who bet on him and his abilities as a footballer. Initially assigned to the reserves, he made his senior debut on 18 October 2020, starting in a 1–2 Segunda División B home loss against CF Rayo Majadahonda.^[4]

Akurugu made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 22 April 2021, coming on as a half-time substitute for Marc Cucurella in a 2–5 away loss against FC Barcelona.^[5][6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 May 2021^[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Getafe B	2020–21	Segunda División B	18	1	—		—		—		18	1
Getafe	2020–21	La Liga	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	2021–22		3	0	1	0	—		—		4	0
	Total		4	0	1	0	—		—		5	0
Career total			22	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	23	1

References

1. "El joven talento africano explota en el Grupo 5A de Segunda B" [The young African talent bursts in the Group 5A of Segunda B] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 28 March 2021.
2. Amankwaa Akurugu at WorldFootball.net
3. "El Getafe B prepara la temporada 20/21" [Getafe B prepare themselves for the 20/21 season] (in Spanish). Getafe CF. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
4. "El Rayo Majadahonda gana 1–2 al Getafe B en el Ciudad Deportiva de Getafe" [Rayo Majadahonda defeat Getafe by 1–2 at the Ciudad Deportiva de Getafe] (in Spanish). Sport. 18 October 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
5. "Messi está en modo imparable" [Messi is in an unstoppable mode] (in Spanish). Marca. 22 April 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
6. "Ghanaian defender Amankwaa Akurugu Koffi makes Getafe debut against Barcelona". Ghana Guardian. 23 April 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
7. Amankwaa Akurugu at BDFutbol

External links

• Amankwaa Akurugu at Soccerway