| Emmanuel Adegboyega | |
| Birth Date: | 16 September 2003 |
| Birth Place: | Dundalk, Ireland |
| Height: | 1.91m[1] |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Dundee United (on loan from Norwich City) |
| Clubnumber: | 16 |
| Youthyears1: | 2021 |
| Youthclubs1: | Drogheda United |
| Youthyears2: | 2022 |
| Youthclubs2: | Dundalk |
| Years1: | 2023 |
| Clubs1: | Drogheda United |
| Caps1: | 22 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2023– |
| Clubs2: | Norwich City |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2024 |
| Clubs3: | → Walsall (loan) |
| Caps3: | 13 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Clubs4: | → Dundee United (loan) |
| Caps4: | 12 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2024 |
| Nationalteam1: | Republic of Ireland U21 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 17:01, 30 November 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 19:22, 15 October 2024 (UTC) |
Emmanuel Adegboyega (born 16 September 2003) is an Irish professional footballer who plays for Scottish Premiership club Dundee United on loan from EFL Championship club Norwich City, as a defender.
Born in Dundalk,[1] 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.[2] He scored his first senior goal in March 2023 in a 1–0 win away to UCD,[3] [4] and earned a Man of the Match award in a derby game against former club Dundalk in June 2023.[5] Adegboyega signed for English club Norwich City in August 2023,[6] [7] [8] initially playing for the under-21 team,[9] and he moved on loan to Walsall in January 2024.[10] [11] 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.
In August 2024, he moved on loan to Scottish Premiership club Dundee United.[12] [13]
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.[14]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Drogheda United | 2023 | LOI Premier Division | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
| Norwich City | 2023–24 | Championship | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Walsall (loan) | 2023–24 | League Two | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 3 | |||
| Dundee United (loan) | 2024–25 | Scottish Premiership | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 47 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 6 | |||
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