Joel Ideho

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Joel Ideho
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-03-17) 17 March 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Tilburg, Netherlands
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Sparta Rotterdam
Youth career
2015–2019 Willem II
2019–2020 AFC Ajax
2020–2023 Arsenal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023–2025 ADO Den Haag 46 (8)
2025– Sparta Rotterdam 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 February 2025

Joel Ideho (born 17 July 2003) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Eredivisie club Sparta Rotterdam.

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Career

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]

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Ideho is of Nigerian descent. [9] In April 2023, he was called up to a training camp held by the Nigeria national under-20 football team. [10]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arsenal U21 2020–21 ———1 [a] 010
2021–22 ———5 [a] 050
2022–23 ———4 [a] 040
Total———100100
ADO Den Haag 2023–24 Eerste Divisie 25441—2 [b] 0315
Career total25441—120415
Notes
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in Promotion play-offs

Style of play

Ideho is described as a winger, with a preference for the left-wing. [11]

References

  1. ↑ Joel Ideho at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "Talented Arsenal winger gets call-up to Flying Eagles ahead of 2023 FIFA U20 World Cup". All Nigeria Soccer. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  3. ↑ "Italian Serie B club in talks with former Arsenal and Ajax winger Joel Ideho". All Nigeria Soccer. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Arsenal youth winger Joel Ideho has been out of action in recent matches with an ankle injury, but he's now nearing a return to the pitch". Daily Cannon. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  5. ↑ Critchlow, Dan (12 August 2023). "Dutch club confirm signing of released Arsenal forward". Daily Cannon. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "New-fangled wing flash ADO has a special secret weapon: the stylus". omproepwest.nl. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "DE GRAAFSCHAP VS. DEN HAAG 0-0". Soccerway. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "Sparta rondt transfer Ideho af" [Sparta completes Ideho transfer] (in Dutch). Sparta Rotterdam. 4 February 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  9. ↑ "I Am A Nigerian- Scorer Of Wonder Goal For Ajax On His Debut Confirms Nigerian Roots - OwnGoal Nigeria". 12 September 2020.
  10. ↑ Critchlow, Dan (25 April 2023). "Arsenal youngster called up by Nigeria". Daily Cannon. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  11. ↑ "ADO DEN HAAG WELCOMES TALENTED JOEL IDEHO". Haaglandenvoetbal. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
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