Kevin Osei-Kuffour Amankwaah (born 19 May 1982) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. He enjoyed successful stints at Bristol City and Swindon Town.
Early life Awankwaah was born in Harrow, London to Ghanaian parents.
Club career He began his career as a trainee with Bristol City, turning professional in June 2000. He made his first team debut on 18 March 2000, replacing Matt Hewlett as a late substitute in the 1–1 draw away to Oldham Athletic and soon became a regular squad member.
Amankwaah received neck injuries in a car crash in March 2002 when he and teammate Aaron Brown were travelling in a car driven by former City trainee Rohan King which collided with another vehicle.Amankwaah crash shock He was given a new two-year contract while injured,Robins show faith but struggled to re-establish himself at Ashton Gate after returning from injury, having loan spells at Torquay United in January 2003,Amankwaah joins Gulls and Cheltenham Town in August 2003.City duo stay at Cheltenham
He eventually left Ashton Gate in February 2005, when he signed for Yeovil Town, initially on loan,Yeovil snap up Amankwaah on loan and then on a permanent basis.Yeovil win race to sign Amankwaah Amankwaah signed for Swansea City in July 2006 for a fee of £250,000.Yeovil lose Amankwaah to Swansea
Amankwaah joined Swindon Town in June 2008. He played 89 games for the club, scoring 5 goals before being released on 31 August 2011. Amankwaah still had 6 months to run on his contract when he was released.
On 2 July 2012, Amankwaah signed for League Two side Exeter City on a free transfer. On 30 April 2013, he was released by Exeter along with 3 other players after the expiry of his contract.
After a successful trial with Northampton Town, Amankwaah signed a one-year contract with the option of a further year on 29 July 2013. He made 24 appearances for the Cobblers before having his contract terminated on 23 January 2014. On 17 February 2014, Amankwaah signed for Conference Premier side Salisbury City, making 14 appearances for the Whites.
Amankwaah signed for Sutton United in September 2014. He made a total of 21 full and two substitute league appearances in the 2014–15 season, scoring his first goal for the club when he volleyed in a corner in the last seconds of the game against Chelmsford City on 4 April 2015 to claim a 1–0 victory for Sutton.
Amankwaah made 28 full and three substitute league appearances in the 2015–16 season, helping the U's to lift the National League South title. He netted his second league goal from another corner against Margate on 9 April 2016, a game which Sutton went on to win 4–0.
Amankwaah scored his first goal in Sutton's 2016–17 National League campaign when he scored a consolation goal in a 3–1 away defeat to Dover Athletic on 4 October 2016. On 19 October 2016, it was announced that Amankwaah had signed a one-year contract extension with Sutton United and will stay with the club until the end of the 2017–18 season.
Amankwaah made his 100th career appearance for Sutton on 3 December 2016 in a 2–1 win against League Two club Cheltenham Town in the FA Cup 2nd round. He went on to appear in every round of Sutton's historic run to the 5th round of the FA Cup for the first time ever, including appearances in a 3–1 victory over local rivals AFC Wimbledon of League One on 17 January 2017, a 1–0 victory over Championship side Leeds United on 29 January and an eventual 0–2 defeat to Premier League club Arsenal on 20 February.
International career Amankwaah was capped by England at under-18 level, making his only appearance in the 2–0 win over Luxembourg in April 2000. In August 2006, he spoke of his ambitions of playing for Ghana.
Controversy Amankwaah was at the centre of controversy when he made a remark to Millwall player Neil Harris, taunting him about his battle with testicular cancer during a match between Millwall and Swindon. Amankwaah then apologised after the game after his remark was made public, and also made a donation to Everymans Cancer Charity. Harris accepted the apology at first but then withdrew his acceptance after Amankwaah tried to justify his claims for making the remark.Amankwaah ends feud with Harris
Personal life Amankwaah's daughter Shantae-Eve is an artistic gymnast, who won two bronze medals at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBristol City1999–2000Second Division50000010602000–01Second Division1501000001602001–02Second Division2410021312932002–03Second Division20000000202003–04Second Division50121000722004–05League One5000003080Total561223171685Torquay United (loan)2002–03Third Division6000000060Cheltenham Town (loan)2003–04Third Division120000000120Yeovil Town (loan)2004–05League Two9000000090Yeovil TownLeague Two60000000602005–06League One381302010441Total441302010501Swansea City2006–07League One2903010203502007–08League One0010003040Total290401050390Swindon Town2008–09League One3120000203322009–10League One3833020304632010–11League One190101020230Total8854030701025Burton Albion2011–12League Two8000000080Rochdale2011–12League One160000000160Exeter City2012–13League Two340101000360Northampton Town2013–14League Two210101010240Salisbury City2013–14Conference Premier140——00140Sutton United2014–15Conference South23120—302812015–16Conference South31141—313832016–17National League35170—404612017–18National League2000—0020Total913131001011145Bath City2017–18National League South13020—10160Career total4411030311132251416
Honours Bristol City Football League Trophy runner-up: 1999–2000
Yeovil Town Football League Two: 2004–05
Sutton United National League South: 2015–16
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