Roland Idowu

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Roland Idowu
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-01-21) 21 January 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
St Mirren
(on loan from Shrewsbury Town)
Number 12
Youth career
St Joseph's Boys
2018–2020 Southampton
2020–2021 Cardiff City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021 Bohemians 5 (0)
2022–2023 Waterford 63 (14)
2024– Shrewsbury Town 9 (0)
2024–St Mirren (loan) 11 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:05, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

Roland Idowu (born 21 January 2002) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership side St Mirren on loan from EFL League One club Shrewsbury Town.

Contents

Club career

Early career

Born in Dublin, Idowu spent his early career with St Joseph's Boys, Southampton and Cardiff City. [1]

He returned to Ireland in August 2021, signing for Bohemians, [2] [3] [4] before moving to Waterford in January 2022. [5] [6]

Shrewsbury Town

In December 2023 it was announced that he would sign for English club Shrewsbury Town in January 2024. [7] [8]

On 24 June 2024, Idowu joined Scottish Premiership side St Mirren on a season-long loan deal. [9]

International career

Idowu represented Ireland at under-16, under-17, and under-18 youth levels. [3] He represented Ireland at the UEFA European Under-17 Championship. [5]

Style of play

He is described as an attacking midfielder, who can also operate on the wing. [2] [10]

Personal life

Idowu has Nigerian heritage. [11] He is close friends with Tunmise Sobowale, with the two being teammates at both Waterford and Shrewsbury. [12]

Career statistics

[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bohemians 2021 LOI Premier Division 50110061
Waterford 2022 LOI First Division 3054100346
2023 339204 [lower-alpha 1] 0399
Total63146100407315
Shrewsbury Town 2023–24 EFL League One 9010100
2024–25 0000000000
Total90100000100
St Mirren (loan) 2024–25 Scottish Premiership 11100103 [lower-alpha 2] 0151
Career total881582107010417
  1. Appearances in League of Ireland promotion/relegation play-offs
  2. Appearances in the UEFA Conference League

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References

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  2. 1 2 Team, The 42 (30 August 2021). "Bohs sign Irish underage international Idowu following release by Cardiff". The 42.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. 1 2 Scully, Michael (30 August 2021). "Ireland underage star Roland Idowu joins Bohemians from Cardiff City". Irish Mirror.
  4. "Keith Long hails new Bohs signing Roland Idowu as a 'very good addition'". Independent.ie. 30 August 2021.
  5. 1 2 Kilbane, Ryan. "Roland Idowu signs for Waterford". extratime.com.
  6. "Blues add Roland Idowu for 2022 season". Waterford News & Star. 28 January 2022.
  7. "Shrewsbury sign Waterford midfielder Idowu" via www.bbc.co.uk.
  8. Drury, Jonny (6 December 2023). "Shrewsbury Town set to sign Waterford midfielder Roland Idowu". www.shropshirestar.com.
  9. "Roland Idowu joins on loan from Shrewsbury Town". www.stmirren.com. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  10. "Bohemians sign midfielder Roland Idowu from Cardiff". www.rte.ie. 30 August 2021.
  11. "Nigerian Wonderkid Poised To Face Manchester United In Prestigious Tournament | All Nigeria Soccer". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
  12. Westbury, Ollie (20 December 2023). "New boy Roland Idowu backed to make a big impact for Shrewsbury Town". www.shropshirestar.com.
  13. Roland Idowu at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 June 2024.