Personal information | |||
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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 | Norwich City | ||
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) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:41, 27 April 2024 (UTC) |
Emmanuel Adegboyega (born 16 September 2003) is an Irish professional footballer who plays for English club Norwich City, as a defender.[2]
Born in Dundalk,[1] Adegboyega spent his early career with Drogheda United and Dundalk, returning to Drogheda United in January 2023.[3] He scored his first senior goal in March 2023,[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]
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