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Timothy Emeka Iroegbunam (pronounced /ɪrəˈbuːnəm/, irr-ə-BOO-nəm;[4] born 30 June 2003) is a British footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Everton.
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Timothy Emeka Iroegbunam[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [2] | 30 June 2003||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Great Barr, England[3] | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Everton | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 42 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
Sutton United | |||||||||||||||||
–2021 | West Bromwich Albion | ||||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | Aston Villa | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2022–2024 | Aston Villa | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | → Queens Park Rangers (loan) | 32 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2024– | Everton | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2022 | England U19 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2022– | England U20 | 7 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:54, 5 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:26, 27 March 2024 (UTC) |
Iroegbunam is a product of the West Bromwich Albion academy. He spent the 2022–23 season on loan at EFL Championship side Queens Park Rangers, and also appeared for England at under-19 and under-20 levels, winning the UEFA European Under-19 Championship with the former in 2022.
Iroegbunam played youth football in Sutton Coldfield for Sutton United - where at under-8s level, he played alongside future West Brom and Aston Villa teammate Louie Barry.[5] Iroegbunam started his career at West Bromwich Albion, appearing once on the bench for a Premier League game against Leeds United on 23 May 2021.[6]
Iroegbunam signed for Aston Villa in an undisclosed deal in July 2021, joining their under-23 academy side.[7] After featuring on the bench several times,[8] Iroegbunam made his Premier League debut on 26 February 2022, as a late substitute for Philippe Coutinho in a 2–0 away victory over Brighton & Hove Albion.[9][10] He signed a contract extension in March 2022, running until 2027.[11] On 30 April 2022, Irogebunam was given his first Premier League start for Aston Villa, in a 2–0 victory over Norwich City playing 73 minutes before being substituted for Douglas Luiz.[12]
In September 2022, Iroegbunam signed for Championship club Queens Park Rangers on a season-long loan deal.[13] He made his EFL debut on 3 September, in a 1–0 defeat to Swansea City.[14] He scored his first goal in senior football on 25 February 2023, QPR's only goal in a 3–1 defeat to Blackburn Rovers.[15]
In June 2024, Iroegbunam joined fellow Premier League club Everton for an undisclosed fee,[16][17] reported to be around £9m,[17] signing a three-year deal.[16] He made his debut for the Toffees during the opening game of the Premier League season, a 3-0 home loss to Brighton on 17 August 2024. [18]
Iroegbunam was given his first international call-up when he was named in the England under-20 team for the matches against Poland and Germany in March 2022.[19] In the same international break, Iroegbunam was included in the England U19 team and made his international debut on 23 March 2022, in a 3–1 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification win over Republic of Ireland.[20][21]
He was named in the England squad for the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship finals[22] and featured heavily in the tournament. In the final, Iroegbunam appeared as a second half substitute as England beat Israel 3–1 in extra time.[23][24]
Iroegbunam made his England U20 debut as a substitute during a 3–0 victory over Chile at the Pinatar Arena on 21 September 2022.[25]
Born in England, Iroegbunam is of Nigerian descent.[26] His parents are both profoundly deaf; he also speaks British Sign Language. [27]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
West Bromwich Albion U23 | 2020–21 | — | — | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
Aston Villa U21 | 2021–22 | — | — | — | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
2023–24 | — | — | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
Total | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||
Aston Villa | 2021–22 | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
2023–24 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
Total | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
Queens Park Rangers (loan) | 2022–23 | Championship | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 2 | ||
Everton | 2024–25 | Premier League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Career total | 50 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 64 | 2 |
England U19s
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