Festy Ebosele

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Festy Ebosele
Personal information
Full name Festy Oseiwe Ebosele[1]
Date of birth (2002-08-02) 2 August 2002 (age 19)[2]
Place of birth Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland
Position(s) Right-back / winger
Club information
Current team
 Derby County
Number 36
Youth career
2010–2016 Moyne Rangers
2016–2018 Bray Wanderers
2018–2021 Derby County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Derby County 16 (1)
National team‡
2018 Republic of Ireland U16 2 (0)
2018–2019 Republic of Ireland U17 7 (1)
2019–2020 Republic of Ireland U19 7 (0)
2021– Republic of Ireland U21 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:45, 4 December 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2021 (UTC)

Festy Oseiwe Ebosele (born 2 August 2002) is an Irish professional footballer who plays for Derby County.[3]

Early Years[]

Ebosele was born in the town of Enniscorthy in County Wexford, Ireland to a Nigerian family. He began playing football for Moyne Rangers in 2010 before joining Bray Wanderers when he was 14-years-old. Two years later in 2018, he signed for English Championship side Derby County. [4]

Club career[]

Derby County[]

Ebosele made his debut for Derby County as a substitute in a 2–0 FA Cup loss to Chorley on 9 January 2021. He was one of fourteen players from Derby County's academy to make their debut in the game, after the entirety of Derby's first team squad and coaching team were forced to isolate due to a COVID-19 outbreak.[5] He made his league debut as a substitute in a 1–0 loss to Norwich City on 10 April 2021.[6]

International career[]

Born in Ireland, Ebosele is of Nigerian descent.[7] He has represented the Republic of Ireland at U16, U17, U19 and U21 level.[2]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 24 November 2021[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Derby County 2020–21[9] Championship 3 0 1 0 0 0 — 4 0
2021–22[10] Championship 13 1 0 0 1 0 — 14 1
Total 16 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 18 1

References[]

  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: Derby County" (PDF). English Football League. p. 17. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b "View Festy Ebosele – Derby County". www.dcfc.co.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Republic of Ireland – F. Ebosele – Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Festy embarks on Derby dream". New Ross Standard. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Chorley 2–0 Derby County". British Broadcasting Corporation. 9 January 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Derby County 0–1 Norwich City". British Broadcasting Corporation. 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Festy Ebosele: Nigeria eligible defender debuts for Ireland U21 - Interesting Football". 1 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Republic of Ireland - F. Ebosele - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  9. ^ "Games played by Festy Ebosele in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Games played by Festy Ebosele in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
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