| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick Kwame Ampadu[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1970-12-20)20 December 1970 (age 54) | ||
| Place of birth | Bradford, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sherrard United | |||
| Belvedere | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1991 | Arsenal | 2 | (0) |
| 1990 | →Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 1991–1994 | West Bromwich Albion | 49 | (4) |
| 1994–1998 | Swansea City | 144 | (12) |
| 1998–2000 | Leyton Orient | 72 | (1) |
| 2000–2005 | Exeter City | 162 | (1) |
| 2005 | Newport County | 8 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Tiverton Town | 30 | (0) |
| Total | 473 | (19) | |
| International career | |||
| 1989–1992 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2008–2012 | Exeter City U18 | ||
| 2012–2016 | Arsenal Youth | ||
| 2016–2018 | Arsenal U18 | ||
| 2018–2020 | Monaco (assistant) | ||
| 2020–2022 | CF Montréal (assistant) | ||
| 2023– | Columbus Crew (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Patrick Kwame Ampadu (born 20 December 1970) is an Irishfootball coach and former player who is an assistant coach forColumbus Crew underWilfried Nancy. He previously was an assistant coach forMonaco.[3][4][5] Amidfielder, Ampadu featured for clubsArsenal,Swansea City,Leyton Orient andExeter City in his playing career. He also played for theRepublic of Ireland U21 national team.[6][7]
Ampadu was born inBradford,West Yorkshire, England, to an Irish mother and Ghanaian father. Ampadu subsequently moved with his parents toDublin, Ireland, where he was raised. He undertook his primary and secondary education atO'Connell's School in Dublin where his schoolmates included future footballerJeff Kenna. At a young age he took up the sport ofhurling but thereafter found himself to be quite proficient at football as well.[8]
Ampadu first played in Irish youth football for Sherrard United andBelvedere before joiningArsenal in July 1988.[4]His debut came in a 3–1 win away toDerby County on 24 March 1990. He went on to have loan spells atPlymouth Argyle andWest Bromwich Albion the following season, before making a permanent move to the latter in June 1991.[4][9]
Ampadu spent three years at West Bromwich Albion before moving toSwansea City in February 1994. He played in Swansea City's 1994Football League Trophy win at Wembley.[4] He also reached the1997 Football League Third Division play-off final with the Swans. He moved toLeyton Orient in May 1998 making 72 league appearances in two seasons but missing the Third Division play-offs in 1998–99 through injury.[10] He then had a spell atExeter City where he scored twice against Swindon Town in the League Cup[11] and Dagenham & Redbridge in the league.[12] In January 2005 he played in Exeter's memorable 0–0 draw atOld Trafford in theFA Cup.[13] Ampadu then had stints withNewport County andTiverton Town where his playing days eventually came to an end in 2006.[9]
Ampadu returned to Exeter to be a part of the club's coaching outfit. He took up the role in July 2008 within the club's academy, to be at the helm of the Grecians Under 18 side. He moved to Arsenal in 2012 to become the Under 14s coach at the London side's Hale End Academy.[3]
Ampadu's sonEthan is a footballer who plays forLeeds United andWales. The younger Ampadu, at the age of 15 years and 10 months, made his debut forExeter City in aLeague Cup tie against Brentford on 9 August 2016, breaking an 87-year-old record set byCliff Bastin.[14]
