Emmanuel Osadebe

Emmanuel Osadebe
Personal information
Full name Emmanuel Ebuka Osadebe[1]
Date of birth (1996-10-01) 1 October 1996[2]
Place of birth Dundalk, Ireland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Cambridge United
Youth career
0000–2014[3] Dundalk
2014–2015 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Gillingham 42 (3)
2017– Cambridge United 4 (0)
2018– → Newport County (loan) 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:17, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Emmanuel Ebuka Osadebe (born 1 October 1996) is an Irish professional footballer who plays for League Two club 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]

In November 2015 Osadebe was 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] He signed a new one-year deal with Gillingham, with the option of a further one-year extension, at the conclusion of the 2015–16 season,[8] however he was released by the club a year later.[9]

On 31 May 2017, Osadebe joined League Two side Cambridge United on a two-year deal.[10] On 18 January 2018, Osadebe joined Newport County on loan until the end of the 2017–18 season.[11] He made his debut for Newport five days later against Morecambe as a half-time subsititute.[12] His loan arrangement at Newport was terminated on 23 March 2018 and he returned to Cambridge United.

References

  1. ↑ "A FOOTBALL DISCIPLINARY COMMISSION" (PDF). The Football League. p. 3. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Emmanuel Osadebe". 11v11. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  3. ↑ http://www.dundalkfc.com/oneills-lfa-youth-cup-champions/
  4. ↑ "Ireland's Eye – Reporting on the best of Irish talent". www.thesun.ie. 2015-08-09. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
  5. ↑ "Gillingham fined £4k for fielding ineligible player Emmanuel Osadebe". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
  6. ↑ "Republic of Ireland call-up for Gillingham midfielder Emmanuel Osadebe". Kent Online. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
  7. ↑ "Bradley Dack walks away with several trophies at Gillingham FC player-of-the-year awards". Kent Online. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
  8. ↑ "Emmanuel Osadebe: Gillingham midfielder signs new one-year deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
  9. ↑ "RETAINED LIST ANNOUNCED". Retrieved 2017-05-24.
  10. ↑ "EMMANUEL OSADEBE BECOMES THE U'S THIRD SUMMER ACQUISITION". Retrieved 2017-05-31.
  11. ↑ "Emmanuel Osadebe: Cambridge midfielder joins Newport on loan". BBC Sport. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  12. ↑ Osadabe Newport debut
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