Timi Sobowale

Oluwatimilehin "Timi" Sobowale (born 22 January 2002) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for USL Championship club Real Monarchs SLC.

Timi Sobowale
Personal information
Full name Oluwatimilehin Sobowale
Date of birth (2002-01-22) 22 January 2002
Place of birth Dundalk, Ireland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Real Monarchs
Number 58
Youth career
0000–2018 Villa FC
2018–2021 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Real Monarchs SLC 10 (0)
National team‡
2018–2019 Republic of Ireland U17 9 (1)
2019 Republic of Ireland U18 2 (0)
2019 Republic of Ireland U19 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:40, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:05, 10 June 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Manchester City

In August 2018, Sobowale joined Manchester City from Waterford based side Villa FC.[1][2]

Real Monarchs

On 10 May 2021, Sobowale signed with USL Championship side Real Monarchs.[3] He made his professional debut on 9 June 2021, starting in a 2–0 win over Sacramento Republic.[4]

International career

Sobowale made seven starts in nine matches for Ireland U-17s, along with two appearances each for the U-18s and U-19s in 2019.[5]

References
  1. "Who Is Timi Sobowale? Man City's Newest Irish Youngster Profiled". 27 August 2018.
  2. "Manchester City sign youngster from amateur Waterford side - Irish Boxing". 12 August 2018.
  3. "Real Monarchs Sign Manchester City Academy Defender Timi Sobowale | Real Salt Lake".
  4. "Real Monarchs SLC vs. Sacramento Republic FC - June 09, 2021 | USLChampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com.
  5. "Timi Sobowale | Real Salt Lake".
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