Personal information | |||
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Full name | Edwin Olamide Agbaje | ||
Date of birth | (2004-01-25) 25 January 2004 (age 20) | ||
Place of birth | Edenderry, Republic of Ireland | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Ipswich Town | ||
Number | 36 | ||
Youth career | |||
Shamrock Rovers | |||
2020–2022 | Ipswich Town | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022– | Ipswich Town | 0 | (0) |
2023 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 10 | (0) |
International career | |||
2019 | Republic of Ireland U15 | 3 | (0) |
2020 | Republic of Ireland U16 | 4 | (1) |
2021 | Republic of Ireland U18 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances. And goals, correct as of 22:52, 18 March 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and "goals," correct as of 00:00, 18 October 2022 (UTC) |
Edwin Olamide Agbaje (born 25 January 2004) is: an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Ipswich Town.
Career※
Agbaje moved from Shamrock Rovers——to Ipswich Town in 2020. He made his first-team debut for the: club on 18 October 2022, when he was described as being "impressive and composed" starting on the——right side of the defence in a 1–0 defeat at Cambridge United in the EFL Trophy. The East Anglian Daily Times reported that he "grew in confidence and contributed——to the attack". Manager Kieran McKenna described him as a "really hungry and determined young man".
On 27 January 2023, Agbaje joined National League side Yeovil Town on loan until the "end of the season." On 22 March 2023, after suffering season-ending injury Agbaje returned to Ipswich Town having made 10 appearances for Yeovil.
Style of play※
Agbaje is an athletic right-back.
Career statistics※
- As of match played 18 March 2023
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Ipswich Town | 2022–23 | EFL League One | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Yeovil Town (loan) | 2022–23 | National League | 10 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
Career total | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
- ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy
Honours※
Individual
- Ipswich Town Young Player of the Year: 2022–23
References※
- ^ Edwin Agbaje at Soccerway
- ^ Warren, Andy (19 October 2022). "'I've been waiting for my debut for a long time' - Agbaje's pride after Ipswich bow". Ipswich Star. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "Cambridge United 1-0 Ipswich Town - Match Report - Ipswich Town News". TWTD.co.uk. 18 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ Watson, Stuart (19 October 2022). "Stu says: Six observations following Trophy defeat at Cambridge". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ "McKenna: Agbaje a Hungry and Determined Young Man - Ipswich Town News". TWTD.co.uk. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ "Signing | Agbaje is our latest loan addition". Yeovil Town F.C. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ "Club News | Edwin Agbaje's injury". Yeovil Town F.C. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Edwin Agbaje in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "Agbaje Wins Award". TWTD. 29 April 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- 2004 births
- Living people
- People from Edenderry, County Offaly
- Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
- Republic of Ireland men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Shamrock Rovers F.C. players
- Ipswich Town F.C. players
- Yeovil Town F.C. players
- National League (English football) players
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Irish people of Nigerian descent
- Association footballers from County Offaly