Tayo Adaramola
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Omotayo Daniel Adaramola | ||
| Date of birth | 14 November 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
RWD Molenbeek (on loan from Crystal Palace) | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| St. Kevin's Boys | |||
| St. Mochta's | |||
| 2015–2022 | Crystal Palace | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Crystal Palace | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Coventry City (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | → RWD Molenbeek (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2022– | Republic of Ireland U21 | 5 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:00, 17 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:00, 22 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
Omotayo Daniel "Tayo" Adaramola (born 14 November 2003)[1] is an Irish footballer who plays as a left-back for RWD Molenbeek on loan from Crystal Palace, and also for the Republic of Ireland U21 national team.
Early life
Originally from Dublin, Adaramola was born to Nigerian parents on 14 November 2003.[2] He made his start in football at Dublin clubs St. Kevin's Boys and St. Mochta's,[3] later joining the Crystal Palace academy at the under-12 level after moving with his family to London to improve his chances of becoming a professional footballer.[1] Before signing with Palace, Adaramola also had trials with Charlton Athletic and West Ham United.[4]
Club career
Adaramola signed his first professional contract with Crystal Palace in 2020, going on to play for the club's under-18 and under-23 sides throughout the 2020–2021 season. In February 2022, Adaramola made his senior debut for Palace, coming on as a substitute in the second half of an FA Cup win over Hartlepool United.[5] He made his first start for the club against Stoke City in the fifth round of the FA Cup on 1 March 2022.[6] After playing with the Crystal Palace first team squad during a pre-season tour of Singapore and Australia during the summer of 2022, Adaramola completed a loan move to Coventry City of the EFL Championship for the 2022–23 season,[7] but returned to Crystal Palace on 2 September after only making one appearance in the EFL Cup .[8] In January 2024, Adaramola joined Belgian club RWD Molenbeek on loan until the end of the season.[9]
International career
Eligible to play for the Republic of Ireland and Nigeria, Adaramola was first called up to the Republic of Ireland U17s in 2019. He made his debut for the Republic of Ireland U19s in a friendly match against the Sweden U19s on 8 October 2021.[10] In May 2022 he received his first Under-21 call-up. On 6 June 2022, Adaramola made his debut for the Republic of Ireland U21 team in a 3–1 win over Montenegro U21 at Tallaght Stadium.[11]
Career statistics
- As of match played 17 March 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Crystal Palace | 2021–22[12] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022–23[13] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24[14] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Coventry City (loan) | 2022–23[13] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| RWD Molenbeek (loan) | 2023–24[14] | Belgian Pro League | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Career totals | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
References
- ^ a b "Tayo Adaramola". Crystal Palace F.C. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "Tayo Adaramola Showed On Friday Why He Is Ireland's Next Superstar". Balls.ie. 23 October 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "Former Mochta's and Kevin's player signs pro contract with Crystal Palace". Dublin Gazette. 18 November 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ "Crystal Palace's Adaramola Admits He Was Turned Down By Charlton". all Nigeria soccer. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "First-half goals enough to ease Palace past Hartlepool". Dudley News. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "Vieira praises Dublin teenager after he impresses in first start for Crystal Palace". The 42. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Tayo Adaramola Makes Season-Long Championship Loan". cpfc.co.uk. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ "Tayo Adaramola returns to Palace - News". Crystal Palace F.C. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ "Tayo Adaramola joins RWD Molenbeek on loan - News". 23 January 2024.
- ^ "Adaramola Latest Academy Player to Earn International Call-up". Crystal Palace F.C. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ Diallo, Raf (6 June 2022). "Ireland see off Montenegro to boost Euro U-21 dreams". www.rte.ie.
- ^ "Games played by Tayo Adaramola in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Games played by Tayo Adaramola in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Games played by Tayo Adaramola in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2022.