{{short description|Danish footballer (born 2000)}} {{Use Canadian English|date=July 2022}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2022}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Ludwig Kodjo Amla | image = Ludwig Kodjo Amla.jpg | image_size = | alt = Amla looks behind him | caption = Amla with HFX Wanderers | fullname = Kodjo Mavunio Ludwig Amla | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|11|13|df=y}} | birth_place = Skjern, Denmark | height = 1.93m | position = Forward | currentclub = CS St-Hubert | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = B.67 | youthyears2 = 2011–2013 | youthclubs2 = Cosmos de Granby | youthyears3 = 2014 | youthclubs3 = CS Longueuil | youthyears4 = 2015–2016 | youthclubs4 = FC Saint-Hyacinthe | youthyears5 = 2017 | youthclubs5 = CS St-Hubert | collegeyears1 = | college1 = Aigles du Collège Ahuntsic | years1 = 2017–2020 | clubs1 = CS St-Hubert | caps1 = 26 | goals1 = 10 | years2 = 2021 | clubs2 = Makedonija GP | caps2 = 10 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 2022 | clubs3 = CS St-Hubert | caps3 = 5 | goals3 = 3 | years4 = 2022–2023 | clubs4 = HFX Wanderers | caps4 = 9 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2025 | clubs5 = FC Laval | caps5 = 9 | goals5 = 3 | years6 = 2026– | clubs6 = CS St-Hubert | caps6 = 1 | goals6 = 0 | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | club-update = September 23, 2025 | nationalteam-update = }}
'''Kodjo Mavunio Ludwig Amla''' (born 13 November 2000) is a Danish professional footballer who plays for CS St-Hubert in Ligue1 Québec.
== Early life == Amla is of Togolese descent and was born in Skjern, Denmark, but grew up in Canada from a young age and holds a Canadian passport.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gol.mk/fudbal/makedonija-gjp-ja-pronajde-zamenata-za-kalid-go-promovira-kodzho-mavunjo-ludvig|title=Македонија ЃП ја пронајде замената за Калид, го промовира Коџо Мавуњо Лудвиг|trans-title=Macedonia Gyp found the replacement for Khalid, promotes Kodjo Mavunjo Ludwig|language=Macedonian|date=February 12, 2021|first=Ivan|last=Dimovski|work=Gol}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://togofoot.tg/2022/08/01/transfert-halifax-wanderers-enrole-ludwig-kodjo-amla/|title=Transfert : Halifax Wanderers enrôle Ludwig Kodjo Amla|trans-title=Transfer: Halifax Wanderers sign Ludwig Kodjo Amla|first=Perez|last=Amouzouvi|date=August 1, 2022|work=Togo Foot|language=fr}}</ref> He began playing football at the age of six with the B.67 soccer organization in Denmark.<ref name=ahunt>{{cite web|url=https://www.collegeahuntsic.qc.ca/notre-college/nouvelles/lespoir-du-b-point-67-ludwig-kodzo-amla|title=L'espoir du B.67 - Ludwig Kodzo Amla|first=Jean|last=Allard|trans-title=The hope of the B.67 - Ludwig Kodzo Amla|language=fr|date=October 25, 2019|work=Collège Ahuntsic}}</ref> In 2011, he moved to Canada, where he played youth football with Cosmos de Granby, CS Longueuil, and FC Saint-Hyacinthe.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.arsry.ca/nouvelles/un-contrat-pro-pour-ludwig-kodzo-amla|title=Un contrat professionnel pour Ludwig Kodzo Amla|language=fr|trans-title=A professional contract for Ludwig Kodzo Amla|date=February 12, 2021|work=ARS Richelieu Yamaska}}</ref><ref name=ses>{{cite web|url=http://www.sesportmanagement.ca/ludwig-amla-se-joint-au-football-club-fk-makedonija-gp-1932-skopje/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624222639/http://www.sesportmanagement.ca/ludwig-amla-se-joint-au-football-club-fk-makedonija-gp-1932-skopje/|archive-date=June 24, 2022|url-status=dead|title=Ludwig Amla se joint au Football Club FK Makedonija GP – 1932 Skopje|language=fr|trans-title=Ludwig Amla joins Football Club FK Makedonija GP – 1932 Skopje|work=SE Sports Management|date=February 12, 2021}}</ref>
He played college soccer at Collège Ahuntsic. In 2018, he was named Championship MVP and was an RSEQ Division I regular season all-star and championship all-star, as his team won the gold medal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rseq.ca/sports/soccer/collegial/nouvelles/le-rseq-d%C3%A9voile-ses-r%C3%A9cipiendaires-2018-en-soccer-coll%C3%A9gial-division-1/|title=Le RSEQ dévoile ses récipiendaires 2018 en soccer collégial division 1|trans-title=The RSEQ announces its 2018 recipients in college soccer division 1|language=fr|date=October 31, 2018|work=RSEQ}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rseq.ca/sports/soccer/collegial/nouvelles/championnat-provincial-division-1-r%C3%A9sultats-%C3%A9toiles/|title=Championnat provincial collégial de soccer division 1 – Résultats et équipes d'étoiles|trans-title=Division 1 College Provincial Soccer Championship – Results and all-star teams|language=fr|date=October 29, 2018|work=RSEQ}}</ref> Soon after, he had offers to join American universities to play college soccer, but he elected to turn professional instead.