2023 Updated: Ethan Ampadu’s Net Worth, Salary, Football Career, Honours

Ethan Kwame Colm Raymond Ampadu was born on the 14th of September 2000, he is a professional footballer who plays as a centre back or defensive midfielder for Premier League club Chelsea. The player 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.Information Guide Nigeria

Club career

Exeter City

Ethan who was born in Exeter, Devon, Ampadu is the son of former professional footballer Kwame Ampadu. A product of the Exeter City youth academy, appearing for the under-18 squad at the age of 14, he made his senior debut – aged 15 years, 10 months and 26 days – in an EFL Cup first round match against Brentford at St James Park on the 9th of August 2016, playing the full 120 minutes of a 1–0 victory. The player became the club’s youngest ever player, breaking an 87-year-old record set by Cliff Bastin, and being named man of the match. The player’s record was beaten by Ben Chrisene in August 2019. After a frame of one week, he made his league debut in a 1–0 home defeat against Crawley Town in EFL League Two.

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Chelsea

On the 1st of 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 the month of 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.

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As per BBC sport report, in the month of 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 the 7th of 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. And on the on the 31st of August 2021, Ampadu joined Italian side, Venezia on a season-long loan after signing a new three-year deal with Chelsea.Information Guide Nigeria

International career

As per talkSPORT, Ampadu plays internationally for the Wales national football team. The player qualifies for Wales through his Welsh mother. He was previously also eligible to represent England, Republic of Ireland and Ghana.Information Guide Nigeria

In the month of May 2021, Ampadu was selected for the Wales squad for the delayed UEFA Euro 2020 tournament. On the 20th of June, in the 55th-minute of Wales’ 1–0 defeat to Italy, he received a straight red card for a late challenge on Federico Bernardeschi, becoming the youngest player to receive one at the European Championships.

Ethan Ampadu’s Salary

Ethan Ampadu signed a contract with Red Bull Leipzig that nets him a whopping salary of 1.15 Million Euro (1 Million Pound) per year. We have crunched the numbers, this means he earns €3,142 (£2,707) per day and €131 (£113) per hour!NYSC Portal