| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 March 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Tilburg, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Volendam (on loan from Sparta Rotterdam) | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2019 | Willem II | ||
| 2019–2020 | AFC Ajax | ||
| 2020–2023 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2025 | ADO Den Haag | 46 | (8) |
| 2025– | Sparta Rotterdam | 4 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Volendam (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 December 2025 | |||
Joel Ideho (born 17 July 2003) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Eredivisie club Volendam on loan from Sparta Rotterdam.
Born in Tilburg, [2] Ideho featured in the youth sides RKTVV and SC 't Zand, before joining the football academy at Willem II and then AFC Ajax, prior to joining Arsenal in October 2020. [3] His time at Arsenal was hampered by injury. [4] In August 2023, following his release from Arsenal, he joined ADO Den Haag on a two-year contract. [5] He made his senior professional debut for ADO Den Haag on 11 August, 2023 away at De Graafschap in the Eerste Divisie. [6] [7]
On 4 February 2025, Ideho signed a three-and-a-half-season contract with Sparta Rotterdam. [8] On 15 August 2025, Ideho joined fellow Eredivisie side Volendam on loan for the season, with no option to buy. [9]
Born in the Netherlands, Ideho is of Nigerian descent. [10] In April 2023, he was called up to a training camp held by the Nigeria national under-20 football team. [11]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal U21 | 2020–21 | — | — | — | 1 [a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | — | — | — | 5 [a] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 2022–23 | — | — | — | 4 [a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Total | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||||
| ADO Den Haag | 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 25 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 [b] | 0 | 31 | 5 | |
| 2024–25 | Eerste Divisie | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 4 | |||
| Total | 46 | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 63 | 9 | ||||
| Sparta Rotterdam | 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 50 | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | 12 | 0 | 67 | 9 | |||
Ideho is described as a winger, with a preference for the left-wing. [12]
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