Kenny Achampong

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

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.[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

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

References
  1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2015). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2015. G2 Entertainment Ltd. ISBN 9781782811671.
  2. 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 18 December 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. Davies, Tom (January 2002). "Kenny Achampong". When Saturday Comes. Retrieved 4 December 2013.


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