18 Facts About Daniel Amartey

Daniel Amartey was born on 21 December 1994 and is a Ghanaian professional footballer who most recently played as a defender or midfielder for Super Lig club Besiktas and the Ghana national team.

Daniel Amartey started out playing for second-tier club International Allies in Ghana where he was spotted as a sixteen-year-old by Magnus Pehrsson who was on a scouting trip in Africa during his preparation to take over as manager of Djurgardens IF.

Daniel Amartey made his Svenska Cupen debut on 3 March 2013 against Umea FC.

Daniel Amartey then made his league debut in the 2013 Allsvenskan opening game away against Helsingborgs IF on 31 March.

Daniel Amartey was praised by the media for his strong start to the 2013 season, and foreign clubs like FC Schalke 04 and 1.

In November 2013 Daniel Amartey confirmed that he was in talks with Liverpool FC over a possible move to the English club.

Out of action for nearly a year, the closest Daniel Amartey came to a first team return was making the bench for an EFL Cup match against Luton Town in September 2019.

On 15 May 2021, following Leicester City's FA Cup final victory over Chelsea, Daniel Amartey was filmed picking up a Chelsea pennant in the Leicester dressing room and throwing it over his shoulder to the floor in a video that went viral.

Daniel Amartey received criticism and backlash from many social media users, who deemed the gesture disrespectful.

Daniel Amartey played the full match as Iheanacho scored the winning goal, an 89th-minute penalty against his former club.

On 21 July 2023, Daniel Amartey signed a contract with Super Lig club Besiktas.

On 13 September 2024, Daniel Amartey's contract has been terminated with Besiktas for an undisclosed reason.

In May 2012 Daniel Amartey made his debut for the Ghana national under-20 football team in a game against Nigeria.

Daniel Amartey was selected to play in the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup but Djurgarden wanted to keep him in Sweden since the tournament clashed with the 2013 Allsvenskan season.

In January 2015, Daniel Amartey played in all the group matches for Ghana at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, where the Black Stars finished as runners-up.

Daniel Amartey played six times at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, lasting 90 minutes in every match to help Ghana finish fourth in the tournament.

Daniel Amartey's performances saw him named in the CAF Team of the tournament.

Daniel Amartey featured in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon whom the Ghana national team was eliminated in the early stage of the competition.