Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joshua Kofi Acheampong [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 5 May 2006||
Place of birth | London, England [3] | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [3] | ||
Position(s) | Right-back, centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Chelsea | ||
Number | 63 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2024 | Chelsea | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2024– | Chelsea | 1 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2022 | England U16 | 3 | (0) |
2022–2023 | England U17 | 19 | (1) |
2023–2024 | England U18 | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 May 2024 |
Joshua Kofi Acheampong [1] (born 5 May 2006) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Chelsea. He has represented England as a youth international at multiple levels.
Born in London, Acheampong is of Ghanaian descent. [4] He first joined Chelsea's academy as an Under-8. [2]
On 3 January 2024, Acheampong signed his first professional contract with Chelsea. [5] Acheampong was included in a match-day squad for the Chelsea men's senior team for the first time on 11 March 2024, being named amongst the substitutes in the Premier League match against Newcastle United; [6] however, he ultimately went unused in that game. On 2 May 2024, three days before his 18th birthday, Acheampong made his professional debut, coming on as a substitute in the 85th minute of a 2–0 Chelsea victory at Stamford Bridge over their London derby rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League. [7] His inclusion in the match-day squad against Tottenham came amidst several injuries to more experienced first-team players.
In May 2023, Acheampong was a member of the England under-17 squad that finished fifth at the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. [8] In November 2023 he was selected to represent England at the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup and scored a goal in their opening game against New Caledonia. [9] [10]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Chelsea | 2023–24 [11] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
England U18s
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joshua Kofi Acheampong [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 5 May 2006||
Place of birth | London, England [3] | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [3] | ||
Position(s) | Right-back, centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Chelsea | ||
Number | 63 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2024 | Chelsea | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2024– | Chelsea | 1 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2022 | England U16 | 3 | (0) |
2022–2023 | England U17 | 19 | (1) |
2023–2024 | England U18 | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 May 2024 |
Joshua Kofi Acheampong [1] (born 5 May 2006) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Chelsea. He has represented England as a youth international at multiple levels.
Born in London, Acheampong is of Ghanaian descent. [4] He first joined Chelsea's academy as an Under-8. [2]
On 3 January 2024, Acheampong signed his first professional contract with Chelsea. [5] Acheampong was included in a match-day squad for the Chelsea men's senior team for the first time on 11 March 2024, being named amongst the substitutes in the Premier League match against Newcastle United; [6] however, he ultimately went unused in that game. On 2 May 2024, three days before his 18th birthday, Acheampong made his professional debut, coming on as a substitute in the 85th minute of a 2–0 Chelsea victory at Stamford Bridge over their London derby rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League. [7] His inclusion in the match-day squad against Tottenham came amidst several injuries to more experienced first-team players.
In May 2023, Acheampong was a member of the England under-17 squad that finished fifth at the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. [8] In November 2023 he was selected to represent England at the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup and scored a goal in their opening game against New Caledonia. [9] [10]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Chelsea | 2023–24 [11] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
England U18s