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://justesoccer.com/equipe-canada/cpl/le-duo-amla-salter-de-st-hubert-reconstitue-en-canadian-premier-league/|title=Le duo Amla – Salter de St-Hubert reconstitué en Canadian Premier League|trans-title=The duo Amla – Salter of St-Hubert reconstituted in the Canadian Premier League|date=August 2, 2022|language=fr|work=Just eSoccer|first=Julien|last=Dubois}}</ref>
==Club career== He began his senior career with CS St-Hubert in the Première ligue de soccer du Québec.<ref name=ses />
In February 2021, he began training with Makedonija GP in the Macedonian First Football League.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://24fudbal.mk/vesti/41825/makedonija-gjp-ja-prezentirase-zamenata-za-kalid|title=Македонија ЃП ја презентираше замената за Калид|language=Macedonian|trans-title=Macedonia GP presented the replacement for Khalid|date=February 12, 2021|work=24Fudbal}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sport1.mk/fudbal/domashno-prvenstvo/novo-zasiluvanje-za-napadot-na-lavovite-od-kanada|title=Ново засилување за нападот на "лавовите" од Канада|language=Macedonian|trans-title=New reinforcement for the attack of the "lions" from Canada|date=February 12, 2021|work=Sport1}}</ref> On 12 February, he signed a two-year contract with the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportski.mk/%D0%BB%D1%83%D0%B4%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B3-%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%9F%D0%BE-%D0%B5-%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2-%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%93%D0%B0%D1%87-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%98/|title=Лудвиг Коџо е нов напаѓач на Македонија Ѓорче Петров|trans-title=Ludwig Kodzo is the new striker of Macedonia Gjorce Petrov|language=Macedonian|date=February 12, 2021|work=Sportski}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://ekipa.mk/makedonija-gorche-petrov-go-pretstavi-ludvig-amla-kodho-video/|title=Македонија Ѓорче Петров го претстави Лудвиг Амла Коџо|trans-title=Macedonia Gjorce Petrov presented Ludwig Amla Kodzo|language=Macedonian|date=February 12, 2021|work=Ekipa}}</ref> He scored his first goal on March 6 against FK Sileks.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://macedonianfootball.com/1-mfl-overview-of-round-22-2/|title=1.MFL overview of Round 22|first=Kris|last=Ninkovski|date=March 7, 2021|work=Macedonian Football}}</ref>
In 2022, he returned to CS St-Hubert.<ref name=hfx>{{cite web|url=https://canpl.ca/article/hfx-wanderers-announce-signing-of-canadian-striker-ludwig-kodjo-amla|title=HFX Wanderers announce signing of Canadian striker Ludwig Kodjo Amla|date=July 30, 2022|work=Canadian Premier League}}</ref> He scored a hat trick on 16 July against AS Blainville and scored two goals in a friendly against HFX Wanderers U23 on 27 July.<ref name=hfx />
On 30 July 2022, he signed a contract through the 2023 season, with an option for 2024 with Canadian Premier League club HFX Wanderers FC, after trialing with the club for a couple of weeks<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hfxwanderersfc.canpl.ca/article/he-combines-pace-height-and-finishing-wanderers-sign-young-canadian-striker-ludwig-kodjo-amla|title='He combines pace, height and finishing': Wanderers sign young Canadian striker Ludwig Kodjo Amla|date=July 30, 2022|work=HFX Wanderers FC}}</ref> and playing in the friendly against the HFX U23 side for his former club CS St-Hubert, in which he scored 2 goals in a 3–2 victory for St-Hubert.<ref name=shine>{{Cite web|url=https://northerntribune.ca/halifax-wanderers-ludwig-kodjo-amla/|title=Halifax Hands New Striker Kodjo Amla A Chance To Shine|date=August 2, 2022|first=John|last=Jacques|work=Northern Tribune}}</ref> He made his debut for the Wanderers on August 1 against York United FC.<ref name=shine /> On 15 June 2023, Amla was suspended by the Canadian Anti-Doping Program for a period of two years (backdated to the original Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport notice of charge date) until 7 February 2025, with him being "unable to participate in any capacity in any sport that is a signatory to the CADP", due to testing positive for terbutaline, which was in his asthma inhaler.