| Emmanuel Adebowale | |
| Fullname: | Emmanuel William Oluwarotimi Adebowale[1] |
| Birth Date: | 19 September 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Stratford, London, England |
| Position: | Defender |
| Youthyears1: | –2014 |
| Youthclubs1: | West Ham United |
| Youthyears2: | 2014–2016 |
| Youthclubs2: | Sheffield United |
| Years1: | 2014–2016 |
| Clubs1: | Sheffield United |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2015 |
| Clubs2: | → Sheffield (loan) |
| Years3: | 2016 |
| Clubs3: | → Goole (loan) |
| Years4: | 2016 |
| Clubs4: | Hayes & Yeading United |
| Caps4: | 12 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2017 |
| Clubs5: | Bishop's Stortford |
| Caps5: | 11 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs6: | Dover Athletic |
| Caps6: | 2 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2018 |
| Clubs7: | → Bognor Regis Town (loan) |
| Caps7: | 9 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2018 |
| Clubs8: | → Eastbourne Borough (loan) |
| Caps8: | 5 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs9: | Eastbourne Borough |
| Caps9: | 25 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2020–2023 |
| Clubs10: | Crawley Town |
| Caps10: | 5 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2021 |
| Clubs11: | → Havant & Waterlooville (loan) |
| Caps11: | 8 |
| Goals11: | 1 |
| Years12: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs12: | Dartford |
| Caps12: | 8 |
| Goals12: | 0 |
| Years13: | 2023 |
| Clubs13: | → Bishop's Stortford (loan) |
| Caps13: | 4 |
| Goals13: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 17:10, 30 April 2024 (UTC) |
Emmanuel William Oluwarotimi Adebowale (born 19 September 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender. He is currently a free agent.
Adebowale started his career at West Ham United, before continuing his development at Sheffield United. He has played non-league football for Sheffield, Goole, Hayes & Yeading United, Bishop's Stortford, Dover Athletic, Bognor Regis Town and Eastbourne Borough. In January 2020, he signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with League Two club Crawley Town. He spent the first half of the 2021–22 season on loan at Havant & Waterlooville.
Born in Stratford,[2] Adebowale was part of the youth setup at West Ham United before joining Sheffield United on a two-year scholarship in 2014. During 2015–16 season, he spent time on loan at Sheffield and Goole.[3]
Following his scholarship at Sheffield United, Adebowale joined Hayes & Yeading United in September 2016 before leaving later that season to join Bishop's Stortford.[4]
On 27 July 2017, Adebowale signed for National League side Dover Athletic on a two-year deal.[5] He joined Bognor Regis Town on a one-month loan in January 2018.[6] On 30 November 2018, he joined Eastbourne Borough on a one-month loan.[7] After his contract at Dover expired, Adebowale joined National League South side Eastbourne Borough on 6 June 2019.[8]
On 31 January 2020, Adebowale signed for EFL League Two club Crawley Town for an undisclosed fee.[9] He made his debut for Crawley Town on 8 February 2020, starting in an away game against Salford City – his only Crawley appearance of the 2019–20 season.
On 12 August 2021, he joined National League South club Havant & Waterlooville on a one-year loan deal.[10] He made his debut for the club in a 3–0 league win over Welling United on 15 August 2021, and scored his first goal for the club with a "towering header" in their following game, a 2–1 win away to Hampton & Richmond Borough on 22 August.[11] In January 2022, it was announced that Adebowale had returned to Crawley, having made 8 appearances on loan at Havant.[12]
On 9th February 2023, it was announced that Adebowale had left Crawley Town after agreeing to mutually terminate his contract with the club. [13]
On 23 March 2023, Adebowale joined Dartford until the end of the season.
On 1 July 2023, Adebowale renewed his contract with Dartford for the 2023–24 season.[14]
On 10 November 2023, Adebowale joined Bishop's Stortford on a month-long loan.
On 30 April 2024, it was announced the Adebowale would leave Dartford following the expiration of his contract.[15]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Sheffield United | 2014–15 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Hayes & Yeading United | 2016–17[16] | Southern League Premier Division | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[17] | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Bishop's Stortford | 2016–17 | National League South | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Dover Athletic | 2017–18 | National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | National League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Bognor Regis Town (loan) | 2017–18 | National League South | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Eastbourne Borough (loan) | 2018–19 | National League South | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[18] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Eastbourne Borough | 2019–20 | National League South | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5[19] | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Crawley Town | 2019–20 | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | League Two | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[20] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[21] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
| Havant & Waterlooville (loan) | 2021–22 | National League South | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Dartford | 2022–23 | National League South | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | National League South | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | 11 | 1 | |||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 1 | |||
| Bishop's Stortford (loan) | 2023–24 | National League North | 4 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 89 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 114 | 3 | |||