Career Honors
- Big Ten All-Tournament Team (2015)
- Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 2, 2015)
2016 (Senior Season)
Started in 11 games with 16 appearances … eight shots with four on target in 1,043 minutes … recorded two shots with one on goal vs. Penn State (Sep. 13) … season-high 93 minutes vs. No. 13 UCSB (Aug. 28) … had a season-high three shots with one on target vs. SIUE (Sept. 28) … played in 80 minutes vs. Michigan State (Oct. 2 … saw 20 minutes on the field at No. 1 Maryland (Oct. 7) … played in 42 minutes at No. 4 Louisville (Oct. 18) … saw 50 minutes of action off the bench at Michigan (Oct. 21) … recorded first goal of the season at No. 24 Wisconsin (Oct. 30) … played in 88 minutes in B1G quarterfinals at Wisconsin (Nov. 5).
2015 (Junior Season)
Played in all 23 games with 18 starts as the Buckeyes’ top striker … Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 2) … Ohio State Athlete of the Week (Oct. 20) … Big Ten All-Tournament Team … recorded his first goal for Ohio State in a 2-0 victory vs. Dayton (Sep. 25) … scored the game-winner vs. Maryland (Oct. 31) … posted a season-high 100 minutes in home win vs. Bowling Green (Oct. 7) … notched his first career Ohio State assist in a 3-3 draw at Akron (Sep 16.) … posted three shots in back-to-back matches vs. Cleveland State (Oct. 21) and Rutgers (Oct. 25) … had an assist in the 3-1 win over Michigan (Nov. 4) … posted a team-best three assists in the 4-0 win over Rutgers in the B1G semifinals (Nov. 13) … registered 22 shots, including six on target.
Prior to Ohio State
Transfer from Tyler Junior College, which won the 2014 national championship … named MVP of the national tournament and named a 2014 NSCAA First Team All-American … ranked as the No. 1 junior college player in the country … prior to Tyler, spent time with the U15 and U17 U.S. National Team and also played for DC United Academy and the Baltimore Bays as a youth player … scored 15 goals to be named team MVP, all-state and all-metro honors in 2010 at Damascus.
DC United Academy
Forward for DC United Academy from 2008-14 … Sum Cup champions and sum cup MVP … also played for the Baltimore Bays.
Personal
Son of Anthony and Dorcas Amankwa … has four siblings, Amanda, Abrafi, Matilda and Hilda … would like to become a professional soccer player after receiving his degree in sports industry … enjoys playing pick-up games with friends, hiking and exploring nature … greatest sports thrill is scoring a hat trick in the regional semifinal against rival school at Tyler Junior College in Texas and also scoring the first goal in the national title match.