<ref>{{Cite web|title=CPL Soccer Athlete Suspended for the Presence of Terbutaline|work=Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport|url=https://cces.ca/news/cpl-soccer-athlete-suspended-presence-terbutaline |date=August 2, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/canadian-premier-league-player-amla-suspended-two-years-for-anti-doping-violation/article_1cc573ec-6df3-50e0-9de7-cb1bb5f0146a.html|title=Canadian Premier League player Amla suspended two years for anti-doping violation|date=August 2, 2023|work=Toronto Star}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/9873154/halifax-wanderers-anti-doping-ban-ludwig-alma/|title=Halifax Wanderers player receives two-year ban following doping violation|first=Mitchell|last=Bailey|work=Global News}}</ref> He had yet to feature with the club that season, as a result of the suspension while under appeal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://northerntribune.ca/halifax-wanderers-ludwig-amla-doping-violation/|title=Wanderers Striker Ludwig Amla Gets Two-Year Ban For Doping Violation|date=August 2, 2023|work=Northern Tribune|first=John|last=Jacques}}</ref> Upon the suspension becoming official, Amla was put on the ineligible list and removed from the active roster.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hfxfootballpost.ca/hfx-wanderers-sign-tfcs-jordan-perruzza-on-loan-move-ludwig-amlas-contract-to-ineligible-list/|title=HFX Wanderers sign TFC's Jordan Perruzza on loan, move Ludwig Amla's contract to ineligible list|first=Josh|last=Healey|date=August 7, 2023|work=HFX Football Post}}</ref>
== Career statistics == {{updated|match played 23 September 2025}}<ref name=SW>{{Soccerway|kodjo-mavunio-ludwig-amla/691578}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" ! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |Playoffs ! colspan="2" |National cup ! colspan="2" |League cup ! colspan="2" |Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- | rowspan=5 |CS St-Hubert |2017<ref name=TSI>{{cite web |title=PTS-Ligue Archive |url=http://www.tsisports.ca/soccer/archiveLigue/ |publisher=TSI Sports |access-date=12 August 2020 |language=fr}}</ref> |rowspan=4|Première ligue de soccer du Québec |5||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0||6||1 |- |2018<ref name=TSI/> |14||6||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||1||16||7 |- |2019<ref name=TSI/> |5||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||5||2 |- |2020<ref name=TSI/> |2||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2||1 |- ! colspan=2 |Total !26!!10!!0!!0!!0!!0!!2!!1!!28!!11 |- |Makedonija GP |2020–21 |Macedonian First Football League |10||1||colspan="2"|—||1||0||colspan="2"|—||11||1 |- |CS St-Hubert |2022<ref name=TSI/> |Première ligue de soccer du Québec |5||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||5||3 |- |rowspan=3|HFX Wanderers FC |2022 |rowspan=2|Canadian Premier League |9||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||colspan="2"|—||9||0 |- |2023 |0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- ! colspan=2 |Total !9!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!9!!0 |- |FC Laval |2025<ref name=spordle>{{cite web |title=Ligue1 Quebec Stats|work=Spordle|language=fr |url=https://page.spordle.com/fr/ligue-1-qc/schedule-stats-standings/27041e19-6ab9-43ab-8c8d-9ce2698ee512?tab=playerstats&scheduleId=176617 }}</ref> |Ligue1 Québec |9||3||colspan="2"|–||1||0||1||0||11||3 |- ! colspan="3" |Career total !59!!17!!0!!0!!2!!0!!3!!1!!64!!18 |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Soccerway|kodjo-mavunio-ludwig-amla/691578}}
{{HFX Wanderers FC squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Amla, Kodjo}} Category:2000 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality Category:Danish men's footballers Category:Canadian men's soccer players Category:Danish emigrants to Canada Category:Danish people of Togolese descent Category:Canadian people of Togolese descent Category:Men's association football forwards Category:CS Longueuil players Category:CS St-Hubert players Category:FK Makedonija G.P. players Category:HFX Wanderers FC players Category:LS Pro players Category:Macedonian First Football League players Category:Canadian Premier League players Category:Collège Ahuntsic alumni Category:21st-century Canadian sportsmen Category:21st-century Danish sportsmen Category:FC Laval players Category:University and college men's soccer players in Canada