Ethan Ampadu Chelsea: Bio, age, teams, transfer news and rumors

Ethan Ampadu Chelsea is a young football player who played for The Blues. Here is the profile of the Chelsea defender: Bio, age, current teams, and rumors.

Ethan Ampadu Chelsea profile overview

Ethan Ampadu Current teams

Ampadu Chelsea player is currently a player on loan to Venezia FC to gain more real experiences before returning and contributing his potential to the Chelsea FC first-tier lineup squad. Ampadu Chelsea’s current position is Defensive Midfielder.

Age, Position, Number, Height, and Weight

Ampadu was born on 14 September 2000. He is currently 22 years old with a height of 1.82 meters and a weight of 78 kg. This is an ideal height and weight for a center-defensive midfielder.

Ethan Ampadu Chelsea Salary, Net worth, Contract, and Transfer fee

Ampadu Chelsea player is currently under a 5-year contract / £1,950,000 deal with The Blues., which features an annual average salary of £390,000. In the 2020 season, he will earn a base salary of £390,000. From the club, he has summoned 780,000 UK£ and will earn a salary of  £7,500 per week until the 2022-23 season.

On 8th April 2020, his transfer fee is updated to €9 million and his highest-market value to date is recorded at €10 million.

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Career path overviews

Domestic and International career overview

Before being one of the Football Players Chelsea, the defender played for Exeter City. He had his debut match against Brentford at St James Park while he was 15 years old. That match made the player break the record which Cliff Bastin made 87 years ago. He was the youngest player who play for Exeter City till now.

Before having his first debut in the English Premier League, Ampadu played twice for the first tier of The Blue lineup squad. He was sent to schedule a game against Nottingham Forest in the EFL league. The Chelsea player Ampadu was 17 years old and he has been the youngest player who had a debut match in a first-tier lineup squad within a decade. He was the youngest player who played in the seasons at 17 years old and 89 days.

About Ethan Ampadu Chelsea international career, he was called into the national Wales squad for their World Cup qualifier round with Serbia on 26th May 2017, at the age of 16. He was called up again to the Wales national team for a flies match against France and Panama.  In May 2021, he was selected for the delayed UEFA Euro 2020 tournament. He received a red card due to a late challenge to Federico Bernardeschi and became the youngest player to receive one at the European Championships.

Personal Achievements

Not having many awards like Loftus Cheek midfielder, Ethan had his own notable one.

• UEFA Europa League in the 2018 – 2019 season.

Ampadu Chelsea Stats

News and Rumors

Transfer news 

Ethan Ampadu became one of the defenders on a three-year contract. The player had to face an unstable future at the Stamford Bridge stadium. The 21 years old defender has an important year when the Wales national football team qualified for the 2022 Fifa World Cup in Qatar. He needs to be on the pitch regularly in order to be able to participate in the national team lineup squad.

Although faced with unstable at The Blues, he still proves that he is a valued player and does not want to leave Stamford Bridge stadium.

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Ethan Ampadu Parents

On Sep 14, 2000, Ampadu was born in Exeter, Devon, England. His parents are Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Kwame Ampadu.

The footballer has ethnic roots in Wales, Ghana, and Ireland.

Ampadu Chelsea girlfriend

The Chelsea player has no official girlfriend disclosed to the public. Furthermore, he did not feature any photos until it’s of football on his Instagram where he has 345k followers. He is more into his football career rather than being involved in a romantic relationship which could be harmful to his career.

Interesting facts 

Manchester United Almost Signed Him At The Age of 12

The 22-year-old footballer participated in a tournament in Manchester. He caused the interest of Sir Alex Ferguson with the terrific move. The sign for Ethan Ampadu player for the Red Devils was ready. However, things didn’t go as planned when the club was taken over by Ed Woodward following the departure of Sir Alex Ferguson. And the former Manchester United CEO is known not to have an interest in signing young players.

The youngest player to be red-carded in a European Championship

Ampadu was being red-carded because of stepping on Federico Bernardeschi’s foot with a late tackle which would have left him with a broken ankle. He got the red card at the age of 20 years and 279 days.

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Son of a retired football player

Ethan Ampadu’s father Kwame Ampadu, is a retired former professional footballer who played for several clubs: Arsenal, Swansea City, Leyton Orient, and Exeter City. Currently, his father serves as a manager for the AS Monaco assistant manager.

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