Personal information | |||
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Full name | Festy Oseiwe Ebosele [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 2 August 2002||
Place of birth | Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right-back, right wing-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Watford (on loan from Udinese) | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2016 | Moyne Rangers | ||
2016–2018 | Bray Wanderers | ||
2018–2021 | Derby County | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2022 | Derby County | 38 | (2) |
2022– | Udinese | 48 | (0) |
2024– | → Watford (loan) | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2018 | Republic of Ireland U16 | 2 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 7 | (1) |
2019–2020 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 7 | (0) |
2021–2023 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 5 | (0) |
2023– | Republic of Ireland | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:25, 30 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:43, 23 March 2024 (UTC) |
Festy Oseiwe Ebosele (born 2 August 2002) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a right-back or right wing-back for EFL Championship club Watford, on loan from Serie A club Udinese and the Republic of Ireland national team. [3]
Ebosele was born in the town of Enniscorthy in County Wexford, Ireland to Nigerian parents. He began playing football for Moyne Rangers in 2010 before joining the academy of League of Ireland side Bray Wanderers when he was 14-years-old. Two years later in 2018, he signed for English Championship side Derby County. [4]
Ebosele made his debut for Derby County as a substitute in a 2–0 FA Cup loss to Chorley on 9 January 2021. He was one of fourteen players from Derby County's academy to make their debut in the game, after the entirety of Derby's first team squad and coaching team were forced to isolate due to a COVID-19 outbreak. [5] He made his league debut as a substitute in a 1–0 loss to Norwich City on 10 April 2021. [6] On 6 November 2021, Ebosele scored a first senior goal in a 1–1 draw at Millwall. [7] In January 2022, Ebosele was linked to a move to Derby County's rivals Nottingham Forest, however Ebosele was said to have rejected the prospect of a move. [8]
In March 2022, with Derby being unable to offer Ebosele new contract terms due to the restrictions put on the club by the EFL whilst in administration, [9] it was confirmed that Ebosele would join Udinese at the end of his Derby contract in summer 2022, signing a five-year deal with the Serie A club. [10] In the weeks following the transfer, Derby manager Wayne Rooney questioned Ebosele's attitude and had him training with the Under-23 squad. [11] Ebosele later got back into the team and finished the season with 37 appearances in all competitions, scoring two goals. [12]
On 21 March 2022, it was announced that Ebosele would join Italian Serie A club Udinese on a five-year contract starting in the summer of 2022. [13] The transfer was confirmed by Derby County on 4 July, as the club was also entitled to compensation due to Ebosele's homegrown status. [14]
On 30 August 2024, Ebosele signed for Championship club Watford on a season-long loan. [15]
Born in Ireland, Ebosele is of Nigerian descent, so he could choose to represent either of the respective countries at international level. [16] He has represented the Republic of Ireland at U16, U17, U19 and U21 levels ever since. [2]
He then received his first call-up to the Irish senior national team on 25 May 2022, ahead of their UEFA Nations League games against Armenia, Ukraine and Scotland. [17]
On 7 September 2023, he made his senior debut for Republic of Ireland, replacing Chiedozie Ogbene from the bench in the 84th minute of a 2–0 loss to France at Parc des Princes. [18] [19]
Club | Season | League | National cup [lower-alpha 1] | League cup [lower-alpha 2] | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Derby County | 2020–21 [20] | Championship | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
2021–22 [21] | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 37 | 2 | |||
Total | 38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 2 | ||
Udinese | 2022–23 [22] | Serie A | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
2023–24 [23] | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||||
Total | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 0 | ||||
Career total | 74 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 2 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Republic of Ireland | 2023 | 2 | 0 |
2024 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 3 | 0 |
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