Date of birth | [1] | 24 November 2000||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 119 kg (262 lb)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Woodlands School, Basildon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Emmanuel Iyogun (born 24 November 2000) is an English rugby union for Northampton Saints who plays as a prop forward.
Iyogun attended Woodlands School, Basildon and was scouted by Northampton Saints whilst playing for Southend RFC as a 15 year-old.[3]
He captained the Northampton Saints under-18s as a back row forward prior to being converted into a front row forward. He played in the Rugby Championship on loan at Bedford RFC.[4] He made his Rugby Premiership and European Rugby Champions Cup debut for Northampton in 2020, as a 19 year-old. He was named the Club’s Breakthrough Player of the Season in his debut campaign in 2019-20.[5]
He had made 25 appearances by the end of the 2021-22 season, including a start in the Premiership semi-final defeat to Leicester Tigers. He signed a new long-term contract with the club in August 2022.[6][7] In January 2023, he suffered an Achilles injury which ended his season.[8]
Born in Madrid, alongside his rugby career Iyongu is studying a joint-honours Law and Criminology degree.[9]