Joel Ideho

Joel Ideho
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-03-17) 17 March 2003
Place of birth Tilburg, Netherlands
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Sparta Rotterdam
Youth career
2015–2019 Willem II
2019–2020 AFC Ajax
2020–2023 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2025 ADO Den Haag 46 (8)
2025– Sparta Rotterdam 6 (0)
2025–2026 → Volendam (loan) 25 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 August 2026

Joel Ideho (born 17 July 2003) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Eredivisie club Sparta Rotterdam.

Career

Born in Tilburg,[2] Ideho featured in the youth sides RKTVV and SC 't Zand, before joining the football academy at Willem II and then AFC Ajax, prior to joining Arsenal in October 2020.[3] His time at Arsenal was hampered by injury.[4] In August 2023, following his release from Arsenal, he joined ADO Den Haag on a two-year contract.[5] He made his senior professional debut for ADO Den Haag on 11 August, 2023 away at De Graafschap in the Eerste Divisie.[6][7]

On 4 February 2025, Ideho signed a three-and-a-half-season contract with Sparta Rotterdam.[8] On 15 August 2025, Ideho joined fellow Eredivisie side Volendam on loan for the season, with no option to buy.[9]

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Ideho is of Nigerian descent.[10] In April 2023, he was called up to a training camp held by the Nigeria national under-20 football team.[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 August 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arsenal U21 2020–21 ———1[a]010
2021–22 ———5[a]050
2022–23 ———4[a]040
Total ———100100
ADO Den Haag 2023–24 Eerste Divisie 25441—2[b]0315
2024–25 Eerste Divisie 21410——224
Total 46851——639
Sparta Rotterdam 2024–25 Eredivisie 40———40
2026–27 Eredivisie 2000——20
Total 6000——60
FC Volendam (loan) 2025–26 Eredivisie 25130——281
Career total 77981—1209710
Notes
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in Promotion play-offs

Style of play

Ideho is described as a winger, with a preference for the left-wing.[12]

References

  1. ↑ Joel Ideho at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "Talented Arsenal winger gets call-up to Flying Eagles ahead of 2023 FIFA U20 World Cup". All Nigeria Soccer. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  3. ↑ "Italian Serie B club in talks with former Arsenal and Ajax winger Joel Ideho". All Nigeria Soccer. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Arsenal youth winger Joel Ideho has been out of action in recent matches with an ankle injury, but he's now nearing a return to the pitch". Daily Cannon. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  5. ↑ Critchlow, Dan (12 August 2023). "Dutch club confirm signing of released Arsenal forward". Daily Cannon. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "New-fangled wing flash ADO has a special secret weapon: the stylus". omproepwest.nl. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "DE GRAAFSCHAP VS. DEN HAAG 0-0". Soccerway. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "Sparta rondt transfer Ideho af" [Sparta completes Ideho transfer] (in Dutch). Sparta Rotterdam. 4 February 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  9. ↑ Belgian, Get; read, Dutch Football News·1 min (15 August 2025). "FC Volendam take Sparta Rotterdam's Ideho on loan". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 6 November 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ↑ "I Am A Nigerian- Scorer Of Wonder Goal For Ajax On His Debut Confirms Nigerian Roots - OwnGoal Nigeria". 12 September 2020.
  11. ↑ Critchlow, Dan (25 April 2023). "Arsenal youngster called up by Nigeria". Daily Cannon. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  12. ↑ "ADO DEN HAAG WELCOMES TALENTED JOEL IDEHO". Haaglandenvoetbal. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
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