Adam Idah

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Adam Idah
Personal information
Full name Adam Uche Idah
Date of birth (2001-02-11) 11 February 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Cork, Ireland
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Norwich City
Number 35
Youth career
2007–2017 College Corinthians
2017–2019 Norwich City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Norwich City 5 (0)
International career
2016 Republic of Ireland U16 2 (0)
2016–2018 Republic of Ireland U17 22 (14)
2017–2018 Republic of Ireland U18 5 (2)
2018 Republic of Ireland U19 5 (2)
2019– Republic of Ireland U21 12 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:52, 19 June 2020

Adam Uche Idah (born 11 February 2001) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Norwich City and the Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team.

Early career

Idah was born in Cork and grew up in the city, attending Douglas Community School.[2] He started playing football with College Corinthians in 2007 at the age of six.[3] He stayed with the Corinthians for 10 years progressing through the youth levels before joining Norwich City as an academy scholar in 2017.[4] In his first season at Norwich Idah played in the Professional Development League in Norwich's Premier League Under-18 side, scoring 9 goals in 15 games. He completed a 10 minute hat-trick against Barnsley in the FA Youth Cup before scoring another hat-trick against Tottenham Hotspur in the U18 league.[5] At the end of the season Idah won both the Norwich Under-18 player of the season and the Academy player of the year awards.[6]

During his second season at Norwich, Idah was just as productive in the youth team. He played in the club's under-23 side in Premier League 2, scoring 12 goals in 19 games. At the end of the season Idah was one of the eight nominations for Premier League 2 player of the season.[7] On 4 July 2019 he signed his first professional contract with the club, signing a contract until 2023.[8][9] In the 2019 pre-season, Idah trained with the first team,[10] and was chosen to be part of Norwich's squad on their pre-season tour to Germany.[11][12] In the first game of the tour he came on as a substitute in the 2–2 draw with Arminia Bielefeld,[13] starting his first senior game for Norwich three days later in the friendly against Bonner SC, scoring two goals.[14][15] Idah again featured in Norwich's final game of the tour, coming on as a substitute against Schalke.[16]

Senior career

Idah made his first senior appearance on 27 August 2019, playing the full 90 minutes as Norwich lost 1–0 to Crawley Town in the EFL Cup.[17] He made his Premier League debut as a substitute against Crystal Palace on 1 January 2020[17] before starting Norwich's 2019–20 FA Cup third round match at Preston North End on 4 January, making his FA Cup debut. He scored his first professional hat-trick in the match, his third senior appearance for Norwich.[18]

International career

Idah was born to a Nigerian father and Irish mother in Ireland. He is a youth international for Ireland.[19] Following Idah's hattrick for Norwich City against Preston North End on the 4th January 2020, Republic of Ireland Manager Mick McCarthy hinted that Idah may soon earn a full cap, commenting "He might have just got himself one", while working as a pundit for BT Sport's coverage of the match.[20]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 June 2020.[21]

Club Season Division League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Norwich City 2019–20 Premier League 5 0 2 3 1 0 — 7 3
Career Total 5 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 7 3

References

  1. ^ "Adam Idah - FIFA 19 - Player Stats". www.fifaindex.com.
  2. ^ Freezer, David (8 January 2020). "'Everyone is buzzing for Adam' - City starlet inspires in Ireland but success comes as no surprise". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Fantastic week for former Corinthians Star Adam Idah". collegecorinthians.com. 17 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Ireland under-17 striker Adam Idah joins Norwich City". extratime.ie.
  5. ^ "Another hat-trick for Idah as Republic of Ireland youth international continues to impress for Norwich U18s". edp24.co.uk.
  6. ^ "Adam Idah Sweeps Norwich Awards As Wes Hoolahan Signs Off". punditarena.com. 30 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Canaries youngster nominated for PL2 Player of the Season award". pinkun.com.
  8. ^ "Adam Idah signs new Norwich City contract and joins up with first-team squad". canaries.co.uk.
  9. ^ "Norwich City star makes first-team jump with new Canaries contract". pinkun.com.
  10. ^ "City keen to give young striker a chance this summer". edp24.co.uk.
  11. ^ "Club confirms travelling squads for Germany tour". canaries.co.uk.
  12. ^ "See for yourself – Norwich City confirm first-team squad for Germany pre-season tour". edp24.co.uk.
  13. ^ "Norwich City draw 2–2 with Arminia Bielefeld in pre-season opener". canaries.co.uk.
  14. ^ "Idah scores twice in pre-season win as Norwich City gear up for Premier League return". the42.ie.
  15. ^ "Adam Idah nets brace in Norwich City friendly victory over Bonner SC". canaries.co.uk.
  16. ^ "MATCHDAY RECAP: Schalke 1 Norwich City 2 – Bundesliga opponents beaten by Canaries". pinkun.com.
  17. ^ a b "Crawley Town vs. Norwich City 1 - 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  18. ^ "Preston North End 2-4 Norwich City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  19. ^ Fennessy, Paul. "18-year-old Ireland starlet enhances growing reputation". The42.
  20. ^ "McCarthy: Idah in mix for senior cap after Cup heroics". RTÉ News. 4 January 2020.
  21. ^ "Republic of Ireland – A.Idah". Ie.soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
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