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based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameEthan Kwame Colm Raymond Ampadu
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityWales
Age25
Date of birth14 Sept 2000
BirthplaceExeter
Height182 cm
Shirt number#4
ClubLeeds
Defensive midfielder
1
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
90
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Leeds.

Scout report

Top-tier performerBall-winning Defensive midfielder

E. Ampadu is a 25-year-old defensive midfielder at Leeds, rated 84.2 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (91.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.29 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ampadu.

On the season, Ampadu graded 45 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal, 1 assist and 4.287 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 45 → 45). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 84. At 25 Ampadu is in his prime years, and a market index of 101 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/24Stepped up 2025/264 clubs
84.2
Ratingi
elite — among the best in the position
45.1
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
91.5%
Minutes
near ever-present
4.29
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Leeds finished 14th of 20 · a lower-table side

35
Apps
4.29
Def. / 90
81
Tackles
50
Interceptions
7
Clean sheets

4.29 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 35 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 91.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 4.29 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
  • Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 93.2/100).

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

Rated 84.2 overall — elite — among the best in the position. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.29 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles81
Interceptions50
Blocks18

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards10
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.