Kwame Ampadu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick Kwame Ampadu | ||
| Date of birth | 20 December 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Bradford, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sherrads 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) |
| National team | |||
| 1989–1992 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Patrick Kwame Ampadu (born 20 December 1970) is a former footballer who played as a midfielder. Ampadu played for Arsenal, Swansea City, Leyton Orient and Exeter City in his footballing career. He is currently with Arsenal where he is the coach of the U18s within the club's Academy, a role he previously held at Exeter City. Ampadu represented the Republic of Ireland U21s at a youth international level.
Ampadu was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England to an Irish mother and Ghanaian father. Ampadu subsequently moved with his parents to Dublin, Ireland where he was raised. He undertook his primary and secondary education at O'Connell's School in Dublin where his schoolmates included future footballers Eoin Hand, Ray Treacy and Jeff Kenna. At a young age he took up the sport of hurling but thereafter found himself to be quite proficient at football as well.
Ampadu first played in Irish youth football for Sherrard United and Belvedere before joining Arsenal in July 1988. His debut came in a 3-1 win away to Derby County on 24 March 1990. The Irishman went on to have spells being loaned out to Plymouth Argyle and West Bromwich Albion the following season, before making a permanent move to the latter in June 1991.
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