Ethan Ampadu

Ethan Ampadu
Personal information
Full name Ethan Kwame Ampadu
Date of birth (2000-09-14) 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
0000–2016 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
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2016–17[8]Exeter CityLeague Two4010202090
Career total 4010202090

References

  1. Ethan AmpaduUEFA competition record
  2. "Exeter City 1–0 Brentford". BBC Sport. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  3. 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.
  4. "Exeter City vs Brentford: Ethan Ampadu to become Exeter City's youngest ever player". ExeterExpressandEcho.co.uk. 9 August 2016.
  5. Abbandonato, Paul (10 August 2016). "The 15-year-old wonderkid England want to poach has just become big news".
  6. 1 2 Rogers, Gareth (7 April 2016). "Why Man Utd target Ethan Ampadu chose Wales over England". WalesOnline.co.uk.
  7. Includes other competitive competitions, including the Football League Trophy.
  8. "Ethan Ampadu | Football Stats | No Club | 2016- | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2016-09-03.

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