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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]
| 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) | 10 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 2 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:41, 3 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:22, 15 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
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]
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]
- As of match played 3 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 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | |
| Career total | 45 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 5 | ||
- Includes FAI Cup, FA Cup, Scottish Cup
- Includes EFL Cup, Scottish League Cup
Individual
- EFL Young Player of the Month: February 2024[13]
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