25 Facts About Darren Ambrose

Darren Paul Francis Ambrose was born on 29 February 1984 and is an English retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Darren Ambrose was loaned to Greek Superleague side Apollon Smyrni in January 2014, where he scored six goals in eleven outings.

Darren Ambrose was released by Birmingham in the summer of 2014, before he rejoined Ipswich on a permanent basis following a trial.

Darren Ambrose made just eight appearances for his boyhood club before being released the following summer.

Darren Ambrose then signed a one-year contract with League One club Colchester United in August 2015.

Darren 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.

Darren Ambrose scored on what was his first start for the club with the opening goal after 37 minutes.

Darren Ambrose was replaced by Craig Bellamy after 75 minutes of play.

Darren Ambrose made 37 appearances in all competitions over the course of the season, scoring three times.

However, despite the win, Darren Ambrose was sent off after 55 minutes for a lunge on Sunderland defender Stephen Wright.

Darren Ambrose scored three further goals over the course of the season, going on to make 33 appearances.

Darren Ambrose made eleven appearances in the early stages of the season, but was made available for loan in order to bring in other reinforcements with the club in financial difficulty.

Darren Ambrose rejoined Ipswich Town on 11 November 2008 on loan until 2 January 2009 after being made available for loan by Charlton manager Alan Pardew.

On his return to Charlton, Darren Ambrose made a further twelve appearances to the end of the season.

Darren Ambrose had made 128 appearances for Charlton in all competitions and scored 17 goals during his four-year stay.

However, under new Burley, Darren Ambrose found his chances limited, making just eleven appearances between the start of the season and Burley's dismissal on New Year's Day 2011.

Darren Ambrose joined Athens-based Superleague club Apollon Smyrni on loan until the end of the season on 14 January 2014.

Darren Ambrose made a total of eleven appearances in Greece, scoring six times.

Darren Ambrose began training with League One club Colchester United in July 2014, including playing in a pre-season friendly against his former club Ipswich Town.

Darren Ambrose began training with his former side Ipswich through August 2014 and featured twice for the club's under-21 side.

On 11 September 2014, Darren Ambrose signed a contract until January 2015 with the club, becoming one of five players to have had three or more spells at the club, joining John Wark, Tommy Miller, Richard Wright and Daryl Murphy.

Darren Ambrose made a goalscoring debut for the England under-20 side during the 2005 Toulon Tournament.

Darren Ambrose played his first competitive England under-21 game on 29 March 2005 in England's 2006 European Under-21 Championship qualifier against Azerbaijan at the Riverside Stadium.

Darren Ambrose scored his first goal for England at under-21 level following his appearances in the under-20 Toulon Tournament in June 2005 with the only goal of the game against Denmark on 16 August.

Darren Ambrose made his final England appearance in the 2007 European Under-21 Championship qualifier against Moldova on 15 August 2006 at his former club Ipswich Town's home ground Portman Road.