Kodjo Mavunio Ludwig Amla (born November 13, 2000) is a Danish professional footballer who plays for HFX Wanderers of the Canadian Premier League.
 Amla with HFX Wanderers | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kodjo Mavunio Ludwig Amla | ||
| Date of birth | November 13, 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Skjern, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | HFX Wanderers | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| B.67 | |||
| 2011–2013 | Cosmos de Granby | ||
| 2014 | CS Longueuil | ||
| 2015–2016 | FC Saint-Hyacinthe | ||
| 2017 | CS St-Hubert | ||
| 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 | 9 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 9, 2022 | |||
Early life edit
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 football at the age of six with the B.67 soccer organization in Denmark.[3] In 2011, he moved to Canada, where he played youth football 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] Soon after, he had offers to join American universities to play college soccer, but he elected to turn professional instead.[8]
Club career edit
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] He made his debut for the Wanderers on August 1 against York United FC.[16] On June 15, 2023, Amla was suspended by the Canadian Anti-Doping Program for a period of two years (backdated to the original Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport notice of charge date) until February 7, 2025, with him being "unable to participate in any capacity in any sport that is a signatory to the CADP", due to testing positive for terbutaline, which was in his asthma inhaler.[17][18][19] He had yet to feature with the club that season, as a result of the suspension while under appeal.[20] Upon the suspension becoming official, Amla was put on the ineligible list and removed from the active roster.[21]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played October 9, 2022[22]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National cup | League cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| CS St-Hubert | 2017[23] | Première ligue de soccer du Québec | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2018[23] | 14 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | ||||
| 2019[23] | 5 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | ||||
| 2020[23] | 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[23] | 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 | ||
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 50 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 53 | 15 | ||
References edit
- ^ 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).
- ^ Amouzouvi, Perez (August 1, 2022). "Transfert : Halifax Wanderers enrôle Ludwig Kodjo Amla" [Transfer: Halifax Wanderers sign Ludwig Kodjo Amla]. Togo Foot (in French).
- ^ 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).
- ^ "Un contrat professionnel pour Ludwig Kodzo Amla" [A professional contract for Ludwig Kodzo Amla]. ARS Richelieu Yamaska (in French). February 12, 2021.
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on June 24, 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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).
- ^ "Македонија ЃП ја презентираше замената за Калид" [Macedonia GP presented the replacement for Khalid]. 24Fudbal (in Macedonian). February 12, 2021.
- ^ "Ново засилување за нападот на "лавовите" од Канада" [New reinforcement for the attack of the "lions" from Canada]. Sport1 (in Macedonian). February 12, 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Македонија Ѓорче Петров го претстави Лудвиг Амла Коџо" [Macedonia Gjorce Petrov presented Ludwig Amla Kodzo]. Ekipa (in Macedonian). February 12, 2021.
- ^ Ninkovski, Kris (March 7, 2021). "1.MFL overview of Round 22". Macedonian Football.
- ^ a b "HFX Wanderers announce signing of Canadian striker Ludwig Kodjo Amla". Canadian Premier League. July 30, 2022.
- ^ "'He combines pace, height and finishing': Wanderers sign young Canadian striker Ludwig Kodjo Amla". HFX Wanderers FC. July 30, 2022.
- ^ a b Jacques, John (August 2, 2022). "Halifax Hands New Striker Kodjo Amla A Chance To Shine". Northern Tribune.
- ^ "CPL Soccer Athlete Suspended for the Presence of Terbutaline". Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport. August 2, 2023.
- ^ "Canadian Premier League player Amla suspended two years for anti-doping violation". Toronto Star. August 2, 2023.
- ^ Bailey, Mitchell. "Halifax Wanderers player receives two-year ban following doping violation". Global News.
- ^ Jacques, John (August 2, 2023). "Wanderers Striker Ludwig Amla Gets Two-Year Ban For Doping Violation". Northern Tribune.
- ^ Healey, Josh (August 7, 2023). "HFX Wanderers sign TFC's Jordan Perruzza on loan, move Ludwig Amla's contract to ineligible list". Wanderers Notebook.
- ^ Ludwig Kodjo Amla at Soccerway
- ^ a b c d e "PTS-Ligue Archive" (in French). TSI Sports. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
External links edit
- Ludwig Kodjo Amla at Soccerway