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Matthew Amoah

マシュー・アモア　/　ましゅー・あもあ

Association football player from Ghana

October 24, 1980 (age 45)　・　Tema, Greater Accra Region, Ghana

Greater Accra Region
association football player

My Take

Matthew Amoah earns my respect through the numbers: twelve goals in forty-five appearances for Ghana between 2002 and 2011, with one of Africa's strongest football nations. Consistency at international level over nearly a decade is no accident. At 175 cm he wasn't a towering striker, which tells me he relied on positioning and intelligence as much as raw power. I'm drawn to the arc of a kid from the port city of Tema rising onto the global stage. Too often African players get reduced to athleticism, but a striker who lasted that long for the national team was clearly thinking the game, not just running it.

Overview

Mathew Amoah (born 24 October 1980) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a striker. From 2002 to 2011 he played for the Ghana national team at international level, scoring 12 goals in 45 matches.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Matthew Amoah
Name (Japanese): マシュー・アモア
Reading: ましゅー・あもあ
Born: October 24, 1980 (age 45)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Scorpio / Monkey
Origin: Tema, Greater Accra Region, Ghana
Blood type: Private
Height: 175 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A2%E3%82%A2

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