| Angel Waruih | |
| Fullname: | Angel Michael Mathaiya Waruih[1] |
| Birth Date: | 9 December 2003 |
| Birth Place: | Botswana |
| Height: | 1.75 m |
| Position: | Central midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Eastleigh |
| Clubnumber: | 18 |
| Youthyears1: | 2009–2022 |
| Youthclubs1: | Plymouth Argyle |
| Youthyears2: | 2022–2024 |
| Youthclubs2: | Brentford |
| Years1: | 2024– |
| Clubs1: | Eastleigh |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 10:49, 11 August 2024 (UTC) |
Angel Michael Mathaiya Waruih (born 9 December 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for club Eastleigh.
Waruih is a product of the Plymouth Argyle academy and he began his professional career with Brentford in 2022. Following two seasons of B team football, Waruih's senior career began in non-League football with Eastleigh.
A central midfielder, Waruih began his career in Plymouth Argyle's Advanced Development Centre at the age of five, before joining the club's academy at age 9.[2] He progressed through the academy and was a part of the club's 2018 SuperCupNI Super Vase-winning team.[3] Waruih signed a two-year scholarship deal at the end of the 2019–20 season and was a part of the U18 team which won the 2020–21 EFL Youth Alliance Merit League One title.[4] Waruih won calls into two EFL Trophy squads during the 2021–22 season and made his only senior appearance for the club with a start in a 2–0 group stage defeat to Newport County on 31 August 2021. He was released at the end of the 2021–22 season.[5]
Following a successful trial,[6] Waruih transferred to the B team at Premier League club Brentford on 24 August 2022 and signed a one-year contract, with a one year option.[7] He made six appearances during the B team's 2022–23 Premier League Cup-winning campaign. The one-year option to extend Waruih's contract was exercised at the end of the 2022–23 season, with a further one-year option attached.[8] He was released at the end of the 2023–24 season.[9]
On 25 June 2024, Waruih transferred to National League club Eastleigh and signed an undisclosed-length contract, effective 1 July 2024.[10]
Waruih is a deep-lying midfielder and "has the capability to push further forward and play as a number eight too".
Waruih is of Botswanan descent.[11] He attended St Boniface's Catholic College.
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Plymouth Argyle | 2021–22 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[12] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Eastleigh | 2024–25 | National League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
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