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.

Kenny Achampong
Personal information
Full name Kenneth Achampong[1]
Date of birth (1966-06-26) 26 June 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth Kilburn, England
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Fulham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1989 Fulham 81 (15)
1989–1990 Charlton Athletic 10 (0)
1990–1993 Leyton Orient 83 (7)
Total 174 (22)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

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

Club career

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Achampong began his career with Fulham in 1983, scoring on his League debut in February 1985 when he was 18.[2][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,[2][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.[2]

International career

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Achampong earned a call up to the Ghana national team in January 1993 but withdrew following knee surgery and was not called up again.[2][7]

Later life

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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]

References

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  1. ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2015). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2015. G2 Entertainment Ltd. ISBN 9781782811671.
  2. ^ a b c d e Kaufman, Neilson N; Ravenhill, Alan E (2002). The Men Who Made Leyton Orient Football Club. Tempus Publishing. p. 9. ISBN 0752424122.
  3. ^ "Cult Heroes". Fulham F.C. official website. 27 March 2007. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  4. ^ "FULHAM : 1946/47 – 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
  5. ^ "CHARLTON ATHLETIC – 1946/47 – 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Archived from the original on 4 September 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
  6. ^ "LEYTON ORIENT : 1946/47 – 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
  7. ^ a b c d Davies, Tom (January 2002). "Kenny Achampong". When Saturday Comes. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
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