Jaden Umeh

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Jaden Umeh
Personal information
Full name Jaden Chidi Umeh [1]
Date of birth (2008-03-18) 18 March 2008 (age 17)
Place of birth Mahon, Cork, Ireland [2]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Position(s) Winger, forward
Team information
Current team
 Benfica U23
Number 57
Youth career
–2023 Cork City
2024– Benfica
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023–2024 Cork City 16 (2)
International career‡
2022–2023 Republic of Ireland U15 13 (7)
2023–2024 Republic of Ireland U16 9 (2)
2023–2025 Republic of Ireland U17 25 (9)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:15, 11 February 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:47, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

Jaden Chidi Umeh (born 18 March 2008) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a forward for the under-23 side of Portuguese Primeira Liga club Benfica. He is a Republic of Ireland youth international. [3]

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Club career

Umeh started his career at Irish club Cork City. He made his senior debut against Bohemians on 3 November 2023, becoming the youngest player ever to play for Cork at the age of just 15 years and 230 days. [4] He later became Cork City's youngest ever goal-scorer in a 1–1 draw with Wexford, aged just 16 years and 14 days. [5] [6]

He made 15 appearances and scoring two goals in the League of Ireland in 2024. In August 2024, he signed for Portuguese club Benfica. Cork received compensation from Benfica under FIFA compensation regulations, with further future benefits based on the player's progress. [7] [8]

International career

Born in Ireland, Umeh is of Nigerian descent. [9] He has represented the Republic of Ireland at under-15, under-16 and under-17 level. [10] He was named in the squad for the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar in November 2025. [11]

Personal life

He is from Mahon, Cork. [2] He is the brother of professional footballer Franco Umeh. [12] [13]

References

  1. 1 2 "LISTE D'ÉQUIPE" (PDF). FIFA. 12 September 2025. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Cork City record breaker Jaden Umeh tipped for bright future". Irish Examiner. 6 November 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  3. ↑ "Jaden Umeh". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  4. ↑ "Ireland squads announcement: Five Nigerians called up including Celtic loanee, Cork City record breaker". All Nigeria Soccer. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "First Division: Umeh makes history but Cork held". RTE. 1 April 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  6. ↑ "Jaden Umeh becomes Cork City's youngest ever senior goal scorer at 16 years and 14 days in their draw with Wexford". Echolive.ie. 1 April 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  7. ↑ Morrissey, Philip. "Cork City's Jaden Umeh signs with Benfica". Extra Time. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  8. ↑ McDonnell, Daniel (6 June 2024). "Benfica-bound Irish teenager Jaden Umeh to have knee injury assessed in Portugal". Independent.ie. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  9. ↑ "Ireland squads: Umeh brothers, Southampton and Watford starlets among 10 Nigerians called up". All Nigeria Soccer. 16 March 2025.
  10. ↑ "Cork's Jaden Umeh signs for Portuguese giants Benfica". Echllive.ie. 3 Aug 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  11. ↑ "Ireland squad named for FIFA Under-17 World Cup". Football Association of Ireland. 21 October 2025.
  12. ↑ "Umeh brothers quickly climbing the Ringmahon wall of fame". Irish Examiner. 9 Jan 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  13. ↑ "The Cork brothers who dream of playing for Ireland together". the42.ie. 7 April 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
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