Emiliano Amor

Emiliano Javier Amor (Arabic: ايميليانو خافيير عمور; born 16 May 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Colo Colo. Born in Argentina, he represents the Syrian national team.

Emiliano Amor
Personal information
Full name Emiliano Javier Amor
Date of birth (1995-05-16) 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
Number 15
Youth career
Vélez Sarsfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2021 Vélez Sarsfield 64 (4)
2018 → Sporting Kansas City (loan) 18 (3)
2018 → Swope Park Rangers (loan) 20 (2)
2018–2019 → Aldosivi (loan) 24 (2)
2019–2020 → San Martín Tucumán (loan) 18 (4)
2021– Colo Colo 101 (9)
International career‡
2024– Syria 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:17, 3 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:40, 11 June 2024 (UTC)

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
  1. Emiliano Amor at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Transition '14 statistics". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 2015-08-01.
  3. "Tournament '15 statistics". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 2015-08-01.
  4. "Sporting KC add Argentine defender Emiliano Amor on loan | MLSSoccer.com".
  5. 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.
  6. "¡Atención albos! Emiliano Amor se ilusiona con defender a exótica selección de Asia" (in Spanish). OneFootball. 19 April 2024.
  7. "Japan 5–0 Syria". ESPN. 11 June 2024.


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