Tim Iroegbunam

Timothy Emeka Iroegbunam (born 30 June 2003) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Aston Villa. He is a product of the West Bromwich Albion & Aston Villa academies.

Tim Iroegbunam
Personal information
Full name Timothy Emeka Iroegbunam[1]
Date of birth (2003-06-30) 30 June 2003[2]
Place of birth Great Barr, England[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Aston Villa
Number 47
Youth career
Sutton United
0000–2021 West Bromwich Albion
2021-2022 Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Aston Villa 3 (0)
National team‡
2022– England U19 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06:11, 1 May 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 March 2022 (UTC)

Career

Iroegbunam played youth football in Sutton Coldfield for Sutton United - where at under-8s level, he played alongside future West Brom and Aston Villa teammate Louie Barry.[4] Iroegbunam started his professional career at West Bromwich Albion, appearing once on the bench for a Premier League game against Leeds United on 23 May 2021.[5]

On 29 July 2021, Iroegbunam signed for Aston Villa in an undisclosed deal, joining their under-23 academy side.[6] On 5 December 2021, Iroegbunam appeared on the senior bench for Aston Villa, in a 2–1 Premier League victory over Leicester City.[7] After featuring on the bench several more times, Iroegbunam made his Premier League debut on 26 February 2022, as a late substitute for Philippe Coutinho in a 2–0 away victory over Brighton & Hove Albion.[8][9] On 18 March 2022, Iroegbunam signed a contract extension, running until 2027.[10] On 30 April 2022 Irogebunam was given his first Premier League start for Aston Villa, in a 2–0 victory over Norwich City playing 73 minutes before being substituted for Douglas Luiz.[11]

International Career

On 18 March 2022, Iroegbunam was given his first international call-up when he was named in the England under-20 team for the upcoming matches against Poland and Germany.[12] In the same international break, Iroegbunam was included in the England U19 team and made his international debut on 23 March 2022, in a 3–1 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification win over Republic of Ireland.[13][14]

Personal life

Born in England, Iroegbunam is of Nigerian descent.[15]

Career statistics
As of match played 23 April 2022[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Bromwich Albion 2020–21 Premier League 0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
Total 0000001010
Aston Villa 2021–22 Premier League 3000004[lower-alpha 1]070
Total 3000004070
Career total 3000005080
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "2021/22 Premier League squads confirmed". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  2. "Tim Iroegbunam". Aston Villa Football Club. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  3. "Who is Tim Iroegbunam? The latest Aston Villa academy star called up by Steven Gerrard". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  4. Preece, Ashley (1 March 2022). "Steven Gerrard's masterplan for Aston Villa wonderkid Iroegbunam". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  5. "Leeds finish with win over West Brom". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  6. "Tim Iroegbunam joins Aston Villa". Aston Villa Football Club. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  7. "Konsa double helps Villa down Foxes". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  8. "Watkins scores as Villa win at Brighton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  9. "Brighton 0-2 Aston Villa highlights". Sky Sports.
  10. "Tim Iroegbunam pens new contract". Aston Villa Football Club. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  11. "Norwich relegated with tame loss at Aston Villa". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  12. Veevers, Nicholas (18 March 2022). "MU20s squad named for March". The Football Association. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  13. Lewin, Becca (23 March 2022). "Report: Republic of Ireland 1-3 England MU19s". The Football Association. Retrieved 24 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. "Chukwuemeka at the double for England U19s". Aston Villa Football Club. 23 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. "Official : 2003-born midfielder of Nigerian descent offered new deal by West Brom :: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
  16. "England - T. Iroegbunam - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  • Profile at the Aston Villa F.C. website
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