Timothy Emeka Iroegbunam (born 30 June 2003) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Championship club Queens Park Rangers, on loan from Premier League club Aston Villa. He is a product of the West Bromwich Albion and Aston Villa academies.
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Full name | Timothy Emeka Iroegbunam[1] | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (2003-06-30) 30 June 2003 (age 19)[2] | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Great Barr, England[3] | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Queens Park Rangers (on loan from Aston Villa) | |||||||||||||||
Number | 47 | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
Sutton United | ||||||||||||||||
0000–2021 | West Bromwich Albion | |||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | Aston Villa | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2022– | Aston Villa | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2022– | → Queens Park Rangers (loan) | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2022 | England U19 | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2022– | England U20 | 3 | (1) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:59, 19 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:29, 27 September 2022 (UTC) |
Iroegbunam played youth football in Sutton Coldfield for Sutton United - where at under-8s level, he played alongside future West Brom and Aston Villa teammate Louie Barry.[4] Iroegbunam started his career at West Bromwich Albion, appearing once on the bench for a Premier League game against Leeds United on 23 May 2021.[5]
On 29 July 2021, Iroegbunam signed for Aston Villa in an undisclosed deal, joining their under-23 academy side.[6] On 5 December 2021, Iroegbunam appeared on the senior bench for Aston Villa, in a 2–1 Premier League victory over Leicester City.[7] After featuring on the bench several more times, Iroegbunam made his Premier League debut on 26 February 2022, as a late substitute for Philippe Coutinho in a 2–0 away victory over Brighton & Hove Albion.[8][9] On 18 March 2022, Iroegbunam signed a contract extension, running until 2027.[10] On 30 April 2022, Irogebunam was given his first Premier League start for Aston Villa, in a 2–0 victory over Norwich City playing 73 minutes before being substituted for Douglas Luiz.[11]
On 1 September 2022, Iroegbunam signed for Championship club Queens Park Rangers on a season-long loan deal.[12] He made his EFL debut on 3 September, in a 1–0 defeat to Swansea City.[13]
On 18 March 2022, Iroegbunam was given his first international call-up when he was named in the England under-20 team for the upcoming matches against Poland and Germany.[14] In the same international break, Iroegbunam was included in the England U19 team and made his international debut on 23 March 2022, in a 3–1 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification win over Republic of Ireland.[15][16]
On 17 June 2022, Iroegbunam was named in the England squad for the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship finals.[17] Iroegbunam featured in heavily in the tournament, coming off the bench on 1 July 2022 to play in England's 3–1 extra time victory over Israel in the final.[18]
On 21 September 2022, Iroegbunam made his England U20 debut as a substitute during a 3–0 victory over Chile at the Pinatar Arena.[19]
Born in England, Iroegbunam is of Nigerian descent.[20]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
West Bromwich Albion | 2020–21 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Aston Villa | 2021–22 | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 7 | 0 |
2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
Queens Park Rangers (loan) | 2022–23 | Championship | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Career total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
England U19s
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