Patrick Ada

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Patrick Ada

| image =

| fullname = Patrick Ada Omgba

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|1|14|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Yaoundé, Cameroon

| position = Defender

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2004–2005

| clubs1 = Redbridge

| caps1 = 19

| goals1 = 3

| years2 = 2005

| clubs2 = Barnet

| caps2 = 14

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2005–2006

| clubs3 = St Albans City

| caps3 = 36

| goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2006–2007

| clubs4 = Exeter City

| caps4 = 17

| goals4 = 2

| years5 = 2007

| clubs5 = → St Albans City (loan)

| caps5 = 11

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2007–2009

| clubs6 = Histon

| caps6 = 77

| goals6 = 5

| years7 = 2009–2011

| clubs7 = Crewe Alexandra

| caps7 = 57

| goals7 = 3

| years8 = 2011

| clubs8 = Kilmarnock

| caps8 = 3

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2012

| clubs9 = Burton Albion

| caps9 = 9

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2012

| clubs10 = Ebbsfleet United

| caps10 = 19

| goals10 = 0

| totalcaps = 262

| totalgoals = 14

}}

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.{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-20703956 | publisher=BBC News | title=Former Burton Albion player Patrick Ada jailed for rape | date=12 December 2012}}

Career

Ada made 94 appearances over two years with Histon,{{cite news |title= Patrick Ada career stats|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/stats?id=38944&cc=5739|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130102193722/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/stats?id=38944&cc=5739|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 January 2013|publisher=ESPN |date=21 May 2009 |accessdate=21 May 2009 }} helping them chase promotion.{{cite news |first= Phil|last= Maiden|title= Histon 1–0 Torquay (Agg: 1–2)|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/8031835.stm|publisher=BBC Sport |date=4 May 2009 |accessdate=21 May 2009 }}

He signed with Crewe Alexandra in the summer of 2009, making him Crewe's first signing in the summer transfer window.{{cite news |title= Crewe make first summer signing|url=http://www.crewealex.net/page/NewsDetail/0,,10414~1663712,00.html|publisher=Crewe Alexandra |date=21 May 2009 |accessdate=21 May 2009 }} He was released from the club in May 2011.{{Cite web|url=http://www.crewealex.net/page/NewsDetail/0,,10414~2357962,00.html |title=Crewe Alexandra Announce Retain List |accessdate=21 May 2011 |date=12 May 2011 |work=crewealex.net |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110515095504/http://www.crewealex.net/page/NewsDetail/0,,10414~2357962,00.html |archive-date=15 May 2011 }}

On 21 June 2011, Ada signed for Scottish Premier League club Kilmarnock.{{cite news|title=Three New Signings|url=http://www.kilmarnockfc.co.uk/articles/20110621/three-new-signings_85961_2379734|publisher=Kilmarnock F.C.|date=21 June 2011|accessdate=21 June 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110625021453/http://www.kilmarnockfc.co.uk/articles/20110621/three-new-signings_85961_2379734|archive-date=25 June 2011}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10950~2620867,00.html |title=Burton Albion | News | Latest News | Latest News | Burton Agree Deal with Patrick Ada |accessdate=2012-03-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630225242/http://www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10950~2620867,00.html |archive-date=30 June 2012 }} 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

Ada was arrested in March 2012, in the connection to an allegation of rape.{{cite news |title=Met police arrest Burton Albion defender over alleged rape|url=http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/Met-police-arrest-Burton-Albion-defender-alleged/story-15374186-detail/story.html |publisher=This is Derbyshire |date=2 March 2012 |accessdate=2 March 2012 }} He was sentenced to five years imprisonment on 11 December 2012, after being found guilty of the offence.

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.