Emmanuel Ilesanmi

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Emmanuel Ilesanmi
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-11-17) 17 November 2004 (age 20)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Torquay United
(on loan from Derby County)
Youth career
Harrogate Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2024 Harrogate Town 3 (0)
2023 → Scarborough Athletic (loan) 2 (0)
2023 → Basford United (loan) 4 (0)
2024– Derby County 0 (0)
2025– → Torquay United (loan) 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:42, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

Emmanuel Ilesanmi (born 17 November 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for National League South side Torquay United on loan from EFL Championship club Derby County.

He started his career at Harrogate Town, making his debut in 2021, and spending time on loan at non-league clubs Scarborough Athletic and Basford United. In July 2024, Ilesanmi signed with Derby County, initially as an under-21 player.

Career

Ilesanmi is a graduate of the Harrogate Town Academy, and in making his first-team debut on 5 October 2021 in the EFL Trophy, became the first Academy graduate to play for the first-team. [1] [2] He moved on loan to Scarborough Athletic in January 2023, [3] [4] and to Basford United in August 2023, [5] for whom he made 4 league appearances. [6]

He was released by Harrogate at the end of the 2023–24 season. [7] He made 6 appearances in total for Harrogate's first team. [8]

In July 2024, Ilesanmi signed with Derby County, initially as an under-21 player. [9] In January 2025 he signed on loan for Torquay United. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Introduction of academy product Ilesanmi the one bright spot for Harrogate Town during U's defeat". Harrogate Advertiser. 5 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Harrogate Town's academy aces won't be getting 'carried away' after first-team debuts". www.harrogateadvertiser.co.uk.
  3. ↑ "Harrogate Town transfer news: Scarborough Athletic sign academy product on loan". Yorkshire Post. 16 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "New Signing Emmanuel Ilesanmi". www.scarboroughathletic.com.
  5. ↑ "LOAN SIGNING: EMMANUEL ILESANMI". www.basfordunited.com.
  6. ↑ "Basford United | Appearances | Emmanuel Ilesanmi | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  7. ↑ "Released and retained list confirmed". www.harrogatetownafc.com.
  8. ↑ Emmanuel Ilesanmi at Soccerbase
  9. ↑ "ACADEMY NEWS: Quartet join up with Rams under-21s". Derby County. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  10. ↑ "Emmanuel Ilesanmi Signs On Loan - Torquay United". 23 January 2025.


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