Edwin Agbaje

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Edwin Agbaje
Personal information
Full name Edwin Olamide Agbaje
Date of birth (2004-01-25) 25 January 2004 (age 20) [1]
Place of birth Edenderry, Republic of Ireland [1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Sutton United
(on loan from Ipswich Town)
Youth career
Shamrock Rovers
2020–2022 Ipswich Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– Ipswich Town 0 (0)
2023 → Yeovil Town (loan) 10 (0)
2024– → Sutton United (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2019 Republic of Ireland U15 3 (0)
2020 Republic of Ireland U16 4 (1)
2021 Republic of Ireland U18 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:52, 18 March 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:00, 18 October 2022 (UTC)

Edwin Olamide Agbaje (born 25 January 2004) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Sutton United on loan from Premier League club Ipswich Town.

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Career

Agbaje moved from Shamrock Rovers to Ipswich Town in 2020. [2] He made his first-team debut for the club on 18 October 2022, when he was described as being "impressive and composed" starting on the right side of the defence in a 1–0 defeat at Cambridge United in the EFL Trophy. [3] The East Anglian Daily Times reported that he "grew in confidence and contributed to the attack". [4] Manager Kieran McKenna described him as a "really hungry and determined young man". [5]

On 27 January 2023, Agbaje joined National League side Yeovil Town on loan until the end of the season. [6] On 22 March 2023, after suffering a season-ending injury Agbaje returned to Ipswich Town having made 10 appearances for Yeovil. [7]

On 3 September 2024, Agbaje joined National League side Sutton United on loan until January 2025. [8]

Style of play

Agbaje is an athletic right-back. [4]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 March 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ipswich Town 2022–23 [9] EFL League One 0010001 [lower-alpha 1] 010
Yeovil Town (loan) 2022–23 [1] National League 100——00100
Career total100100010120
  1. ↑ Appearance in EFL Trophy

Honours

Individual

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Edwin Agbaje at Soccerway
  2. ↑ Warren, Andy (19 October 2022). "'I've been waiting for my debut for a long time' - Agbaje's pride after Ipswich bow". Ipswich Star . Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  3. ↑ "Cambridge United 1-0 Ipswich Town - Match Report - Ipswich Town News". TWTD.co.uk. 18 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  4. 1 2 Watson, Stuart (19 October 2022). "Stu says: Six observations following Trophy defeat at Cambridge". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  5. ↑ "McKenna: Agbaje a Hungry and Determined Young Man - Ipswich Town News". TWTD.co.uk. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "Signing | Agbaje is our latest loan addition". Yeovil Town F.C. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "Club News | Edwin Agbaje's injury". Yeovil Town F.C. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  8. ↑ "Edwin Agbaje arrives from Ipswich Town on loan". www.suttonunited.net. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  9. ↑ "Games played by Edwin Agbaje in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  10. ↑ "Agbaje Wins Award". TWTD. 29 April 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
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