Kenny Achampong Explained

Kenny Achampong
Fullname:Kenneth Achampong[1]
Birth Date:1966 6, df=y
Birth Place:Kilburn, England
Position:Winger
Youthclubs1:Fulham
Years1:1984–1989
Clubs1:Fulham
Caps1:81
Goals1:15
Years2:1989–1990
Clubs2:Charlton Athletic
Caps2:10
Goals2:0
Years3:1990–1993
Clubs3:Leyton Orient
Caps3:83
Goals3:7
Totalcaps:174
Totalgoals:22

Kenneth Achampong is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger. Achampong played for three teams in the Football League between 1984 and 1993, scoring 22 goals in 174 games.

Personal life

Achampong was born in Kilburn, London, on 26 June 1966, of Ghanaian descent, and attended Tulse Hill School.[2]

Club career

Achampong began his career with Fulham in 1983, scoring on his League debut in February 1985 when he was 18.[3] Between 1984 and 1989, Achampong scored 15 goals in 81 League games for Fulham.[4] He joined Charlton Athletic in September 1989, playing in 10 League games, and then transferred to Leyton Orient for £25,000 in July 1990,[5] where he scored seven goals in 83 League games.[6] He was released in May 1993 after falling out with the Orient manager, Peter Eustace.

International career

Achampong earned a call up to the Ghana national team in January 1993 but withdrew following knee surgery and was not called up again.[7]

Later life

After being released from his contract with Leyton Orient in the summer of 1993, Achampong moved to Ghana.[7] After a brief spell living in France, which included a spell training with Olympique de Marseille,[7] Achampong moved to Germany in 1998 and later returned to London.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Barry J. . Hugman . The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2015 . 2015 . G2 Entertainment Ltd . 9781782811671.
  2. Book: Kaufman . Neilson N . Ravenhill . Alan E . The Men Who Made Leyton Orient Football Club . 2002 . Tempus Publishing . 0752424122 . 9.
  3. Web site: Cult Heroes . https://web.archive.org/web/20110608090425/http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/News/NewsArticles/2007/March/CultHeroes.aspx . 8 June 2011 . Fulham F.C. official website.. 27 March 2007 . 4 December 2013.
  4. Web site: FULHAM : 1946/47 – 2008/09. 12 November 2009. Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database.
  5. Web site: CHARLTON ATHLETIC – 1946/47 – 2008/09 . 12 November 2009 . Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database . https://web.archive.org/web/20100904141132/http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/charlton/charlton.htm . 4 September 2010 . dead .
  6. Web site: LEYTON ORIENT : 1946/47 – 2008/09. 12 November 2009. Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database.
  7. Web site: Tom . Davies . Kenny Achampong. 4 December 2013. January 2002. When Saturday Comes.