Omotayo Daniel "Tayo" Adaramola (born 14 November 2003) is an Irish

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who plays as a

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for

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, and for the Republic of Ireland U19 national team. He made his debut for the Ireland under-19s in 2021.

Early life

Originally from Dublin, Adaramola was born to Nigerian parents on 14 November 2003. He made his start in football at Dublin clubs St. Kevin's Boys and St. Mochta's, 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. Before signing with Palace, Adaramola also had trials with Charlton and

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Club career

Adaramola signed his first professional contract with

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 Crystal Palace, coming on as a substitute in the second half of an

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win over

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. He made his first start for the club against

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in the fifth round of the FA Cup on 1 March 2022. After playing with the Crystal Palace first team for a preseason tour of Singapore and Australia during the summer of 2022, Adaramola completed a loan move to

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of the

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for the 2022–23 season, but returned to Crystal Palace on 2 September.

Career statistics

International career

Eligible to play for the

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and

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, Adaramola was first called up to the Republic of Ireland U17s in 2020. He made his debut for the Republic of Ireland U19s in a friendly match against the Sweden U19s on 8 October 2021, and 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

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Adaramola, Tayo 2003 births Living people Association footballers from Dublin (city) Republic of Ireland men's association footballers Republic of Ireland expatriate men's association footballers Irish people of Nigerian descent Men's association football defenders St. Kevin's Boys F.C. players Crystal Palace F.C. players Coventry City F.C. players Republic of Ireland men's youth international footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Irish expatriate sportspeople in England Black Irish sportspeople