Emmanuel Adegboyega
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.jpg) Adegboyega in 2026 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emmanuel Oluwanifemi Adegboyega[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 September 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Dundalk, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rotherham United | ||
| Number | 36 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2021 | Drogheda United | ||
| 2022 | Dundalk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023 | Drogheda United | 22 | (1) |
| 2023–2026 | Norwich City | 0 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Walsall (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2024–2025 | → Dundee United (loan) | 31 | (3) |
| 2026– | Rotherham United | 11 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:24, 25 April 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:22, 15 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Emmanuel Oluwanifemi Adegboyegaⓘ (born 16 September 2003) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Rotherham United. [3]
Born in Dundalk,[2] Adegboyega played for the youth academies of Drogheda United and Dundalk, before returning to Drogheda United by signing for their first team in January 2023.[4] He scored his first senior goal in March 2023 in a 1–0 win away to UCD,[5][6] and earned a Man of the Match award in a derby game against former club Dundalk in June 2023.[7]
Adegboyega signed for English club Norwich City in August 2023,[8][9][10] initially playing for the under-21 team,[11] and he moved on loan to Walsall in January 2024.[12][13] Having scored three goals in four appearances to help his side into play-off contention, he was named EFL Young Player of the Month for February 2024.[14]
In August 2024, he moved on loan to Scottish Premiership club Dundee United.[15][16]
In January 2026, after being linked with a transfer to Stevenage,[17] he signed for Rotherham United on an 18-month contract, for an undisclosed fee.[18][19]
International career
Adegboyega made his debut for the Republic of Ireland U21 team in a 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group A fixture as they drew 1–1 with Norway on 11 October 2024.[20]