Emiliano Javier Amor (; born 16 May 1995) is a professional

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who plays as a

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. Born in Argentina, he represents the Syria national team.

Club career

Under

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' coaching, Amor debuted for

Vélez Sarsfield Velez may refer to: People * Vélez (name), a Spanish surname, including a list of people with the name Places * Vélez de Benaudalla, Spain * Vélez Sársfield (barrio), Buenos Aires, Argentina * Vélez-Blanco, Spain * Vélez-Málaga, Spain * Vé ...

with 18 years of age in the

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2–0 victory against

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. During

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's coaching era, Amor became a regular starter for Vélez' first team during the first half of the

2015 Argentine Primera División The 2015 Argentine Primera División or Torneo de Primera División 2015 "Julio H. Grondona" was the 125th season of top-flight professional football in Argentina. The season began on February 13 and ended on December 6. Thirty teams competed in ...

, playing 14 goals and scoring twice. On 18 January 2018, Amor signed on loan with

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side

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for the

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. After loan spells in Aldosivi and San Martín Tucumán, he joined Chilean side

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in April 2021.

International career

In April 2024, it was reported that Amor would represent the Syrian national team, ahead of the upcoming fixtures during the

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. Later that year, on 11 June, he started his first international match in a 5–0 away defeat against

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References

External links

Profile
at Vélez Sarsfield's official website * * 1995 births Living people Syrian men's footballers Argentine men's footballers Footballers from Buenos Aires Men's association football central defenders Syria men's international footballers Argentine people of Syrian descent Sportspeople of Syrian descent Argentine Primera División players Major League Soccer players USL Championship players Primera Nacional players Chilean Primera División players Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers Sporting Kansas City players Sporting Kansas City II players Club Atlético Aldosivi footballers San Martín de Tucumán footballers Colo-Colo footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Syrian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the United States Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Syrian expatriate sportspeople in Chile 21st-century Argentine sportsmen {{Syria-footy-bio-stub