Amiro Amadou
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Amiro Amadou | ||
| Date of birth | 10 July 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Hamburg, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | BFC Dynamo | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2008 | TuS Holstein Quickborn | ||
| 2008–2009 | SV Bonlanden | ||
| 2009–2012 | TSV Bernhausen | ||
| 2012–2015 | SV Vaihingen | ||
| 2015–2017 | VfB Stuttgart | ||
| 2018–2019 | Erzgebirge Aue | ||
| 2019–2020 | VfR Aalen | ||
| 2020 | Kickers Offenbach | ||
| 2021 | SSV Ulm 1846 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Oberneuland | 24 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Germania Halberstadt | 7 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Jahn Regensburg II | 42 | (5) |
| 2024– | BFC Dynamo | 38 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2026– | Benin | 1 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:58, 6 June 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:58, 6 June 2026 (UTC) | |||
Amiro Amadou (born 10 July 2002 in Hamburg) is a footballer who plays as a centre-back for BFC Dynamo in the Regionalliga Nordost. Born in Germany, he plays for the Benin national team.
Club career
[edit]Amadou developed through football in Germany and began his senior career at Oberneuland in the Regionalliga Nord in 2021–22. He subsequently moved to Germania Halberstadt in July 2022 before joining the reserve side of SSV Jahn Regensburg, where he made four appearances in the Oberliga Bayern Nord in 2023–24.[1]
In July 2024, Amadou signed for BFC Dynamo ahead of the new Regionalliga Nordost season. The deal was finalised just two days before the club's opening fixture against Carl Zeiss Jena, having trained with the squad during pre-season and featured in test matches against 1. FC Magdeburg and Sampdoria.[2] He went on to make 25 appearances in his debut season as BFC Dynamo finished runners-up in the Regionalliga Nordost.[1]
International career
[edit]Amadou was born in Germany to a Beninese father and German mother, and holds dual citizenship. He represented Benin at under-23 level before earning his first senior call-up under coach Gernot Rohr for the June 2026 FIFA window.[3] He made his senior debut and scored on 5 June 2026, netting Benin's opening goal in a 1–1 friendly draw against Niger.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Amiro is the son of Moudachirou Amadou, a former Beninese international defender who played in the Bundesliga with FC St. Pauli.[3]
Honours
[edit]- BFC Dynamo
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Amiro Amadou". Kicker (in German). Retrieved 6 June 2026.
- ↑ "BFC-Vertrag auf letzter Rille: Amiro ist jetzt ein Dynamo". Berliner Kurier (in German). 24 July 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
- 1 2 "Journées FIFA 2026 : Amiro Amadou, sur les traces de son père Amadou Moudachirou". Benin Sports (in French). Retrieved 6 June 2026.
- ↑ "Goals and Highlights: Benin 1-1 Niger in International Friendly Match". VAVEL. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
External links
[edit]- Amiro Amadou at Soccerway
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Hamburg
- Beninese men's footballers
- Benin men's international footballers
- German men's footballers
- Beninese people of German descent
- German people of Beninese descent
- Men's association football central defenders
- FC Oberneuland players
- VfB Germania Halberstadt players
- SSV Jahn Regensburg players
- Berliner FC Dynamo players
- Regionalliga players
- Bayernliga players