Patrick Ada
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick Ada Omgba | ||
| Date of birth | 14 January 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Redbridge | 19 | (3) |
| 2005 | Barnet | 14 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | St Albans City | 36 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Exeter City | 17 | (2) |
| 2007 | → St Albans City (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Histon | 77 | (5) |
| 2009–2011 | Crewe Alexandra | 57 | (3) |
| 2011 | Kilmarnock | 3 | (0) |
| 2012 | Burton Albion | 9 | (0) |
| 2012 | Ebbsfleet United | 19 | (0) |
| Total | 262 | (14) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Patrick Omgba Ada (born 14 January 1985) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer and convicted rapist.
During his career, which lasted between 2004 and 2012, Ada played as a defender. He notably represented Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premier League, and played in the Football League for Barnet, Exeter City, Crewe Alexandra and Burton Albion. He also played in Non-league football with Redbridge, St Albans City, Histon and Ebbsfleet United.
Ada was released by Ebbsfleet in December 2012 after he was sentenced to five years in prison for rape.[1]
Career
[edit]Ada made 94 appearances over two years with Histon,[2] helping them chase promotion.[3]
He signed with Crewe Alexandra in the summer of 2009, making him Crewe's first signing in the summer transfer window.[4] He was released from the club in May 2011.[5]
On 21 June 2011, Ada signed for Scottish Premier League club Kilmarnock.[6] Ada made his debut on 24 July 2011 at Tannadice in a 1–1 draw with Dundee United. On 30 August, it was announced that Kilmarnock would let Ada leave on a free transfer, in order to ease the club's wage bill.
On 23 February 2012, after training for a week with Burton Albion, Ada signed a contract until the end of the season with the League Two side.[7] Ada joined Conference National side Ebbsfleet United in the summer of 2012 and went on to make 19 league appearances and played his final game on 4 December in a 4–2 home defeat by Cambridge United before being released after being jailed for rape.
Personal life
[edit]Ada was arrested in March 2012, in the connection to an allegation of rape.[8]
On 12 December Ada was sentenced to five years in prison after being convicted of raping a woman in Southwark, London on 1 March 2012.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Former Burton Albion player Patrick Ada jailed for rape". BBC News. 12 December 2012.
- ^ "Patrick Ada career stats". ESPN. 21 May 2009. Archived from the original on 2 January 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2009.
- ^ Maiden, Phil (4 May 2009). "Histon 1–0 Torquay (Agg: 1–2)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 May 2009.
- ^ "Crewe make first summer signing". Crewe Alexandra. 21 May 2009. Retrieved 21 May 2009.
- ^ "Crewe Alexandra Announce Retain List". crewealex.net. 12 May 2011. Archived from the original on 15 May 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
- ^ "Three New Signings". Kilmarnock F.C. 21 June 2011. Archived from the original on 25 June 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ^ "Burton Albion | News | Latest News | Latest News | Burton Agree Deal with Patrick Ada". Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
- ^ "Met police arrest Burton Albion defender over alleged rape". This is Derbyshire. 2 March 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2012. He was sentenced to five years imprisonment on 11 December 2012, after being found guilty of the offence.
External links
[edit]- Crewe Alexandra profile
- Patrick Ada at Soccerbase
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Cameroonian men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Barnet F.C. players
- Histon F.C. players
- Exeter City F.C. players
- Crewe Alexandra F.C. players
- Kilmarnock F.C. players
- Burton Albion F.C. players
- Ebbsfleet United F.C. players
- English Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- Scottish Premier League players