Shawn Adewoye

Belgian footballer

Shawn Adewoye
Adewoye with Genk in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-06-29) 29 June 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Bree, Belgium
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 RKC Waalwijk
Number 4
Youth career
2005–2008 KESK Leopoldsburg
2008–2019 Genk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Genk 0 (0)
2021– RKC Waalwijk 79 (1)
International career
2014–2015 Belgium U15 5 (0)
2016 Belgium U16 3 (0)
2017 Belgium U17 4 (0)
2017–2018 Belgium U18 4 (1)
2018 Belgium U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 March 2024

Shawn Adewoye (born 29 June 2000) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for RKC Waalwijk.

Club career

Adewoye is a youth product of the academies of KESK Leopoldsburg and Genk.[1] Beginning his senior career with the reserves of Genk, he transferred to the Dutch club RKC Waalwijk on 31 January 2021.[2] He made his professional debut with Waalwijk in a 2–0 Eredivisie loss to Sparta Rotterdam on 13 March 2021.[3]

International career

Adewoye was born in Belgium to a Nigerian father, and a Belgian mother of Italian descent.[1] He is a youth international for Belgium, having represented the Belgium U15s, U16s, Belgium U17s, Belgium U18s, and U19s.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Luyckx, Marcel (12 February 2021). "RKC-verdediger Adewoye weet hoe hij een topscorer het leven zuur kan maken". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  2. ^ "RKC Waalwijk plukt jonge verdediger Shawn Adewoye weg bij KRC Genk". www.hbvl.be.
  3. ^ "Sparta Rotterdam vs. RKC Waalwijk - 13 March 2021". Soccerway.
  4. ^ "RKC Waalwijk: Seizoenkaarten". www.rkcwaalwijk.nl.

External links

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