Luke Ayodele Amos (, ; born 23 February 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for K League 2 club Paju Frontier.
Amos was born in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire and is of Nigerian descent. He grew up in Stanstead Abbotts and attended The John Warner School.
Amos played for Ware Youth between the ages of five and nine, after which he joined Tottenham Hotspur's youth set-up. Amos initially joined Spurs as a winger and during his youth career he played in the number 10 role as well as both full-back positions before settling in the central midfield role. He signed his academy scholarship in 2013 and first professional contract in 2015.
On 16 February 2013, Amos made his under-18 debut in a 4âÂÂ0 win over West Brom in the U18 Premier League replacing Harry Winks in the 73rd minute. Amos gained more experience as he was called up from the under-16s.
In January 2014, Amos was part of the Academy squad that went to Vietnam to play in the Nutifood Cup. In their first game, Spurs' Academy beat Japan under-19s 2âÂÂ1 with Amos being subbed on in the final minutes. Amos did not feature in the 2âÂÂ1 loss to Roma under-19s but did start in a 3âÂÂ2 win over Vietnam under-19s and was substituted for Connor Ogilvie in the 59th minute.
On 5 September 2014, Amos helped secure Spurs' under-18s a place in the Under-18s Champions Cup final with a 5âÂÂ1 win over Everton and a 1âÂÂ1 draw with Real Madrid. A day later, they met Benfica in the final where they won 1âÂÂ0.
In March 2015, Amos and Tottenham's under-18s reached the FA Youth Cup semi-final against Chelsea where they won 2âÂÂ0 in the first leg but lost 5âÂÂ2 in the second leg meaning the result was 5âÂÂ4 on aggregate and they failed to reach the final.
On 24 May 2015, Amos and Spurs' Academy team lost to Liverpool on penalties after the game finished 1âÂÂ1 in Volksbank Cup semi-final in Germany. Amos missed a penalty and the shootout finished 4âÂÂ3.
In July 2015, Amos and the Spurs under-21 team took part in the National Under-21 Tournament in France. The squad finished fourth overall with a loss in the third/fourth place play-off against FC Lorient.
On 26 July 2016, Amos made his first-team debut in a 2âÂÂ1 loss against Juventus in a friendly during Spurs' pre-season tour of Australia. He came on in the 79th minute to replace Dominic Ball and would later become teammates with Ball at QPR.
Amos was part of first-team squad in October 2016, as an unused substitute in the club's 2âÂÂ1 defeat to Liverpool in the EFL Cup.
During the 2016âÂÂ17 season, Amos started 14 games for Tottenham's under-23s in Premier League 2 with many of them as captain.
He was loaned out to League One side Southend United on 27 January 2017, with the deal running for the remainder of the 2016âÂÂ17 campaign. He spent the early months of his loan spell at Southend as an unused substitute, combining the loan deal alongside playing for the Tottenham U23 development squad. Amos made his competitive debut for Southend on 18 March 2017, a game in which he played the opening 51 minutes as Southend secured a 3âÂÂ2 win over Walsall at Roots Hall. He made three appearances during the loan spell before returning to his parent club in May 2017.
In May 2017, after Tottenham Hotspur extended their partnership with AIA, Amos and other Spurs players travelled to Hong Kong where they met members of the Spurs teams from Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia and Australia.
On the last weekend of July 2017, Amos was part of the under-21 team that travelled to France for the European Under-21 Tournament where they faced PSG, EA Guingamp and FC Lorient in the group stage.
On 6 December 2017, Amos was named on the bench with academy graduate Kazaiah Sterling in a 3âÂÂ0 win over APOEL which was Tottenham's last Champions League group game for the 2017âÂÂ18 season.
For the beginning of the 2017âÂÂ18 season, Amos made 15 starts across all competitions for Spurs' under-23s.
On 29 January 2018, he signed a contract extension to remain at Tottenham until 2019.
On the same day as the contract extension, Amos joined League Two side Stevenage on loan for the rest of the 2017âÂÂ18 season. On 30 January 2018, Amos made his debut for the club coming on as a substitute for captain Ronnie Henry after a hamstring injury in a 1âÂÂ0 loss against Swindon Town. On 17 February 2018, Amos scored his first goal for Stevenage from outside the box in a 4âÂÂ1 win at Yeovil Town. On 17 March 2018, Amos scored his second goal for the club in 2âÂÂ2 draw against in Port Vale in the 10th minute which opened the scoring.
During Tottenham's tour of the US, Amos had an impressive pre-season with performances against the likes of AS Roma, Barcelona and AC Milan. In the game against AS Roma, Amos assisted Fernando Llorente's first goal and was substituted for George Marsh, another academy product on 83 minutes. On 11 August 2018, Amos made his Premier League debut for Spurs in their first game of the 2018âÂÂ19 season at St James' Park coming on as a substitute for Eric Dier against Newcastle United which finished 2âÂÂ1. On 29 August 2018, Amos signed a new contract with the club alongside Timothy Eyoma and Oliver Skipp until 2021. On 28 September 2018, Amos ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament in a Premier League 2 match against Blackburn Rovers after just 22 minutes in which he was captain. The rehabilitation required meant that Amos would not be expected to appear until the following season.
On 1 July 2019, Amos joined Championship side Queens Park Rangers on a season-long loan. On 20 July 2019, Amos scored both goals in a 2âÂÂ1 win over Oxford United in a pre-season friendly which were both headed goal scored in the space of two minutes. Amos made his debut in the first game of the 2019âÂÂ20 season which was a 2âÂÂ1 win over Stoke where he played 63 minutes before being substituted for Marc Pugh. On 14 December 2019, Amos scored two goals in a 5âÂÂ3 loss against Barnsley which were his first goals for the club. He made a total of 35 appearances for the club in this loan spell to QPR scoring twice in the process.
He signed permanently for Queens Park Rangers on 17 August 2020, on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee. On 17 October 2020, Amos ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament in a 0âÂÂ0 draw against Bournemouth and was ruled out for the rest of the season. Amos only made a total of 6 appearances in the 2020âÂÂ21 season before his injury. On 31 October 2020, teammate Ilias Chair scored the opener in a 3âÂÂ2 win over Cardiff honouring his goal to Amos by pulling up his shirt to reveal a 'Stay Strong 8' message.
Amos was released at the end of the 2022âÂÂ23 season.
Amos was linked to signing for Reading for the 2023âÂÂ24 season. After training with Tottenham's under-23 team, he went on trial with Scottish club Hibernian, signing an 18-month contract with the club in January 2024. Amos played 15 times in a year with Hibs, before he was released from his contract in February 2025.
On 14 February 2025, Amos joined A-League side Perth Glory on a 6-month contract, with an option to extend for a further year. On 23 May 2025, Perth Glory announced that Amos had extended his contract with the club until the end of the 2025/26 season.
On 13 February 2026, newly promoted K League 2 side Paju Frontier announced the singing of Amos.
On 28 March 2015, Amos made his England under-18s debut in a 6âÂÂ1 win over Switzerland where he also provided an assist. He started with Spurs teammates Josh Onomah and Kyle Walker-Peters as well. On 10 June 2015, Amos made his second appearance for England under-18s in a 2âÂÂ1 loss against Russia in Moscow.
From a young age, Amos has always wanted to speak another language. He started French lessons while attending The John Warner School and by age 15, Amos achieved a GCSE A Grade in French. Amos continued to study with a French tutor throughout his scholarship at Spurs. As he got closer to the first-team at Tottenham, learning was put on hold but Amos picked the language up after sustaining a knee injury in September 2018 and again when the season the 2019âÂÂ20 season was put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic.