Emmanuel William Oluwarotimi Adebowale (born 19 September 1997) is an English professional

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who plays as a defender. He is currently a

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. Adebowale started his career at West Ham United, before continuing his development at Sheffield United. He has played non-league football for

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, Goole,

Hayes & Yeading United Hayes & Yeading United Football Club is an association football club based in Hayes, in the London Borough of Hillingdon, England. The club was formed in 2007 from a merger of Hayes Football Club (founded in 1909) and Yeading Football Club (f ...

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Dover Athletic Dover Athletic Football Club is a semi-professional association football club based in the town of Dover, Kent, England. The club currently competes in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football. The club was formed in 198 ...

, Bognor Regis Town and Eastbourne Borough. In January 2020, he signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with

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club Crawley Town. He spent the first half of the 2021–22 season on loan at

Havant & Waterlooville Havant & Waterlooville Football Club is a professional football club based in Havant, Hampshire, England. The club participates in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football, after relegation from the National League in the 20 ...

Career

Born in Stratford, Adebowale was part of the youth setup at West Ham United before joining Sheffield United on a two-year scholarship in 2014. During 2015–16 season, he spent time on loan at

and Goole. Following his scholarship at Sheffield United, Adebowale joined

in September 2016 before leaving later that season to join

. On 27 July 2017, Adebowale signed for

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side

on a two-year deal. He joined Bognor Regis Town on a one-month loan in January 2018. On 30 November 2018, he joined Eastbourne Borough on a one-month loan. After his contract at Dover expired, Adebowale joined

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side Eastbourne Borough on 6 June 2019. On 31 January 2020, Adebowale signed for

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club Crawley Town for an undisclosed fee. 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. On 12 August 2021, he joined National League South club

on a one-year loan deal. He made his debut for the club in a 3–0 league win over

Welling United Welling United Football Club is a professional football club, based in Welling in the London Borough of Bexley, England. The club's first team play in the National League South, at the sixth tier of English football. History Welling United Foot ...

on 15 August 2021, and scored his first goal for the club with a "towering header" in their following game, a 2–1 win away to Hampton & Richmond Borough on 22 August. In January 2022, it was announced that Adebowale had returned to Crawley, having made 8 appearances on loan at Havant. On 9th February 2023, it was announced that Adebowale had left Crawley Town after agreeing to mutually terminate his contract with the club. On 23 March 2023, Adebowale joined

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until the end of the season. On 1 July 2023, Adebowale renewed his contract with Dartford for the 2023–24 season. On 10 November 2023, Adebowale joined

on a month-long loan. On 30 April 2024, it was announced the Adebowale would leave Dartford following the expiration of his contract.

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Adebowale, Emmanuel 1997 births Living people English men's footballers Footballers from the London Borough of Newham People from Stratford, London Men's association football defenders Sheffield United F.C. players West Ham United F.C. players Goole A.F.C. players Sheffield F.C. players Hayes & Yeading United F.C. players Bishop's Stortford F.C. players Dover Athletic F.C. players Crawley Town F.C. players Havant & Waterlooville F.C. players Eastbourne Borough F.C. players Bognor Regis Town F.C. players Dartford F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Southern Football League players Northern Premier League players Black British sportsmen