 Ampadu with Wales in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ethan Kwame Colm Raymond Ampadu[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 September 2000[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Exeter, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Leeds United | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2016 | Exeter City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Exeter City | 8 | (0) |
| 2017–2023 | Chelsea | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → RB Leipzig (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Sheffield United (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Venezia (loan) | 29 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Spezia (loan) | 31 | (0) |
| 2023– | Leeds United | 53 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Wales U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2016 | Wales U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017– | Wales | 54 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:51, 28 September 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:29, 9 September 2024 (UTC) | |||
Ethan Kwame Colm Raymond Ampadu (born 14 September 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for and captains EFL Championship club Leeds United and the Wales national team.
Ampadu went to Ladysmith Junior School and joined Exeter City's academy at the age of 7. Having come up through the academy, Ampadu became the youngest player to appear for the first team at age 15. He joined Chelsea in July 2017, where he went out on loan to German club RB Leipzig, before suffering consecutive relegations at Sheffield United and then at Italian sides Venezia and Spezia. In July 2023, Ampadu joined Leeds United on a permanent transfer.[4]
Ampadu is a Welsh international. He played for Wales at under-16, under-17 and under-19 level before making his senior debut for Wales in November 2017. He represented Wales at UEFA Euro 2020 and the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
- ^ "List of Players Registered as Scholars in Accordance with Rule C.3 Between 01/07/2017 and 31/07/2017" (PDF). The FA. p. 46. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ "Ethan Ampadu: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ^ "Ethan Ampadu". Spezia Calcio. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ "Ethan Ampadu becomes first summer signing". Leeds United. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.