Emmanuel Adebowale
Emmanuel William Oluwarotimi Adebowale (born 19 September 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for League Two club Crawley Town.
![]() Adebowale playing for Eastbourne Borough in July 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emmanuel William Oluwarotimi Adebowale[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 September 1997[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Stratford, London, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Crawley Town | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | West Ham United | ||
| 2014–2016 | Sheffield United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Sheffield United | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Sheffield (loan) | ||
| 2016 | → Goole (loan) | ||
| 2016 | Hayes & Yeading United | 12 | (0) |
| 2017 | Bishop's Stortford | 11 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Dover Athletic | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Bognor Regis Town (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Eastbourne Borough (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Eastbourne Borough | 25 | (0) |
| 2020– | Crawley Town | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:14, 25 November 2020 (UTC) | |||
Adebowale started his career at West Ham United, before continuing his development at Sheffield United. He has played non-league football for Sheffield, Goole, Hayes & Yeading United, Bishop's Stortford, Dover Athletic, Bognor Regis Town and Eastbourne Borough. In January 2020, he signed a two-and-a-half year deal with League Two club Crawley Town.
Career
Born in Stratford,[3] Adebowale was part of the youth setup at West Ham United before joining Sheffield United on a two-year scholarship in 2014.[3] During 2015–16 season, he spent time on loan at Sheffield and Goole.[4]
Following his scholarship at Sheffield United, Adebowale joined Hayes & Yeading United in September 2016 before leaving later that season to join Bishop's Stortford.[5]
On 27 July 2017, Adebowale signed for National League side Dover Athletic on a two-year deal.[6] He joined Bognor Regis Town on a one-month loan in January 2018.[7] On 30 November 2018, he joined Eastbourne Borough on a one-month loan.[8] After his contract at Dover expired, Adebowale joined National League South side Eastbourne Borough on 6 June 2019.[9]
On 31 January 2020, Adebowale signed for EFL League Two club Crawley Town for an undisclosed fee.[10] He made his debut for Crawley Town on 8 February 2020, starting in an away game against Salford City – his only Crawley appearance of the 2019–20 season.[11]
Career statistics
- As of match played 24 November 2020
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hayes & Yeading United | 2016–17[12] | Southern League Premier Division | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Bishop's Stortford | 2016–17[2] | National League South | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| Dover Athletic | 2017–18[2] | National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018–19[2] | National League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Bognor Regis Town (loan) | 2017–18[2] | National League South | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Eastbourne Borough (loan) | 2018–19[2] | National League South | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Eastbourne Borough | 2019–20[2] | National League South | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Crawley Town | 2019–20[11] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020–21[13] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 66 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 75 | 1 | ||
- One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in Southern League Cup
- Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
References
- "Notification of shirt numbers: Crawley Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 24. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- Manny Adebowale at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- "Emmanuel Adebowale – DOVER ATHLETIC FC". doverathletic.com. Dover Athletic F.C. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- Oldridge, Dave (8 January 2016). "NEW SIGNING - EMMANUEL ADEBOWALE". www.gooleafc.com. Goole A.F.C. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- "Hayes & Yeading United Football Club - A-Z of Hayes & Yeading United". www.hyufc.com. Hayes & Yeading United F.C. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- Harvey, Richard (27 July 2017). "WHITES SIGN ADEBOWALE". doverathletic.com. Dover Athletic F.C. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- "Dover's Adebowale loaned to Bognor Regis". nonleaguedaily.com. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- Harvey, Richard (30 November 2018). "DEFENDER GOES OUT ON LOAN". doverathletic.com. Dover Athletic F.C. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- Scott, Anthony (6 June 2019). "MANNY JOINS THE SPORTS". www.ebfc.co.uk. Eastbourne Borough F.C. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- "Emmanuel Adebowale: Crawley Town sign Eastbourne Borough defender". BBC Sport. BBC. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- "Games played by Emmanuel Adebowale in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- "MANNY ADEBOWALE - Player Profile". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- "Games played by Emmanuel Adebowale in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
