Kenny Achampong

Kenny Achampong
Personal information
Full name Kenneth Achampong[1]
Date of birth (1966-06-26) 26 June 1966
Place of birth Kilburn, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position 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)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


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

Born in Kilburn, London, Achampong is of Ghanaian descent.

Career

Club career

Achampong began his career with Fulham, and scored on his debut for the team.[2] Between 1984 and 1989, Achampong scored 15 goals in 81 League games for Fulham.[3] Achampong then played for Charlton Athletic between 1989 and 1990, playing in 10 League games.[4] Achampong's next club was Leyton Orient, where he scored 7 goals in 83 League games between 1990 and 1993.[5]

International career

Achampong earned a call up to the Ghanaian national side in 1993, but didn't make an international appearance.[6]

Later life

After being released from his contract with Leyton Orient in the summer of 1993, Achampong moved to Ghana.[6] After a brief spell living in France, which included a spell training with Olympique de Marseille,[6] Achampong moved to Germany in 1998.[6] As of 2001, he was living in North London.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2015). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2015. G2 Entertainment Ltd. ISBN 9781782811671.
  2. ↑ "Cult Heroes". Fulham F.C. official website. 27 March 2007. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "FULHAM : 1946/47 – 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
  4. ↑ "CHARLTON ATHLETIC – 1946/47 – 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Archived from the original on 18 December 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
  5. ↑ "LEYTON ORIENT : 1946/47 – 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "Kenny Achampong". When Saturday Comes. January 2002. Retrieved 4 December 2013.


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