Emiliano Amor
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emiliano Javier Amor | ||
| Date of birth | 16 May 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Colo Colo | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vélez Sarsfield | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2021 | Vélez Sarsfield | 56 | (3) |
| 2018 | → Sporting Kansas City (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Swope Park Rangers (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Aldosivi (loan) | 23 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | → San Martín Tucumán (loan) | 16 | (3) |
| 2021– | Colo Colo | 68 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Syria | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024 | |||
Emiliano Javier Amor (Arabic: ايميليانو خافيير أمور; born 16 May 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back. Born in Argentina, he represents Syria at international level.
Club career
Under José Oscar Flores' coaching, Amor debuted for Vélez Sarsfield with 18 years of age in the 2014 Argentine Primera División 2–0 victory against Defensa y Justicia.[2] During Miguel Ángel Russo's coaching era, Amor became a regular starter for Vélez' first team during the first half of the 2015 Argentine Primera División, playing 14 goals and scoring twice.[3]
On 18 January 2018, Amor signed on loan with Major League Soccer side Sporting Kansas City for the 2018 MLS season.[4] After loan spells in Aldosivi and San Martín Tucumán, he joined Chilean side Colo Colo in April 2021.[5]
International career
In April 2024, it was reported that Amor would represent the Syrian national team, ahead of the upcoming fixtures during the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification.[6] Later that year, on 11 June, he started his first international match in a 5–0 away defeat against Japan.[7]
References
- ^ Emiliano Amor at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Transition '14 statistics". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ^ "Tournament '15 statistics". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ^ "Sporting KC add Argentine defender Emiliano Amor on loan | MLSSoccer.com".
- ^ Echagüe, Patricio (12 April 2021). "Y ocurrió el milagro: Emiliano Amor es el sexto refuerzo de Colo Colo tras acordar su salida de Vélez Sarsfield" (in Spanish). Dale Albo.
- ^ "¡Atención albos! Emiliano Amor se ilusiona con defender a exótica selección de Asia" (in Spanish). OneFootball. 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Japan 5–0 Syria". ESPN. 11 June 2024.
External links
- Profile at Vélez Sarsfield's official website (in Spanish)
- Emiliano Amor at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Emiliano Amor at Soccerway