Emmanuel Osadebe
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emmanuel Ebuka Osadebe[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 October 1996[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Dundalk, Ireland | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Cambridge United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014[3] | Dundalk | ||
| 2014–2015 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Gillingham | 42 | (3) |
| 2017- | Cambridge United | 0 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:21, 31 May 2017 (UTC). | |||
Emmanuel Ebuka Osadebe (born 1 October 1996) is an Irish professional footballer who currently plays for Cambridge United.
Club career
Osadebe joined Gillingham from Tottenham Hotspur Foundation College Programme in May 2015. He made his Gillingham debut on 8 August 2015 in 4–0 home win over Sheffield United where he was named Man of the Match.[4] However, it later emerged that Osadebe had been ineligible to play, with Gillingham having mistakenly registered his previous club with the Football League and the FA as Tottenham rather than Dundalk. As a result, Gillingham received a £4,000 suspended fine, but escaped a points deduction.[5]
It was announced on 16 November 2015 that Osadebe had been called up to the Republic of Ireland U21 squad for their friendly against Norway.[6] As his parents hail from Nigeria, Osadebe is also eligible to represent Nigeria.
Osadebe received the 2015–16 Gillingham Goal of the Season award for his solo effort against Bury in November 2015.[7]
In June 2016 it was announced that Osadebe had signed a new one-year deal with Gillingham, with the option of a further one-year extension.[8]
He was released by the club at the conclusion of the 2016–17 season.[9]
On 31 May 2017, Osadebe joined League Two side Cambridge United on a two-year deal.[10]
References
- ↑ "A FOOTBALL DISCIPLINARY COMMISSION" (PDF). The Football League. p. 3. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ↑ "Emmanuel Osadebe". 11v11. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ↑ http://www.dundalkfc.com/oneills-lfa-youth-cup-champions/
- ↑ "Ireland’s Eye – Reporting on the best of Irish talent". www.thesun.ie. 2015-08-09. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
- ↑ "Gillingham fined £4k for fielding ineligible player Emmanuel Osadebe". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
- ↑ "Republic of Ireland call-up for Gillingham midfielder Emmanuel Osadebe". Kent Online. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
- ↑ "Bradley Dack walks away with several trophies at Gillingham FC player-of-the-year awards". Kent Online. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
- ↑ "Emmanuel Osadebe: Gillingham midfielder signs new one-year deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
- ↑ "RETAINED LIST ANNOUNCED". Retrieved 2017-05-24.
- ↑ "EMMANUEL OSADEBE BECOMES THE U'S THIRD SUMMER ACQUISITION". Retrieved 2017-05-31.