Omotayo Daniel "Tayo" Adaramola (born 12 November 2003)[1] is an Irish footballer who plays as a left-back for Crystal Palace, and for the Republic of Ireland U19 national team. He made his debut for the Ireland under-19s in 2021.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Omotayo Daniel Adaramola | ||
| Date of birth | (2003-11-12) 12 November 2003 (age 18) | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Crystal Palace | ||
| Youth career | |||
| St. Kevin's Boys | |||
| St. Mochta's | |||
| 2015– | Crystal Palace | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Crystal Palace | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Coventry City (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2022– | Republic of Ireland U21 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:11, 15 February 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:35, 28 September 2022 (UTC) | |||
Originally from Dublin, Adaramola was born to Nigerian parents on 12 November 2003.[3] He made his start in football at Dublin clubs St. Kevin's Boys and St. Mochta's,[4] later joining the Crystal Palace academy at the under-12 level after moving with his family to London to improve his chances of becoming a professional footballer.[1] Before signing with Palace, Adaramola also had trials with Charlton and West Ham.[5]
Adaramola signed his first professional contract with Crystal Palace in 2020, going on to play for the club's under-18 and under-23 sides throughout the 2020–2021 season. In February 2022, Adaramola made his senior debut for Crystal Palace, coming on as a substitute in the second half of an FA Cup win over Hartlepool United.[6] He made his first start for the club against Stoke City in the fifth round of the FA Cup on 1 March 2022.[7] After playing with the Crystal Palace first team for a preseason tour of Singapore and Australia during the summer of 2022, Adaramola completed a loan move to Coventry City of the EFL Championship for the 2022–23 season,[8] but returned to Crystal Palace on 2 September.[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Crystal Palace U21s | 2021–22[10] | Professional Development League | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Crystal Palace | 2021–22[10] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Coventry City (loan) | 2022–23[11] | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Career totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Eligible to play for the Republic of Ireland and Nigeria, Adaramola was first called up to the Republic of Ireland U17s in 2020. He made his debut for the Republic of Ireland U19s in a friendly match against the Sweden U19s on 8 October 2021, and in May 2022 he received his first Under-21 call-up. On 6 June 2022, Adaramola made his debut for the Republic of Ireland U21 team in a 3–1 win over Montenegro U21 at Tallaght Stadium.[12]