Luke Amos

Luke Ayodele Amos (born 23 February 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Queens Park Rangers.

Luke Amos
Personal information
Full name Luke Ayodele Amos[1]
Date of birth (1997-02-23) 23 February 1997[2]
Place of birth Welwyn Garden City, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.79 m)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Queens Park Rangers
Number 8
Youth career
2002–2006 Ware Youth
2006–2016 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Tottenham Hotspur 1 (0)
2017 → Southend United (loan) 3 (0)
2018 → Stevenage (loan) 16 (2)
2019–2020 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 34 (2)
2020– Queens Park Rangers 5 (0)
National team
2015 England U18 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:31, 17 October 2020 (UTC)

Early and personal life

Amos was born in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire and is of Nigerian descent.[4] He grew up in Stanstead Abbotts and attended The John Warner School.[5]

Club career

Tottenham Hotspur

Amos played for Ware Youth between the ages of five and nine, after which he joined Tottenham Hotspur's youth set-up.[5] Amos was part of first-team squad in October 2016, as an unused substitute in the club's 2–1 defeat to Liverpool in the EFL Cup.[6] He was loaned out to League One side Southend United on 27 January 2017, with the deal running for the remainder of the 2016–17 campaign.[6] He spent the early months of his loan spell at Southend as an unused substitute, combining the loan deal alongside playing for the Tottenham U23 development squad.[2] Amos made his competitive debut for Southend on 18 March 2017, a game in which he played the opening 51 minutes as Southend secured a 3–2 win over Walsall at Roots Hall.[7] He made three appearances during the loan spell before returning to his parent club in May 2017.[7]

On 29 January 2018, he signed a contract extension to remain at Tottenham until 2019.[8] On the same day, he joined League Two side Stevenage on loan for the rest of the 2017–18 season.[9]

Amos made his Premier League debut for Spurs in their first game of the 2018–19 season at St James' Park coming on as a substitute for Eric Dier against Newcastle United which finished 2–1.[10]

He ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament on 28 September 2018, in a Premier League 2 match against Blackburn Rovers. The rehabilitation required means that Amos is not expected to appear until the next season.[11]

On 1 July 2019, Amos joined Championship side Queens Park Rangers on a season-long loan.[12][13]

Queens Park Rangers

He signed permanently for Queens Park Rangers on 17 August 2020, on a three-year contract.[14] In October 2020 he ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament and was ruled out for the rest of the season.[15]

International career

Amos has played for England under-18.[16][17]

Career statistics
As of 17 October 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tottenham Hotspur 2016–17[7] Premier League 0000000000
2017–18[18] Premier League 0000000000
2018–19[10] Premier League 1000000010
2019–20[19] Premier League 0000000000
Total 1000000010
Tottenham Hotspur U23 2017–18[18] ———2[lower-alpha 1]020
Southend United (loan) 2016–17[7] League One 3000000030
Stevenage (loan) 2017–18[18] League Two 162000000162
Queens Park Rangers (loan) 2019–20[19] Championship 3420010—352
Queens Park Rangers 2020–21[20] Championship 500010—60
Career total 594002020634
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  2. Luke Amos at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  3. "Profile". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  4. Igho Kingsley (12 June 2017). "Luke Amos, Five Players of Nigerian Descent Staying At Tottenham Hotspur". All Nigeria Soccer. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  5. Alasdair Gold (5 July 2012). "Luke who might become a Spurs star". Hertfordshire Mercury. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  6. "Luke Amos: Southend United sign Tottenham Hotspur midfielder". BBC Sport. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  7. "Games played by Luke Amos in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  8. "New contract/Stevenage loan for Amos". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  9. "Luke Amos: Tottenham Hotspur midfielder joins Stevenage on loan". BBC Sport. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  10. "Games played by Luke Amos in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  11. "@Luke_Amos1 will undergo surgery next week after rupturing an anterior cruciate ligament. The midfielder sustained the injury during Friday's #PL2 win against Blackburn Rovers and the rehabilitation required means he will not be expected to return to action until next season". Twitter. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  12. "Luke Amos signs on loan for QPR". Queens Park Rangers F.C. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  13. "Luke Amos: Tottenham Hotspur loan midfielder to QPR for the season". BBC Sport. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  14. "Luke Amos: Tottenham Hotspur midfielder joins QPR for undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  15. Gallagher, Sean. "QPR dealt major blow after learning midfielder Luke Amos needs knee surgery and faces lengthy lay-off". Talksport.com. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  16. "'IT'S TAKEN A LOT OF HARD WORK – BUT IT'S GREAT TO BE BACK'". The Football Association. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  17. "ENGLAND U18S' LUKE AMOS NO STRANGER TO MOSCOW". The Football Association. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  18. "Games played by Luke Amos in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  19. "Games played by Luke Amos in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  20. "Games played by Luke Amos in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
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