Timothy Emeka Iroegbunam (pronounced /ɪrəˈbuːnəm/, irr-ə-BOO-nəm;[4] born 30 June 2003) is an English footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Everton.
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Full name | Timothy Emeka Iroegbunam[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [2] | 30 June 2003||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Great Barr, England[3] | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Everton | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 42 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
Sutton United | |||||||||||||||||
–2021 | West Bromwich Albion | ||||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | Aston Villa | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2022–2024 | Aston Villa | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | → Queens Park Rangers (loan) | 32 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2024– | Everton | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2022 | England U19 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2022– | England U20 | 7 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:55, 19 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:26, 27 March 2024 (UTC) |
Iroegbunam is a product of the West Bromwich Albion academy. He spent the 2022–23 season on loan at EFL Championship side Queens Park Rangers, and also appeared for England at under-19 and under-20 levels, winning the UEFA European Under-19 Championship with the former in 2022.
Club career
editYouth career
editIroegbunam played youth football in Sutton Coldfield for Sutton United - where at under-8s level, he played alongside future West Brom and Aston Villa teammate Louie Barry.[5] Iroegbunam started his career at West Bromwich Albion, appearing once on the bench for a Premier League game against Leeds United on 23 May 2021.[6]
Aston Villa
editIroegbunam signed for Aston Villa in an undisclosed deal in July 2021, joining their under-23 academy side.[7] After featuring on the bench several times,[8] Iroegbunam made his Premier League debut on 26 February 2022, as a late substitute for Philippe Coutinho in a 2–0 away victory over Brighton & Hove Albion.[9][10] He signed a contract extension in March 2022, running until 2027.[11] On 30 April 2022, Irogebunam was given his first Premier League start for Aston Villa, in a 2–0 victory over Norwich City playing 73 minutes before being substituted for Douglas Luiz.[12]
In September 2022, Iroegbunam signed for Championship club Queens Park Rangers on a season-long loan deal.[13] He made his EFL debut on 3 September, in a 1–0 defeat to Swansea City.[14] He scored his first goal in senior football on 25 February 2023, QPR's only goal in a 3–1 defeat to Blackburn Rovers.[15]
Everton
editIn June 2024, Iroegbunam joined fellow Premier League club Everton for an undisclosed fee,[16][17] reported to be around £9m,[17] signing a three-year deal.[16] He made his debut for the Toffees during the opening game of the Premier League season, a 3-0 home loss to Brighton on 17 August 2024. [18]
International career
editIroegbunam was given his first international call-up when he was named in the England under-20 team for the matches against Poland and Germany in March 2022.[19] In the same international break, Iroegbunam was included in the England U19 team and made his international debut on 23 March 2022, in a 3–1 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification win over Republic of Ireland.[20][21]
He was named in the England squad for the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship finals[22] and featured heavily in the tournament. In the final, Iroegbunam appeared as a second half substitute as England beat Israel 3–1 in extra time.[23][24]
Iroegbunam made his England U20 debut as a substitute during a 3–0 victory over Chile at the Pinatar Arena on 21 September 2022.[25]
Personal life
editCareer statistics
edit- As of match played 19 May 2024[27]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europa | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
West Bromwich Albion U23 | 2020–21 | — | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
Aston Villa U21 | 2021–22 | — | — | — | — | 4[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
2023–24 | — | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
Total | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||
Aston Villa | 2021–22 | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
2023–24 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
Total | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
Queens Park Rangers (loan) | 2022–23 | Championship | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 2 | ||
Career total | 44 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 57 | 2 |
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
editEngland U19s
References
edit- ^ "2021/22 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "Tim Iroegbunam". Aston Villa F.C. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "Who is Tim Iroegbunam? The latest Aston Villa academy star called up by Steven Gerrard". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "Iroegbunam with a silent 'g'". Facebook. Everton F.C.
- ^ Preece, Ashley (1 March 2022). "Steven Gerrard's masterplan for Aston Villa wonderkid Iroegbunam". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "Leeds finish with win over West Brom". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "Tim Iroegbunam joins Aston Villa". Aston Villa Football Club. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "Konsa double helps Villa down Foxes". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "Watkins scores as Villa win at Brighton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "Brighton 0-2 Aston Villa highlights". Sky Sports.
- ^ "Tim Iroegbunam pens new contract". Aston Villa Football Club. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ "Norwich relegated with tame loss at Aston Villa". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ "Tim Iroegbunam joins QPR on season-long loan". Aston Villa Football Club. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ Phelps, Luke (5 September 2022). "'He's going to have a good season' - QPR boss runs the rule over Aston Villa loanee Iroegbunam after his weekend debut". The72. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ "QPR beaten by Blackburn in Ainsworth's first game in charge". Brent & Kilburn Times. 25 February 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Everton Sign Iroegbunam". Everton F.C. 22 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ a b Townley, John (22 June 2024). "Everton complete £9m Aston Villa transfer". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ https://www.sofascore.com/football/match/everton-brighton-and-hove-albion/FsY [bare URL]
- ^ Veevers, Nicholas (18 March 2022). "MU20s squad named for March". The Football Association. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ Lewin, Becca (23 March 2022). "Report: Republic of Ireland 1-3 England MU19s". The Football Association. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ "Chukwuemeka at the double for England U19s". Aston Villa Football Club. 23 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ "Aston Villa trio named in England squad for U19 Euros". Aston Villa Football Club. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ Honeyman, Sam (1 July 2022). "Israel 1-3 England (aet): Chukwuemeka and Ramsey the extra-time heroes as Young Lions fight back". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ "Israel U19 1-3 England U19 (AET): Young Lions stage extra-time fightback to win European Championship". Sky Sports. Retrieved 1 July 2022.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Crane, Liam (21 September 2022). "Report: England MU20s 3-0 Chile". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Official : 2003-born midfielder of Nigerian descent offered new deal by West Brom :: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
- ^ "T. Iroegbunam". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
External links
edit- Profile at the Aston Villa F.C. website
- Tim Iroegbunam at Athletic Updates
- Tim Iroegbunam - UEFA competition record (archive)