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PositionFull-back
NationalityEngland
Age20
Date of birth5 May 2006
BirthplaceLondon
Height184 cm
Shirt number#34
ClubChelsea
Full-backalso played MID
17
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
700
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Chelsea.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Premier League17107006.59
UEFA U19 Championship - Qualificationat England U19500333
League Cup3002396.53
FA Cup4102126.93
UEFA Champions League5001936.66
FIFA Club World Cup700907.9
Friendlies Clubs700907.9

Scout report

Squad depthFull-back

Joshua Kofi Acheampong is a 20-year-old full-back at Chelsea, rated 78.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 127th of 376 on scout potential in the Premier League and 53rd of 994 U-21 players tracked. A young player, he has been a fringe squad member this season (20.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.09 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Acheampong.

Judged on this season alone, Acheampong graded 9 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 63rd of 64 of the 64 full-backs in the Premier League, on 2 clean sheets and 3.086 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 4 → 9). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 79, 26th of 64 of the 64 full-backs in the Premier League. At 20 Acheampong is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 80.4 reflects that trajectory.

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Acheampong is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding level
Current potential26th of 64 full-backs · Premier League · 17 appsCurrent season63rd of 64 full-backs · Premier League · 17 apps63rd-best full-back in the Premier League127th in the Premier League · potential26th-highest potential full-back in the Premier League53rd-highest potential U-21 tracked
78.8
Ratingi
26th of 64 full-backs
9.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
20.5%
Minutes
limited game time
3.09
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Chelsea finished 10th of 20 · a mid-table side

3.09
Def. / 90
11
Tackles
11
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

3.09 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 17 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 95.3/100).
  • Ceiling. High potential at just 20 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 20.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 78.8, Acheampong carries the 26th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Premier League of 64 — though on just 17 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.09 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 20 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (98/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 20, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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