Franco Umeh

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Franco Umeh
Personal information
Full name Franco Umeh-Chibueze
Date of birth (2005-02-26) 26 February 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Ireland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Winger, forward
Team information
Current team
 Crystal Palace
Number 46
Youth career
0000–2023 Cork City
2023–2024 Crystal Palace
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2023 Cork City 2 (0)
2024– Crystal Palace 0 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 Ireland U17 10 (4)
2022 Ireland U18 3 (0)
2022–2024 Ireland U19 10 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:15 (UTC) 2 February 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024

Franco Umeh-Chibueze (born 26 February 2005) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as winger or forward for Premier League club Crystal Palace. [1]

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Club career

Umeh started his career at Irish club Cork City and signed a professional contract with a €75,000 release clause in 2022. That year, he made his senior debut for the club as a 17-year-old in June 2022 against Longford Town. Umeh joined Crystal Palace in January 2023. [2] He was part of the Palace U21 team which won the Premier League International Cup, scoring the crucial goal in a 1-0 win over Jong PSV in May 2024. [3] Umeh was called up to the Crystal Palace first team squad on their pre-season tour in the summer of 2024. [4] He subsequently became a regular member of the first team squad during the early part of the 2024–25 season making the bench for several Premier League matches, but has yet to come off to make his debut.

International career

Since 2021, Umeh has won caps at youth level for the Republic Ireland from the U17s team through to the U19s.

Personal life

His brother Jaden currently plays for the Benfica under 19s, but growing up in Ireland they both came through the youth system at Cork City. [5] [6]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [a] League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cork City 2022–23 League of Ireland Premier Division 2000000020
Crystal Palace 2024–25 Premier League 0000000000
Career total2000000020
  1. ↑ Includes FAI Cup & FA Cup

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References

  1. ↑ "Franco Umeh". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  2. ↑ McDonnell, Daniel (31 January 2023). "Cork City agree deal to sell teenage striker Franco Umeh to Crystal Palace". Independent.ie. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  3. ↑ Brack, Edmund (17 May 2024). "'It's been a rollercoaster' – Franco Umeh on first full Crystal Palace season after Premier League International Cup glory". London News Online. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  4. ↑ Brack, Edmund (27 July 2024). "Six highly-rated Crystal Palace youngsters set to head off on first-team pre-season tour". londonnewsonline. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  5. ↑ "Umeh brothers quickly climbing the Ringmahon wall of fame". Irish Examiner. 9 Jan 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "The Cork brothers who dream of playing for Ireland together". the42.ie. 7 April 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
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