Emmanuel Osadebe
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emmanuel Ebuka Osadebe[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 October 1996[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Dundalk, Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gillingham | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014[3] | Dundalk | ||
| 2014–2015 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015– | Gillingham | 24 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 September 2016 (UTC) | |||
Emmanuel Ebuka Osadebe (born 1 October 1996) is an Irish professional footballer who plays for Football League One side Gillingham .
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] It later emerged however 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]
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]
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. 9 August 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ "Gillingham fined £4k for fielding ineligible player Emmanuel Osadebe". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ "Republic of Ireland call-up for Gillingham midfielder Emmanuel Osadebe". Kent Online. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ "Bradley Dack walks away with several trophies at Gillingham FC player-of-the-year awards". Kent Online. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ "Emmanuel Osadebe: Gillingham midfielder signs new one-year deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 June 2016.