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
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 66 (14)
2024– Shrewsbury Town 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:20, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

Roland Idowu (born 21 January 2002) is an Irish professional footballer who plays for English club Shrewsbury Town, as a midfielder. [1]

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Club career

Born in Dublin, Idowu spent his early career with St Joseph's Boys, Southampton and Cardiff City. [2]

He returned to Ireland in August 2021, signing for Bohemians, [3] [4] [5] before moving to Waterford in January 2022. [6] [7]

In December 2023 it was announced that he would sign for English club Shrewsbury Town in January 2024. [8] [9]

International career

Idowu represented Ireland at under-16, under-17, and under-18 youth levels. [4] He represented Ireland at the UEFA European Under-17 Championship. [6]

Style of play

He is described as an attacking midfielder, who can also operate on the wing. [3] [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]

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References

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  2. "Roland Idowu | Stats | History | Career Details | Images | extratime.com - The Home of Irish Football - Extratime.com". www.extratime.com.
  3. 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)
  4. 1 2 Scully, Michael (30 August 2021). "Ireland underage star Roland Idowu joins Bohemians from Cardiff City". Irish Mirror.
  5. "Keith Long hails new Bohs signing Roland Idowu as a 'very good addition'". Independent.ie. 30 August 2021.
  6. 1 2 Kilbane, Ryan. "Roland Idowu signs for Waterford". extratime.com.
  7. "Blues add Roland Idowu for 2022 season". Waterford News & Star. 28 January 2022.
  8. "Shrewsbury sign Waterford midfielder Idowu" via www.bbc.co.uk.
  9. Drury, Jonny (6 December 2023). "Shrewsbury Town set to sign Waterford midfielder Roland Idowu". www.shropshirestar.com.
  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.