Emmanuel Adegboyega
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 September 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Dundalk, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Dundee United (on loan from Norwich City) | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2021 | Drogheda United | ||
| 2022 | Dundalk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023 | Drogheda United | 22 | (1) |
| 2023– | Norwich City | 0 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Walsall (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2024– | → Dundee United (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 2 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:54, 9 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:22, 15 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Emmanuel Adegboyega (born 16 September 2003) is an Irish professional footballer who plays for Scottish Premiership club Dundee United on loan from EFL Championship club Norwich City, as a defender.[2]
Club career
[edit]Born in Dundalk,[1] Adegboyega played for the youth academies of Drogheda United and Dundalk, before returning to Drogheda United by signing for their first team in January 2023.[3] He scored his first senior goal in March 2023 in a 1–0 win away to UCD,[4][5] and earned a Man of the Match award in a derby game against former club Dundalk in June 2023.[6]
Adegboyega signed for English club Norwich City in August 2023,[7][8][9] initially playing for the under-21 team,[10] and he moved on loan to Walsall in January 2024.[11][12] Having scored three goals in four appearances to help his side into play-off contention, he was named EFL Young Player of the Month for February 2024.[13]
In August 2024, he moved on loan to Scottish Premiership club Dundee United.[14][15]
International career
[edit]Adegboyega made his debut for the Republic of Ireland U21 team in a 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group A fixture as they drew 1–1 with Norway on 11 October 2024.[16]
Career Statistics
[edit]- As of match played 9 November 2024[2]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Drogheda United | 2023 | LOI Premier Division | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
| Norwich City | 2023–24 | Championship | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Walsall (loan) | 2023–24 | League Two | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 3 | ||
| Dundee United (loan) | 2024–25 | Scottish Premiership | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | |
| Career total | 46 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 5 | ||
- ^ Includes FAI Cup, FA Cup, Scottish Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup, Scottish League Cup
Honours
[edit]Individual
- EFL Young Player of the Month: February 2024[13]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Emmanuel Adegboyega". worldfootball.net.
- ^ a b Emmanuel Adegboyega at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ "Drogheda United announce the capture of defender Emmanuel Adegboyega from Dundalk". Independent.ie. 23 January 2023.
- ^ Buttner, Paul (10 March 2023). "Adegboyega on the mark as Drogheda overcome UCD". www.rte.ie.
- ^ Buttner, Paul (10 March 2023). "Teenage centre-back nabs winner as Drogheda United move up to fourth". The 42.
- ^ "Lessons to learn from Louth derby loss says Drogheda United's Emmanuel Adegboyega". Independent.ie. 26 June 2023.
- ^ "Norwich City complete signing of Emmanuel Adegboyega". Norwich City.
- ^ "Norwich City confirm deal for Irish defender". Norwich Evening News. 3 August 2023.
- ^ "Ex Drogheda United and Dundalk ace Emmanuel Adegboyega raring to go at Norwich City". www.independent.ie. 7 August 2023.
- ^ "City summer arrival could be their next star in the making". Eastern Daily Press. 6 September 2023.
- ^ "Walsall sign Norwich defender Adegboyega on loan" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ Team, Extratime. "Emmanuel Adegboyega joins Walsall on loan from Norwich City". extratime.com.
- ^ a b "Walsall's Emmanuel Adegboyega named the EFL's Young Player of the Month". www.efl.com. 15 March 2024.
- ^ "EMMANUEL ADEGBOYEGA ARRIVES ON LOAN FROM NORWICH CITY". Dundee United Football Club.
- ^ "City defender Adegboyega makes Scottish loan move". The Pink Un. 7 August 2024.
- ^ https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/international-soccer/i-couldnt-have-made-it-this-far-without-god-emmanuel-adegboyega-keeps-faith-after-u-21-debut-as-italy-await/a864064212.html
- 2003 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Dundalk
- Association footballers from County Louth
- Black Irish sportspeople
- 21st-century Irish sportsmen
- Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
- Drogheda United F.C. players
- Dundalk F.C. players
- Norwich City F.C. players
- Walsall F.C. players
- Dundee United F.C. players
- League of Ireland players
- English Football League players
- Men's association football defenders
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Republic of Ireland men's under-21 international footballers