Joel Amartey Biography

Joel Amartey signs a new three-year deal with Sydney to remain at the club until the end of 2026.

Joel Amartey is set to a couple of months after suffering a significant hamstring injury in the Swans' 44-point win over Richmond at the Adelaide Oval.

Joel Amartey makes his AFL debut for Sydney with 3 disposals (3 kicks), 2 tackles and 8 hitouts in a 32-point loss to Brisbane.

Joel Amartey suffers a groin injury after being on the verge of making his debut since recovering from a hamstring injury.

"We'd look at Amartey but unfortunately he did a groin on the weekend as well so he's missing for a couple (of weeks)," Swans coach John Longmire said.

"He would have been a real chance of playing this weekend if he had got through last week's hitout."

Robbie Fox, Hayden McLean, James Bell, Joel Amartey and Michael Knoll sign one-year deals with Sydney for 2020.

Joel Amartey will remain at Sydney in 2019 after netting himself a one-year contract extension.

"It's a great feeling just knowing the coaching staff are backing me to keep improving and they believe in me and in what I can do on the field," he said.

"That gives me a little more confidence to play the way I play and hopefully we can get some more wins on the board.

"I was pretty surprised with the extension. Getting to the middle of the season I was a bit anxious about what would happen next year. I’m just relieved with the good news."

The excitement of being drafted to the Swans as a rookie comes just a mere two months after Joel Amartey missed a shot at goal after the siren that would have secured victory in the TAC Cup Grand Final over the Geelong Falcons.

Unfortunately, for Amartey, after taking a strong pack mark at the tip of the goal square, his set shot from 15m out skewed to the right and the Falcons claimed a two-point win.

"He was flat for a few days and kicking himself for the missed opportunity, but I also thought with the support of his teammates and the Falcons players out on the field, and that resilience that he shows, he bounced back pretty well," Dragons talent manager Ryan O'Connor said.

"You can think 'what if' but I think he can now really set his sights on the next chapter at the Swans."