Faustina Ampah (born November 30, 1996) is a Ghanaian defender currently playing for Belarus side, FC Minsk. Ampah is one of the two Ghanaians to have played in the round of 32 of UEFA Women's Champions League as at October 2017.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Faustina Ampah | ||
| Date of birth | November 30, 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Minsk | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2017 | Blessed Ladies FC | 60 | (16) |
| 2016 | → Lokomotiva Brno H. H. (Loan) | 8 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | FC Minsk | 28 | (12) |
| International career | |||
| 2012–2016 | Ghana U20 | ||
| 2017 | Ghana | 6 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editAmpah began her professional football career in Ghana, with Blessed Ladies and ended the 7 -year stay with the Kasoa based side by joining Czech Republic's Lokomotiva Brno Horní Heršpice on loan. Faustina Ampah was part of the FC Minsk team in the 2017-18 UEFA Women's Champions League, exiting the competition at the round of 32, losing to Slavia Prague and becoming the first Ghanaian to play in the round of 32 of the UEFA Women's Champions League.
International career
editFaustina Ampah had her FIFA World Cup debut at the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup hosted by Japan in 2012. Her debut game was against United States that ended 4:0 in favor of United States.[1] Faustina Ampah was also part of the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup making her the only Ghanaian to represent the nation at three FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
Ampah's first competitive tournament for the Ghana women's national football team was the 2018 WAFU Women's Cup. She played in all five games of the tournament helping the Black Queens to the first place title. She scored a semifinal equalizer against Nigeria women's national football team.[2] She won the player of the match in that game.
Honours
editClub
editFC Minsk
- Belarusian Women's Super Cup 2017 Runner Up
- Belarusian Premier League (women) 2017 Winners
- Belarusian Women's Cup 2017 Winners
- Belarusian Premier League (women) Super Cup 2018 - Winners
National Team
editGhana Women's National Football Team
- 2018 WAFU Women's Cup Champions
References
edit- ^ Fifa. "Faustina AMPAH". Fifa. Fifa. Archived from the original on August 9, 2014. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
- ^ Duah, George (February 25, 2018). "Ghana emerge as winners of WAFU B with a 1:0 win against Ivory Coast". ocsportsnews.com. Archived from the original on March 14, 2018. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
External links
edit- Faustina Ampah – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Faustina Ampah at Soccerway
- spicefmonline.com[permanent dead link]
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