Emmanuel William Oluwarotimi Adebowale (born 19 September 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender. He is a free agent.
Adebowale started his career at West Ham United, before continuing his development at Sheffield United. He has played non-league football for Sheffield, Goole, Hayes & Yeading United, Bishop's Stortford, Dover Athletic, Bognor Regis Town and Eastbourne Borough. In January 2020, he signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with League Two club Crawley Town. He spent the first half of the 2021–22 season on loan at Havant & Waterlooville.
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 Sheffield and Goole.
Following his scholarship at Sheffield United, Adebowale joined Hayes & Yeading United in September 2016 before leaving later that season to join Bishop's Stortford.
On 27 July 2017, Adebowale signed for National League side Dover Athletic 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 National League South side Eastbourne Borough on 6 June 2019.
On 31 January 2020, Adebowale signed for EFL League Two 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 Havant & Waterlooville on a one-year loan deal. He made his debut for the club in a 3–0 league win over Welling United 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 9 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 Dartford 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 Bishop's Stortford 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
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSheffield United2014–15League One00000000002015–16League One0000000000Total0000000000Hayes & Yeading United2016–17Southern League Premier Division12000—2One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in Southern League Cup0140Bishop's Stortford2016–17National League South11100—00111Dover Athletic2017–18National League0000—00002018–19National League2010—0030Total2010—0030Bognor Regis Town (loan)2017–18National League South9000—10100Eastbourne Borough (loan)2018–19National League South5000—1Appearance(s) in FA Trophy060Eastbourne Borough2019–20National League South25020—5Three appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances in Sussex Senior Challenge Cup0320Crawley Town2019–20League Two10000000102020–21League Two1010003Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy0502021–22League Two00000000002022–23League Two3000102Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy050Total50101050120Havant & Waterlooville (loan)2021–22National League South8110—0091Dartford2022–23National League South10———102023–24National League South7000—41111Total80000041121Bishop's Stortford (loan)2023–24National League North40——1050Career total89250101911143
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