Adam Idah

Adam Idah (born 11 February 2001) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Norwich City and the Republic of Ireland national team.

Adam Idah
Idah playing for Norwich City in 2021
Personal information
Full name Adam Idah[1]
Date of birth (2001-02-11) 11 February 2001
Place of birth Cork, Ireland
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Norwich City
Number 11
Youth career
2007–2017 College Corinthians
2017–2019 Norwich City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Norwich City 83 (10)
International career‡
2016 Republic of Ireland U16 2 (0)
2016–2018 Republic of Ireland U17 22 (14)
2017–2018 Republic of Ireland U18 5 (2)
2018 Republic of Ireland U19 5 (2)
2019 Republic of Ireland U21 12 (5)
2020– Republic of Ireland 20 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:59, 25 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:44, 16 October 2023 (UTC)

Early career

Idah was born in Cork and grew up in the city, attending Douglas Community School.[3] He started playing football with College Corinthians in 2007 at the age of six.[4] He stayed with the Corinthians for 10 years progressing through the youth levels before joining Norwich City as an academy scholar in 2017.[5] In his first season at Norwich Idah played in the Professional Development League in Norwich's Premier League Under-18 side, scoring nine goals in 15 games. He completed a 10-minute hat-trick against Barnsley in the FA Youth Cup before scoring another hat-trick against Tottenham Hotspur in the U18 league.[6] At the end of the season Idah won both the Norwich Under-18 player of the season and the academy player of the year awards.[7]

During his second season at Norwich, Idah was productive in the youth team. He played in the club's under-23 side in Premier League 2, scoring 12 goals in 19 games. At the end of the season Idah was one of the eight nominations for Premier League 2 player of the season.[8] On 4 July 2019, he signed his first professional contract with the club, signing a contract until 2023.[9][10] In the 2019 pre-season, Idah trained with the first team,[11] and was chosen to be part of Norwich's squad on their pre-season tour to Germany.[12][13] In the first game of the tour he came on as a substitute in the 2–2 draw with Arminia Bielefeld,[14] starting his first senior game for Norwich three days later in the friendly against Bonner SC, scoring two goals.[15][16] Idah again featured in Norwich's final game of the tour, coming on as a substitute against Schalke 04.[17]

Senior career

Idah made his first senior appearance on 27 August 2019, playing the full 90 minutes as Norwich lost 1–0 to Crawley Town in the EFL Cup.[18] He made his Premier League debut as a substitute against Crystal Palace on 1 January 2020[18] before starting Norwich's 2019–20 FA Cup third round match at Preston North End on 4 January, making his FA Cup debut. He scored his first professional hat-trick in the match, his third senior appearance for Norwich.[19] On 15 January 2022, Idah scored his first Premier League goal for Norwich City in a 2–1 win against Everton.[20] It was his first start for Norwich City in the Premier League and his first start for the Canaries at Carrow Road.

International career

Idah was born in Cork to a Nigerian father and Irish mother. He has been a youth international for Ireland.[21] Following Idah's hat-trick for Norwich City against Preston North End on 4 January 2020, Republic of Ireland manager Mick McCarthy hinted that Idah may soon earn a full cap, commenting "He might have just got himself one", while working as a pundit for BT Sport's coverage of the match.[22] On 24 August 2020, Idah was named in the Republic of Ireland senior squad for the first time for the UEFA Nations League games against Bulgaria and Finland, in what was his manager at under 21 level, Stephen Kenny's first squad as senior manager.[23]

On 3 September 2020, on his first call-up for the senior team, he made his debut in a 1–1 draw away to Bulgaria in the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League.[24]

On 19 June 2023, he scored his first goal for Ireland in a 3–0 win against Gibraltar in a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifier.[25]

On 10 September 2023, he scored his second goal for Ireland in a 2-1 defeat against Netherlands in a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifier.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 24 October 2023[26]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Norwich City 2019–20 Premier League 1203310—163
2020–21 Championship 1730000—173
2021–22 Premier League 1712020—211
2022–23 Championship 2521011—273
2023–24 Championship 1240030—154
Career total 83106371—9614

International
As of match played 16 October 2023[27]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Republic of Ireland 202050
202180
202372
Total202
Scores and results list the Republic of Ireland's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Adam Idah[28]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
119 June 2023Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland Gibraltar3–03–0UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
210 September 2023Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland Netherlands1–01–2UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

    Honours

    Norwich City

    References
    1. "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
    2. "Adam Idah". Norwich City F.C. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
    3. Freezer, David (8 January 2020). "'Everyone is buzzing for Adam' - City starlet inspires in Ireland but success comes as no surprise". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
    4. "Fantastic week for former Corinthians Star Adam Idah". collegecorinthians.com. 17 October 2017. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
    5. "Ireland under-17 striker Adam Idah joins Norwich City". extratime.ie.
    6. "Another hat-trick for Idah as Republic of Ireland youth international continues to impress for Norwich U18s". edp24.co.uk. 12 April 2018.
    7. "Adam Idah Sweeps Norwich Awards As Wes Hoolahan Signs Off". punditarena.com. 30 April 2018. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
    8. "Canaries youngster nominated for PL2 Player of the Season award". pinkun.com. 7 May 2019. Archived from the original on 9 May 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
    9. "Adam Idah signs new Norwich City contract and joins up with first-team squad". canaries.co.uk.
    10. "Norwich City star makes first-team jump with new Canaries contract". pinkun.com. 4 July 2019.
    11. "City keen to give young striker a chance this summer". edp24.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
    12. "Club confirms travelling squads for Germany tour". canaries.co.uk.
    13. "See for yourself – Norwich City confirm first-team squad for Germany pre-season tour". edp24.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
    14. "Norwich City draw 2–2 with Arminia Bielefeld in pre-season opener". canaries.co.uk.
    15. "Idah scores twice in pre-season win as Norwich City gear up for Premier League return". the42.ie.
    16. "Adam Idah nets brace in Norwich City friendly victory over Bonner SC". canaries.co.uk.
    17. "MATCHDAY RECAP: Schalke 1 Norwich City 2 – Bundesliga opponents beaten by Canaries". pinkun.com. 19 July 2019.
    18. "Crawley Town vs. Norwich City 1 - 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
    19. "Preston North End 2-4 Norwich City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
    20. "Norwich 2 Everton 1". BBC Sport. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
    21. Fennessy, Paul. "18-year-old Ireland starlet enhances growing reputation". The42.
    22. "McCarthy: Idah in mix for senior cap after Cup heroics". RTÉ News. 4 January 2020.
    23. "Stephen Kenny names squad for Bulgaria and Finland matches". Football Association of Ireland. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
    24. "Late Duffy header spares Kenny a debut defeat in Bulgaria". The 42. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
    25. "Ireland 3 Gibraltar 0". RTE Sport. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
    26. "Republic of Ireland – A.Idah". Ie.soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
    27. "Adam Idah". eu-football.info. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
    28. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Adam Idah (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
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