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Oluwatimilehin "Timi" Sobowale (born 22 January 2002) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for League of Ireland First Division club Waterford.

Timi Sobowale

Personal information
Full name	Oluwatimilehin Sobowale
Date of birth	(2002-01-22) 22 January 2002 (age 20)
Place of birth	Dundalk, Ireland
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Waterford
Youth career
0000–2018	Villa FC
2018–2021	Manchester City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2022	Real Monarchs SLC	10	(0)
2022	Wigan Athletic	0	(0)
2022–	Waterford	0	(0)
National team‡
2018–2019	Republic of Ireland U17	9	(1)
2019	Republic of Ireland U18	2	(0)
2019	Republic of Ireland U19	2	(0)
2022	Republic of Ireland U20	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:21, 1 September 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:49, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Manchester City

In August 2018, Sobowale joined Manchester City from Waterford based side Villa FC.[1][2]

Real Monarchs

On 10 May 2021, Sobowale signed with USL Championship side Real Monarchs.[3] He made his professional debut on 9 June 2021, starting in a 2–0 win over Sacramento Republic.[4]

Wigan Athletic

On 2 February 2022 Sobowale signed a short term contract with Wigan Athletic, joining the under-23 side until the end of the 2021-22 season following a successful trial.[5] He was released at the end of the season.[6]

Waterford

On 1 September 2022, it was announced that Sobowale had signed for League of Ireland First Division side Waterford until the end of the season in November, where he would play alongside his brother Tunmise Sobowale for the first time.[7]

International career

Sobowale made seven starts in nine matches for Ireland U-17s, along with two appearances each for the U-18s and U-19s in 2019.[8]

References

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