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Roland Idowu
Irish professional footballer
Roland Idowu (born 21 January 2002) is an Irish professional footballer who plays for English club Shrewsbury Town, as a midfielder.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2002-01-21) 21 January 2002 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Shrewsbury Town | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| St Joseph's Boys | |||
| 2018–2020 | Southampton | ||
| 2020–2021 | Cardiff City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021 | Bohemians | 5 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Waterford | 66 | (14) |
| 2024– | Shrewsbury Town | 9 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:20, 7 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Born in Dublin, Idowu spent his early career with St Joseph's Boys, Southampton and Cardiff City.[2]
He returned to Ireland in August 2021, signing for Bohemians,[3][4][5] before moving to Waterford in January 2022.[6][7]
In December 2023 it was announced that he would sign for English club Shrewsbury Town in January 2024.[8][9]
Idowu represented Ireland at under-16, under-17, and under-18 youth levels.[4] He represented Ireland at the UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[6]
He is described as an attacking midfielder, who can also operate on the wing.[3][10]
Idowu has Nigerian heritage.[11] He is close friends with Tunmise Sobowale, with the two being teammates at both Waterford and Shrewsbury.[12]
- Team, The 42 (30 August 2021). "Bohs sign Irish underage international Idowu following release by Cardiff". The 42.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - Scully, Michael (30 August 2021). "Ireland underage star Roland Idowu joins Bohemians from Cardiff City". Irish Mirror.
- "Keith Long hails new Bohs signing Roland Idowu as a 'very good addition'". Independent.ie. 30 August 2021.
- Kilbane, Ryan. "Roland Idowu signs for Waterford". extratime.com.
- "Blues add Roland Idowu for 2022 season". Waterford News & Star. 28 January 2022.
- "Shrewsbury sign Waterford midfielder Idowu" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- Drury, Jonny (6 December 2023). "Shrewsbury Town set to sign Waterford midfielder Roland Idowu". www.shropshirestar.com.
- "Bohemians sign midfielder Roland Idowu from Cardiff". www.rte.ie. 30 August 2021.
- "Nigerian Wonderkid Poised To Face Manchester United In Prestigious Tournament | All Nigeria Soccer". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
- Westbury, Ollie (20 December 2023). "New boy Roland Idowu backed to make a big impact for Shrewsbury Town". www.shropshirestar.com.