Patrick Ada | |
Fullname: | Patrick Ada Omgba |
Birth Date: | 14 January 1985 |
Birth Place: | Yaoundé, Cameroon |
Position: | Defender |
Years1: | 2004–2005 |
Clubs1: | Redbridge |
Caps1: | 19 |
Goals1: | 3 |
Years2: | 2005 |
Clubs2: | Barnet |
Caps2: | 14 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2005–2006 |
Clubs3: | St Albans City |
Caps3: | 36 |
Goals3: | 1 |
Years4: | 2006–2007 |
Clubs4: | Exeter City |
Caps4: | 17 |
Goals4: | 2 |
Years5: | 2007 |
Clubs5: | → St Albans City (loan) |
Caps5: | 11 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 2007–2009 |
Clubs6: | Histon |
Caps6: | 77 |
Goals6: | 5 |
Years7: | 2009–2011 |
Clubs7: | Crewe Alexandra |
Caps7: | 57 |
Goals7: | 3 |
Years8: | 2011 |
Clubs8: | Kilmarnock |
Caps8: | 3 |
Goals8: | 0 |
Years9: | 2012 |
Clubs9: | Burton Albion |
Caps9: | 9 |
Goals9: | 0 |
Years10: | 2012 |
Clubs10: | Ebbsfleet United |
Caps10: | 19 |
Goals10: | 0 |
Totalcaps: | 262 |
Totalgoals: | 14 |
Patrick Omgba Ada (born 14 January 1985) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer and convicted rapist.
During his career, which lasted between 2004 and 2012, Ada played as a defender. He notably represented Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premier League, and played in the Football League for Barnet, Exeter City, Crewe Alexandra and Burton Albion. He also played in Non-league football with Redbridge, St Albans City, Histon and Ebbsfleet United.
Ada was released by Ebbsfleet in December 2012 after he was sentenced to five years in prison for rape.[1]
Ada made 94 appearances over two years with Histon,[2] helping them chase promotion.[3]
He signed with Crewe Alexandra in the summer of 2009, making him Crewe's first signing in the summer transfer window.[4] He was released from the club in May 2011.[5]
On 21 June 2011, Ada signed for Scottish Premier League club Kilmarnock.[6] Ada made his debut on 24 July 2011 at Tannadice in a 1–1 draw with Dundee United. On 30 August, it was announced that Kilmarnock would let Ada leave on a free transfer, in order to ease the club's wage bill.
On 23 February 2012, after training for a week with Burton Albion, Ada signed a contract until the end of the season with the League Two side.[7] Ada joined Conference National side Ebbsfleet United in the summer of 2012 and went on to make 19 league appearances and played his final game on 4 December in a 4–2 home defeat by Cambridge United before being released after being jailed for rape.
Ada was arrested in March 2012, in the connection to an allegation of rape.[8]
On 12 December Ada was sentenced to five years in prison after being convicted of raping a woman in Southwark, London on 1 March 2012.[1]