Wisdom Amey

Wisdom Amey
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-08-11) 11 August 2005 (age 21)
Place of birth Bassano del Grappa, Italy
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Frosinone
(on loan from Bologna)
Number 5
Youth career
2016–2018 Bassano Virtus
2018–2019 Vicenza Virtus
2019–2025 Bologna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Bologna 2 (0)
2025–2026 → Pianese (loan) 23 (0)
2026– → Frosinone (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2023–2024 Italy U19 7 (1)
2025 Italy U20 2 (0)
2026– Italy U21 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 June 2026

Wisdom Amey (born 11 August 2005) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Frosinone, on loan from Bologna.

Early life

Amey was born in Bassano del Grappa, Veneto, Italy to a Togolese father and a Nigerian mother.

Club career

Amey is a youth product of Bassano Virtus and Vicenza Virtus, before moving to the youth academy of Bologna in 2019. He made his professional debut with Bologna in a 2–0 Serie A loss to Genoa on 12 May 2021, coming on as a late substitute in the 89th minute. At the age of 15 years and 274 days, Amey became the youngest debutant in Serie A history, a record then beaten by Francesco Camarda in 2023.

On 15 July 2025, Amey joined Pianese in Serie C on loan.

On 7 July 2026, Amey moved on a new loan to Frosinone in Serie A.

International career

He is eligible to represent Togo, through his father, Nigeria, through his mother, and Italy by birth. On 17 March 2023, Amey accepted a call-up from the Togo under-23 team but did not make his debut because of injury.

On 5 October 2023, after obtaining Italian citizenship on his 18th birthday, Amey accepted a call-up from the Italy under-19 team. In August 2025, he was called up by Italy under-20 coach Carmine Nunziata for a couple of friendly matches against England and Germany.


Career statistics

As of match played 28 June 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bologna 2020–21 Serie A 10000010
2021–22 10000010
Total 20000020
Career total 20000020

References

  1. ↑ "Bologna, una sorpresa tra i convocati di Mihajlovic". MondoPrimavera.
  2. 1 2 Sport, Sky (13 May 2021). "Chi è Wisdom Amey, il più giovane esordiente in A". sport.sky.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2026.
  3. ↑ Maso, Omar Dal (13 May 2021). "E' vicentino il più giovane "deb" di sempre in A: Amey lanciato da Mihajilovic a 15 anni e 277 giorni".
  4. ↑ "Bologna vs. Genoa - 12 May 2021 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
  5. ↑ "C'è un record nel Bologna: Amey esordisce a 15 anni, è il più giovane di sempre in A".
  6. ↑ "MILAN-FIORENTINA, FRANCESCO CAMARDA DIVENTA IL PIÙ GIOVANE DI SEMPRE A ESORDIRE IN SERIE A: LA TOP 10" (in Italian). Eurosport. 25 November 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "La Pianese accoglie Wisdom Amey, dal Bologna il rinforzo in difesa delle zebrette" [Pianese welcomes Wisdom Amey, a defensive reinforcement from Bologna.] (in Italian). US Pianese. 15 July 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  8. ↑ "AMEY È GIALLAZZURRO" [AMEY IS YELLOW AND BLUE] (in Italian). Frosinone Calcio. 7 July 2026. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
  9. ↑ "Éperviers U23 Le sélectionneur Afizou Traoré convoque 27 joueurs pour un tournoi international au Maroc" [Togo U23 [...] 27 players called for an international tournament]. ftftogo.com (in French). 16 March 2023.
  10. ↑ "Pafundi riparte dall'Italia Under 19. Convocati anche Bartesaghi e Amey" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  11. ↑ "Al via la stagione degli Azzurrini con i test contro Inghilterra e Germania: i convocati di Carmine Nunziata" [The Azzurrini's season kicks off with tests against England and Germany: Carmine Nunziata's squad]. FIGC. 29 August 2025. Archived from the original on 29 August 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  12. ↑ "W. Amey". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 June 2022.