Ethan Ampadu | Skills and Goals | Highlights

Ethan Ampadu | Skills and Goals | Highlights

Ethan Kwame Colm Raymond Ampadu (born 14 September 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre back or defensive midfielder for Serie A club Venezia, on loan from Chelsea. He previously played for Exeter City, where he became the youngest player to appear for the club’s first team, aged 15. He has also played for German club RB Leipzig and English club Sheffield United on loan.

Ampadu is qualified to play for England and the Republic of Ireland through his father, former Ireland under-21 international Kwame Ampadu, and Wales through his mother. After playing for England at under-16 level, he played for Wales at under-16, under-17 and under-19 level, before making his senior debut for Wales in November 2017. He was part of the Wales squad that reached the round of 16 at UEFA Euro 2020.

Chelsea

On 1 July 2017, Ampadu signed a contract with Premier League club Chelsea. The two clubs had entered negotiations over a compensation fee for the player in an attempt to reach a fee that both found acceptable for the then 16-year-old. Yet, in November 2017, Exeter City chairman Julian Tagg said that, whilst there was still a positive relationship between the two clubs, there was also a “massive disparity” in both clubs’ valuation of the player. It was set to go to a tribunal.

On 20 September 2017, Ampadu made his debut for Chelsea in an EFL Cup third round match against Nottingham Forest, coming on in the 55th minute for Cesc Fàbregas. Doing so made him the first player born in the 2000s to play for the Chelsea senior team. At 17 years and six days old, he also became the youngest player to debut for the club in over ten years. On 12 December 2017, he made his Premier League debut for Chelsea, coming on as a substitute against Huddersfield Town in the 80th minute.

In September 2018 he signed a new five-year contract with Chelsea.

In July 2019, new manager Frank Lampard confirmed that Ampadu would spend the 2019–20 season out on loan at another club. In that period, Ampadu joined RB Leipzig on a season-long loan deal.

On 7 September 2020, Ampadu joined fellow Premier League club Sheffield United on a season-long loan. He played 29 games in all competitions for the Blades, who were relegated.

On 31 August 2021, Ampadu joined Italian side, Venezia on a season-long loan after signing a new three-year deal with Chelsea.

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