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| Darren Ambrose | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name: | Darren Paul Francis Ambrose | |
| Date of birth: | 29 February 1984 | |
| Place of birth: | Harlow,  England
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| Height: | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |
| Playing position: | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Colchester United
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| Number: | 28 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1995–2001 | Ipswich Town
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| Senior clubs | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls) |
| 2001–2003 2003–2005 2005–2009 2008–2009 2009–2012 2012–2014 2014 2014–2015 2015– |
Ipswich Town Newcastle United Charlton Athletic → Ipswich Town (loan) Crystal Palace Birmingham City → Apollon Smyrni (loan) Ipswich Town Colchester United
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30 (8) 37 (5) 112 (13) 9 (0) 110 (29) 7 (0) 11 (6) 6 (0) 1 (1) |
| National team | ||
| 2005 2003–2006 |
England U20 England U21
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4 (1) 10 (2) |
Darren Paul Francis Ambrose (born 29 February 1984) is an English professional footballer who plays for Colchester United as a midfielder.
Ambrose began his career with Ipswich Town when he joined the club's Academy at the age of eleven. He broke through to the first-team in April 2002 in a 2–0 Premiership defeat to Arsenal. After establishing himself as a regular during the 2002–03 season, Ambrose was sold to Newcastle United for £1 million. He made over 50 appearances for Newcastle before joining Charlton Athletic in 2005 for £1.5 million. A four year stay at The Valley saw Ambrose make over 120 appearances, while he also spent time away on loan at his former club Ipswich in the latter stages of his spell with the Addicks. He joined Crystal Palace on a free transfer ahead of the 2009–10 season, making 110 league appearances in three seasons. He signed for Birmingham City for a £250,000 fee in 2012, spending two seasons with the Championship club, but failed to establish himself in the first-team. He was loaned to Greek Superleague side Apollon Smyrni in January 2014, where he scored six goals in eleven outings. Ambrose was released by Birmingham in the summer of 2014, before he rejoined Ipswich on a permanent basis following a trial. He made just eight appearances for his boyhood club before being released the following summer. Ambrose then signed a one-year contract with League One club Colchester United in August 2015.
Ambrose has represented England at under-20 and under-21 level, scoring two goals in ten appearances between 2003 and 2006 for the under-21s, and scoring one goal in four games for the under-20s at the 2005 Toulon Tournament.
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| Colchester United F.C. squad - 2024–25 |
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1. Walker 3. Briggs 4. Edwards 5. Wynter 6. Elokobi 7. Wright 8. Gilbey 9. Porter (c) 10. Moncur 11. Massey 12. Lewington 14. Olufemi 15. Kent 16. Lawrence 17. Szmodics 18. Eastman 19. Bonne 20. Lapslie 21. Sembie-Ferris 22. Vincent-Young 23. O'Donoghue 24. Brindley 26. Harney 27. Curtis 28. Ambrose 29. Bransgrove 30. Holman 33. Parish 35. Andrews 36. Harrison 38. Bailey 40. James —. Issa Manager: Tony Humes |
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