Andrew Omobamidele
Omobamidele with Ireland U19 in 2019
Personal information
Full name Andrew Abiola Omobamidele[1]
Date of birth (2002-06-23) 23 June 2002[2]
Place of birth Leixlip, County Kildare, Ireland
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[3]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Nottingham Forest
Number 32
Youth career
2014–2019 Leixlip United
2019–2021 Norwich City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Norwich City 50 (2)
2023– Nottingham Forest 0 (0)
International career‡
2019 Republic of Ireland U17 3 (1)
2019 Republic of Ireland U18 2 (0)
2019 Republic of Ireland U19 4 (2)
2021 Republic of Ireland U21 1 (0)
2021– Republic of Ireland 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:01, 20 August 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023

Andrew Abiola Omobamidele (born 23 June 2002) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Nottingham Forest and the Republic of Ireland national team.

Early life

Omobamidele was born in Leixlip, County Kildare, to an Irish mother and a Nigerian father.[4] As a youth, he played for the Dublin District Schoolboys League representative side alongside fellow future Irish international Gavin Bazunu.[4]

Club career

Norwich

On 23 December 2020, Omobamidele signed a new professional contract with Norwich City.[5]

He made his debut for Norwich on 16 January 2021 as a substitute in a 2–1 Championship league win against Cardiff City.[6][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.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9]

Nottingham Forest

On 1 September 2023, Omobamidele signed with Premier League club Nottingham Forest until 2028,[10] for a fee reported to be £11 million.[11][12][13][14]

International career

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.[15]

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.[16][17]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Norwich City U23 2019–20[18] ———2[lower-alpha 1]020
2020–21[19] ———3[lower-alpha 1]030
Norwich City 2020–21[19] Championship 900000—90
2021–22[20] Premier League 510020—71
2022–23[21] Championship 3411000—351
2023–24[22] Championship 20—20—40
Nottingham Forest 2023–24[22] Premier League 0011——11
Career total 502214050613
  1. 1 2 Appearances in EFL Trophy

International

As of match played 21 November 2023[23]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Republic of Ireland 202150
202320
Total70

Honours

Norwich City

References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Norwich City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 47. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  2. 1 2 Andrew Omobamidele at Soccerbase
  3. ↑ "Andrew Omobamidele". Norwich City F.C. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  4. 1 2 Cummiskey, Gavin (27 May 2021). "Rio Ferdinand comparisons swirl around Andrew Omobamidele". The Irish Times. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  5. ↑ "Andrew Omobamidele signs new contract with the Canaries". www.canaries.co.uk.
  6. ↑ "Cardiff City 1 2 Norwich City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  7. ↑ "Making his debut at the age of 18 and fully deserving of today's Man of the Match award. (02.04.21)". twitter.com.
  8. ↑ "Omobamidele's Premier League debut ends in defeat". 11 September 2021 – via www.rte.ie. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  9. ↑ West, Jon (31 October 2021). "Andrew Omobamidele nets 'bittersweet' first Norwich City goal in loss to Leeds United". Irish Examiner.
  10. ↑ "Forest complete signing of Andrew Omobamidele". Nottingham Forest. 1 September 2023.
  11. ↑ "Nottingham Forest transfer news: Steve Cooper's side bolstered by seven-player shopping spree on deadline day". Sky Sports.
  12. ↑ Clapson, Sarah (2 September 2023). "Nottingham Forest confirm signing of defender Omobamidele". NottinghamshireLive.
  13. ↑ Taylor, Paul. "Sangare, Origi, Hudson-Odoi and five more signings arrive in Forest's latest transfer spree". The Athletic.
  14. ↑ "WOW! Forest complete SEVEN senior signings on transfer deadline day". Tribal Football. 1 September 2023.
  15. ↑ "Kenny names 27-man squad for Andorra & Hungary | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  16. ↑ "Portugal 2 Republic of Ireland 1". BBC Sport. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  17. ↑ "2002-Born Defender Of Nigerian Descent Makes Senior Debut For Norwich City :: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Andrew Omobamidele in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  19. 1 2 "Games played by Andrew Omobamidele in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Andrew Omobamidele in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Andrew Omobamidele in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  22. 1 2 "Games played by Andrew Omobamidele in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  23. ↑ "Andrew Omobamidele". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
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