Amadaiya Rennie (born 17 March 1990) is a Liberian former footballer who played as a forward.

Amadaiya Rennie
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-03-17) 17 March 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Monrovia, Liberia[1]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Right winger[2]
Youth career
LISCR FC
LPRC Oilers
Mighty Barrolle
2009 IF Elfsborg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Mighty Barrolle
2010–2011 IF Elfsborg 2 (0)
2011GAIS (loan) 5 (1)
2011–2013 Degerfors IF 71 (13)
2014–2016 Hammarby 39 (6)
2015Brann (loan) 10 (1)
2016–2017 Antalyaspor 2 (0)
2019 Haras Hodoud 6 (0)
2019 Gönyeli 1 (0)
2020 UKM
2021 IFK Eskilstuna 7 (0)
International career
2007 Liberia U20 1 (0)
2010 Liberia 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:07, 23 February 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 April 2016

Club career edit

Following good performances at Mighty Barrolle he was voted most valuable player of the 2007 season, and also became team captain of the Liberia under-20 national football team. This drew the interest from several clubs, such as A.C. Siena and Portland Timbers,[3] however following a trial with Allsvenskan club IF Elfsborg, he decided to sign for the Swedish team.[4] Spending the 2009 season in the U-21 team he was signed to a first-team contract prior to the 2010 season.

On 22 March 2011, he was loaned out to Allsvenskan rivals GAIS,[5] following a severe injury to fellow Elfsborg player Mohammed Abdulrahman who was on loan to GAIS.[6]

On 1 July he signed with the Swedish Superettan club Degerfors IF, a contract that was to expire at the end of the 2011 season.[7] On 4 October 2011 he signed a new contract with Degerfors, keeping him at the club for two more years.[8]

In November 2013 he signed a three-year-long contract with Hammarby IF, leaving Degerfors as a free agent.[9]

In August 2015, Rennie completed a season-long loan deal with Norwegian side Brann, with striker Jakob Orlov moving the opposite way.[10]

National team edit

Putting up a notable performance in Mighty Barrolle, Rennie was called up to the Liberia under-20 team, where he quickly became team captain.[4] He was then in 2010 called up to the Liberia to participate in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification against Zimbabwe, he was however left out of the game as a reserve,[11] he was then pulled up to the main squad against Mali,[12] he started the match and was substituted off in the 82nd minute.[13]

References edit

  1. ^ "Spelarprofil: #26 Amadaiya Rennie" (in Swedish). Elfsborg.se. Archived from the original on 12 August 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
  2. ^ Profile on World Football, worldfootball.net
  3. ^ "Italian And American Club Keen on Amadaiya". Liberiansoccer.com. Archived from the original on 24 November 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
  4. ^ a b "Landslagsmeriterad liberian i Elfsborg" (in Swedish). Elfsborg.se. Retrieved 6 November 2010.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "KLART: Amadaiya Rennie till GAIS på lån" (in Swedish). fotbolltransfers.com. 22 March 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
  6. ^ "Främre korsbandet är av" (in Swedish). gais.se. 8 February 2011. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
  7. ^ "Amadaiya Rennie klar för DIF" (in Swedish). svenskafans.com. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
  8. ^ "Amadaiya Rennie har förlängt med Degerfors IF" (in Swedish). degerforsif.se. 4 October 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2012.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "Hammarbyfotboll.se – Amadaiya Rennie till Hammarby". Archived from the original on 28 November 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  10. ^ "Orlov till Bajen – Rennie till Brann" (in Swedish). hammarbyfotboll.se. Archived from the original on 13 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  11. ^ "Lone Star in Top Form for Mali". thenewdawnliberia.com. 4 October 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
  12. ^ "LFA releases names of players selected for Bamako and Freetown missions". Liberiansoccer.com. 10 September 2010. Archived from the original on 1 November 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
  13. ^ "Mali vs Liberia 2–1". Soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 12 October 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2010.

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