Kevin Amankwaah

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Kevin Amankwaah
Personal information
Full name	Kevin Amankwaah
Date of birth	May 19, 1982 (age 24)
Place of birth	Kenton, England
Height	6ft 1in
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Swansea City
Number	2
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2000-2005 2003 2003 2005-2006 2006-	Bristol City Torquay United (loan) Cheltenham Town (loan) Yeovil Town Swansea City	54 (1) 6 (0) 12 (0) 53 (1) 17 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12/12/06. * Appearances (Goals)

Kevin Amankwaah (born May 19, 1982) is an Ghanaian-English footballer, currently playing at right back for Swansea City. He has had many injuries including a car crash in 2001. He was born in Harrow, London.

He began his career as a trainee with Bristol City, turning professional in January 2000. He struggled to establish himself at Ashton Gate, having loan spells at Torquay United in January 2003 and Cheltenham Town in August 2003. He eventually left Ashton Gate in February 2005, when he signed for Yeovil Town, initially on loan and then on a permanent basis. Amankwaah signed for Swansea City in July 2006.

Kevin's mother, Rose, represented Ghana in the Commonwealth Games, gaining a Bronze medal in the 4 X 100 relay.

Swansea City A.F.C. - Current Squad
1 Guéret | 2 Amankwaah | 3 Austin | 4 O'Leary | 5 Tate | 6 Iriekpen | 7 Britton | 8 Pratley | 9 Akinfenwa | 10 Trundle | 11 Abbott | 12 Watt | 14 Painter | 15 Williams | 16 Monk | 17 Tudur-Jones | 18 Robinson | 19 Way | 20 MacDonald | 21 Jones | 22 Lawrence | 24 D. Duffy | 26 Oakes | 27 Graves | 28 Butler | 29 Craney | 30 R. Duffy | 34 Howard | Manager: Martínez