Ademipo Odubeko

Ademipo Ibrahim Odubeko (born 21 October 2002) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club West Ham United.

Ademipo Odubeko
Personal information
Full name Ademipo Ibrahim Odubeko[1]
Date of birth (2002-10-21) 21 October 2002[2]
Place of birth Tallaght, Ireland[3]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 West Ham United
Number 45
Youth career
Crumlin United
–2015 St Joseph's Boys
2015–2016 Manchester City
2016–2019 Manchester United
2019–2020 West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– West Ham United 0 (0)
National team‡
Republic of Ireland U16
2019 Republic of Ireland U17 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:11, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:11, 12 January 2021 (UTC)

Club career

West Ham United

Odubeko signed his first professional contract with West Ham United in October 2019, rejecting the chance to remain at Manchester United[4] because he felt his chances of first team football would be improved at West Ham. He made his first team debut on 11 January 2021 replacing Michail Antonio in the 90th minute of the FA Cup third round fixture versus Stockport County, a match won 1–0 by the Premier League side.[5][6] After the sale of Sébastien Haller to Ajax in the January Transfer window David Moyes stated that he would be looking to give Odubeko further chances in the first team, saying "If the opportunities came along where I felt there was a chance to introduce him in some way, I wouldn’t be against doing so."[7]

International career

Ireland

Odubeko was born in Ireland, and is of Nigerian descent.[8][9] Odubeko represented the Republic of Ireland’s under-16 side in their successful 2017 Victory Shield campaign. He was selected to play for the Republic of Ireland national under-17 football team in two matches against Finland in March 2019.[3]

Career statistics
As of match played 1 February 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Ham United U21 2020–21 – 1[lower-alpha 1]212
West Ham United 2020–21[10] Premier League 001000—10
Career total 0010001222
  1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References
  1. "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  2. "Ademipo Odubeko". soccerbase.com. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  3. "Mipo Odubeko – the 18-year-old back-up to Antonio who is 'a proper striker'". The Athletic. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  4. "Ademipo Odubeko". whufc.com. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  5. "Stockport County 0-1 West Ham". bbc.co.uk. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  6. "Stockport County 0-1 West Ham: FA Cup third round - as it happened". theguardian.com. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  7. "David Moyes Hints Irish Teenager Set To Make West Ham Breakthrough". balls.ie. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  8. "West Ham sign Nigeria-eligible striker Odubeko after 35 goals in Man U". 26 October 2019.
  9. https://www.the42.ie/mipo-odubeko-5331631-Jan2021/
  10. "Games played by Ademipo Odubeko in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
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