| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Angel Michael Mathaiya Waruih [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 December 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Botswana [2] | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [2] | ||
| Position | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Eastleigh | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2022 | Plymouth Argyle | ||
| 2022–2024 | Brentford | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Eastleigh | 61 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:10, 29 January 2026 (UTC) | |||
Angel Michael Mathaiya Waruih (born 9 December 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for National League club Eastleigh.
Waruih is a product of the Plymouth Argyle academy and he began his professional career with Brentford in 2022. Following two seasons of B team football, Waruih's senior career began in non-League football with Eastleigh.
Waruih began his career in Plymouth Argyle's Advanced Development Centre at the age of five, [2] before joining the club's academy at age 9. [3] Initially a forward, he was moved to the wing, wing back and then central midfield. [4] Waruih progressed through the academy and was a part of the club's 2018 SuperCupNI Super Vase-winning team. [5] He signed a two-year scholarship deal at the end of the 2019–20 season and was a part of the U18 team which won the 2020–21 EFL Youth Alliance Merit League One title. [3] [6] Waruih won calls into two EFL Trophy squads during the 2021–22 season and made his only senior appearance for the club with a start in a 2–0 group stage defeat to Newport County on 31 August 2021. [7] He was released at the end of the 2021–22 season. [8]
Following a successful trial, [9] Waruih transferred to the B team at Premier League club Brentford on 24 August 2022 and signed a one-year contract, with a one year option. [10] He made six appearances during the B team's 2022–23 Premier League Cup-winning campaign. [7] [11] The one-year option to extend Waruih's contract was exercised at the end of the 2022–23 season, with a further one-year option attached. [12] He was released at the end of the 2023–24 season. [13]
On 25 June 2024, Waruih transferred to National League club Eastleigh and signed a one-year contract, with a one-year option, [14] effective 1 July 2024. [15] Waruih made 46 appearances during a mid-table 2024–25 season and his performances were recognised with the club's Young Player of the Year award. [7] [16] [17] The one-year option on his contract was take up at the end of the season. [14]
Waruih is a deep-lying midfielder and "has the capability to push further forward and play as a number eight too". [10]
Waruih is of Botswanan descent. [2] He attended St Boniface's Catholic College. [3]
| Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Plymouth Argyle | 2021–22 [18] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [c] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Eastleigh | 2024–25 [7] | National League | 43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ― | 2 [d] | 0 | 46 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 [7] | National League | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ― | 1 [d] | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Total | 61 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ― | 3 | 0 | 67 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 61 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 68 | 0 | ||
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