Emmanuel Ilesanmi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 November 2004 | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Derby County | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Harrogate Town | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | Harrogate Town | 3 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Scarborough Athletic (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Basford United (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2024– | Derby County | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:46, 4 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
Emmanuel Ilesanmi (born 17 November 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Derby County.
He started his career at Harrogate Town, making his debut in 2021, and spending time on loan at non-league clubs Scarborough Athletic and Basford United. In July 2024, Ilesanmi signed with Derby County, initially as an under-21 player.
Career
Ilesanmi is a graduate of the Harrogate Town Academy, and in making his first-team debut on 5 October 2021 in the EFL Trophy, became the first Academy graduate to play for the first-team.[1][2] He moved on loan to Scarborough Athletic in January 2023,[3][4] and to Basford United in August 2023,[5] for whom he made 4 league appearances.[6]
He was released by Harrogate at the end of the 2023–24 season.[7] He made 6 appearances in total for Harrogate's first team.[8]
In July 2024, Ilesanmi signed with Derby County, initially as an under-21 player.[9]
References
- ^ "Emmanuel Ilesanmi becomes first product of Harrogate Town's academy to appear in League Two".
- ^ "Harrogate Town's academy aces won't be getting 'carried away' after first-team debuts". www.harrogateadvertiser.co.uk.
- ^ "Harrogate Town transfer news: Scarborough Athletic sign academy product Emmanuel Ilesanmi on loan".
- ^ "New Signing Emmanuel Ilesanmi". www.scarboroughathletic.com.
- ^ "LOAN SIGNING: EMMANUEL ILESANMI". www.basfordunited.com.
- ^ "Basford United | Appearances | Emmanuel Ilesanmi | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
- ^ "Released and retained list confirmed". www.harrogatetownafc.com.
- ^ Emmanuel Ilesanmi at Soccerbase
- ^ "ACADEMY NEWS: Quartet join up with Rams under-21s". Derby County. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
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