Ethan Ampadu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ethan Kwame Ampadu | ||
| Date of birth | 14 September 2000[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Exeter, Devon, England | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Exeter City | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Exeter City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016– | Exeter City | 4 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2015 | England U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2016– | Wales U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2016- | Wales U19 | 3 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:58, 4 September 2016 (UTC). | |||
Ethan Ampadu (born 14 September 2000) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Exeter City. He is the son of ex-professional footballer Kwame Ampadu.[2]
Club career
Ampadu is a product of the Exeter City youth academy. On 9 August 2016, aged 15 years 10 months and 26 days, he made his debut for Exeter in a League Cup match against Brentford, becoming the club's youngest ever player, breaking an 87-year-old record set by Cliff Bastin, and being named man of the match.[3][4][5]
On 16 August 2016, he made his full league debut in a 1–0 home defeat against Crawley Town.
International career
Ampadu has played for Wales up to U19 level. He is also eligible to represent England, Ireland and Ghana.[6] He is eligible to play for Wales as his mother is Welsh.[6]
Career statistics
- As of 7 November 2016
| Season | Club | Division | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[7] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2016–17[8] | Exeter City | League Two | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Career total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
References
- ↑ Ethan Ampadu – UEFA competition record
- ↑ "Exeter City 1–0 Brentford". BBC Sport. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ↑ officialecfc (9 August 2016). "15-year-old Ethan Ampadu wins the man-of-the-match award on his full debut for the club. Well done, Ethan!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Exeter City vs Brentford: Ethan Ampadu to become Exeter City's youngest ever player". ExeterExpressandEcho.co.uk. 9 August 2016.
- ↑ Abbandonato, Paul (10 August 2016). "The 15-year-old wonderkid England want to poach has just become big news".
- 1 2 Rogers, Gareth (7 April 2016). "Why Man Utd target Ethan Ampadu chose Wales over England". WalesOnline.co.uk.
- ↑ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Football League Trophy.
- ↑ "Ethan Ampadu | Football Stats | No Club | 2016- | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
External links
- Ethan Ampadu career statistics at Soccerbase
- England profile at The FA