Thierry Ambrose

Thierry Ambrose

Ambrose playing for Lens in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Thierry Winston Jordan Ambrose [1]
Date of birth	(1997-03-28) 28 March 1997 (age 28) [2]
Place of birth	Sens, Yonne, France
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [2]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Kortrijk
Number	68
Youth career
2003–2006	AS Gresivaudan
2006–2013	Auxerre
2013–2015	Manchester City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2020	Manchester City	0	(0)
2017–2018	→ NAC Breda (loan)	30	(10)
2018–2019	→ Lens (loan)	32	(4)
2019–2020	→ Metz (loan)	18	(0)
2020–2021	Metz	23	(0)
2021–2023	KV Oostende	61	(13)
2023–	Kortrijk	41	(10)
International career‡
2012–2013	France U16	8	(1)
2013	France U17	2	(1)
2014	France U18	3	(0)
2015	France U19	3	(0)
2022–	Guadeloupe	13	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 August 2024

Thierry Winston Jordan Ambrose (born 28 March 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward ^[3] for Belgian club Kortrijk. A former youth international for France, he plays for the Guadeloupe national team.

Early life

Ambrose was born in Sens, Yonne. ^[4]

Club career

On 15 August 2023, Ambrose signed a four-year contract with Kortrijk. ^[5] In his debut game for Kortrijk against Eupen 5 days later, he suffered an Achilles tendon rupture. ^[6]

International career

Ambrose is of Guadeloupean and Malagasy descent. He has been a youth international for France. ^[7] He debuted for the Guadeloupe national team in a friendly 2–0 loss to Cape Verde on 23 March 2022. ^[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 July 2020 ^{[9] [3]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Manchester City	2017–18	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
NAC Breda (loan)	2017–18	Eredivisie	30	10	1	0	—		—		31	10
Lens (loan)	2018–19	Ligue 2	32	4	1	0	2	0	4	1	40	5
Metz (loan)	2019–20	Ligue 1	18	0	1	0	0	0	—		19	0
Career total			80	14	3	0	2	0	4	1	89	14

International

Scores and results list Guadeloupe's goal tally first.

List of international goals by Thierry Ambrose

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	26 March 2022	Stade Robert Bobin, Bondoufle, France	Martinique	2–2	3–4	Friendly
2	2 June 2022	Stade René Serge Nabajoth, Les Abymes, Guadeloupe	Cuba	2–1	2–1	2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B
3	10 June 2022	Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia	Barbados	1–0	1–0	2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B
4	13 June 2022	Stade René Serge Nabajoth, Les Abymes, Guadeloupe	Barbados	1–0	2–1	2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B
5	27 June 2023	BMO Field, Toronto, Canada	Canada	1–0	2–2	2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup

References

1. "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/07/2015 and 31/07/2015". The Football Association. p. 1. Archived from the original on 24 October 2019.
2. "Thierry Ambrose". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
3. Thierry Ambrose at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
4. "Thierry Ambrose". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
5. "AMBROSE IS EEN KEREL" (in Dutch). Kortrijk. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
6. ""DE SUPPORTERS ZULLEN SUPERBELANGRIJK ZIJN"" ["THE SUPPORTERS WILL BE SUPER IMPORTANT"] (in Dutch). Kortrijk. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
7. "Le Citizen Thierry Ambrose sur la voie royale – Toute l'actualité de la Guadeloupe en ligne – FranceAntilles.fr". guadeloupe.franceantilles.mobi.
8. "Lineups Guadalupe vs Cape Verde – International Friendly 2022". besoccer.com.
9. "Thierry Ambrose » Club matches". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 4 August 2018.

External links

• Thierry Ambrose at the French Football Federation (in French)
• Thierry Ambrose – UEFA competition record ( archive )