Lyngby’s relegation from the Danish top flight doesn’t mean that Jonathan Amon went down with them.
Amon has signed for Vejle in a free transfer from Lyngby, the club announced Tuesday. The American winger signed a two-year contract with Vejle until July 2027, becoming the club’s sixth summer signing.
Amon, 26, scored four goals in 24 appearances for Lyngby last season. Overall, he made 52 appearances for the club, fighting through multiple injury spells in the process.
Prior to his move to Lyngby, Amon scored nine goals in 41 appearances for fellow Danish side Nordsjaelland. He also featured for Nordsjaelland’s reserve team, as well as the Under-19’s.
With the arrival of Jonathan Amon, we are adding some qualities and competencies to the team that fit well with the playing style and expression that we are working to introduce and develop,” Vejle sporting director Mikkel Hemmersam said. “Jonathan is a winger who has good relational skills and who is skilled at challenging the back space with and without the ball.
“He is dynamic in his playing style, is well-schooled from FC Nordsjælland, and he is a good counter-player, which will serve us well in matches where we are not dominant in possession of the ball, and where we need to be able to intervene via transitions when the opportunity arises. Also in that respect, Jonathan Amon is a good addition to the squad.”
A South Carolina native, Amon has earned two caps with the U.S. men’s national team.
Vejle finished one point clear of Lyngby to remain safe in the Superliga for the 2025-26 campaign.
Very very dynamic on the ball with the ability to run at opposing players. He’s quick, loves to dribble and can pass. I wonder if he can play like that against higher quality opposition……
Really wish he took those attributes to at least the Eredivisie……
I’m guessing fracturing his knee cap in 2019 and then fracturing it again after two matches back probably has changed that quickness and the three years basically without playing probably effected that passing and dribbling.
Maybe that’s just it.
If he was in a bigger league (Top 10 – which includes MLS), on a better team the training methods will be more effective, their approach to training would be more innovative – leading to more effective workouts tailored to individual player goals and athlete needs, not to mention they would have better, top-tier medical staff (orthopedic surgeons, nutritionists, and psychologists), equipment, and technology dedicated to injury prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation. Also, larger leagues often have the resources to offer individualized rehabilitation programs tailored to each athlete’s specific injury, fitness level, and recovery goals.
A bottom table team in the Danish Superliga, consisting of only 12 teams (2 of which are relegated) is absolutely not it in terms of resources.
He was in Denmark not a third world country. Pretty sure they have doctors there. Joe Gyau was at Dortmund when he hurt his knee still never got back to full ability.