| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emmanuel Oluwanifemi Adegboyega [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 September 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Dundalk, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) [2] | ||
| 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) |
| 2024–2025 | → Dundee United (loan) | 31 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:55, 11 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:22, 15 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Emmanuel Oluwanifemi Adegboyega (born 16 September 2003) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club Norwich City. [3]
Born in Dundalk, [2] 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. [4] He scored his first senior goal in March 2023 in a 1–0 win away to UCD, [5] [6] and earned a Man of the Match award in a derby game against former club Dundalk in June 2023. [7]
Adegboyega signed for English club Norwich City in August 2023, [8] [9] [10] initially playing for the under-21 team, [11] and he moved on loan to Walsall in January 2024. [12] [13] 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. [14]
In August 2024, he moved on loan to Scottish Premiership club Dundee United. [15] [16]
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. [17]
| 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 [3] | LOI Premier Division | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
| Norwich City | 2023–24 [18] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 [19] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Walsall (loan) | 2023–24 [18] | League Two | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
| Dundee United (loan) | 2024–25 [19] | Scottish Premiership | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 34 | 3 | |
| Career total | 66 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 7 | ||
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