Andrew Abiola Omobamidele (born 23 June 2002) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club Norwich City[4] and the Republic of Ireland national team.
![]() Omobamidele with Republic of Ireland U17 in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Andrew Abiola Omobamidele[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2002-06-23) 23 June 2002 (age 20)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Leixlip, County Kildare, Ireland | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Norwich City | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
2014–2019 | Leixlip United | ||
2019–2021 | Norwich City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Norwich City | 28 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2019 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 3 | (1) |
2019 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 4 | (2) |
2021 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 2 | (0) |
2021– | Republic of Ireland | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:44, 15 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 November 2021 |
Omobamidele was born in Leixlip, County Kildare, to an Irish mother and a Nigerian father.[5] As a youth, he played for the Dublin District Schoolboys League representative side alongside fellow future Irish international Gavin Bazunu.[5] He has a sister named Fiona
On 23 December 2020, Omobamidele signed a new professional contract with Norwich City.[6]
He made his debut for Norwich on 16 January 2021 as a substitute in a 2–1 EFL Championship league win against Cardiff City.[7][2] Omobamidele's first start for Norwich was on in a 1–1 draw to Preston North End on 2 April 2021, when he played the full 90 minutes and was awarded Man of the Match.[8] On 11 September 2021, he made his Premier League debut, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 loss to Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.[9] On 31 October 2021, Omobamidele scored his first Premier League goal, which was also his first goal in senior football, heading home the equaliser from a corner in an eventual 2–1 loss to Leeds United at Carrow Road.[10]
On 24 May 2021, Omobamidele received his first call up to the Republic of Ireland senior squad for the summer friendlies against Andorra and Hungary.[11]
He made his international debut on 1 September 2021, as a 36th minute substitute for the injured Dara O'Shea in a 2022 World Cup qualifier against Portugal at the Estádio Algarve in Faro.[12][13]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Norwich City U23 | 2019–20[14] | — | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
2020–21[15] | — | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
Norwich City | 2020–21[15] | Championship | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
2021–22[16] | Premier League | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | ||
2022–23[17] | Championship | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | ||
Career total | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Republic of Ireland | 2021 | 5 | 0 |
Total | 5 | 0 |
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