Forgotten ex-Liverpool ace who played in Hodgson’s first game left unemployed at 32 after release from League Two side
A FORGOTTEN Liverpool star has been released from League Two Crewe Alexandra at the age of 32.
David Amoo emerged from the Reds’ academy and his debut came in Roy Hodgson‘s first competitive game in charge of the club.
But 13 years on and now Amoo will be searching for a new club after becoming one of four players released by Crewe after their 13th-placed finish in League 2.
He only made seven appearances for the Railwaymen after joining earlier this season.
But at the beginning of his career the attacking midfielder was playing in Europe for one of the world’s biggest clubs.
He started the opening game of Hodgson’s ill-fated Liverpool tenure – a Europa League third-round qualifying game against Macedonian side Rabotnicki Skopje.
The Merseyside club had finished 7th in the Premier League the season before, requiring them to dive into Europe before the end of July.
With the 2010 World Cup in South Africa finishing just 18 days earlier, Hodgson opted to leave out England stars like Steven Gerrard, Jamie Carragher, Glen Johnson and new signing Joe Cole.
Instead second-string stars like Amoo got a run out and brought home a comfortable win thanks to a David Ngog brace.
It would end up being the sole first-team appearance Amoo would make for Liverpool.
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He spent the next two years on loan at EFL clubs before eventually joining Preston North End in League 1 permanently before heading to Tranmere for a season.
Struggles for game time saw him join Carlisle where he would enjoy two seasons in the north.
Amoo would head even further north as he joined Scottish side Partick Thistle for two seasons before eventually going back to England.
Cambridge, Port Vale and Stevenage fans would all see Amoo turn out for their side before he headed to Crewe.
The 32-year-old has made 420 career appearances and hit 49 goals.