Miracle Adewole

Miracle Adewole
Personal information
Full name Miracle Adetonmiwa Jimoh Elijah Adewole
Date of birth (2007-10-12) 12 October 2007
Place of birth Stuttgart, Germany
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
Tottenham Hotspur
Number 84
Youth career
2014– Tottenham Hotspur
International career‡
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022 Germany U16
‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 May 2026

Miracle Adetonmiwa Jimoh Elijah Adewole (born 12 October 2007) is a German footballer who plays as a right-back and right winger for Tottenham Hotspur's academy.

Early life and career

Adewole was born in Stuttgart, but moved to England at the age of one.[1] He joined Tottenham Hotspur's academy in 2014, at the age of seven.[2]

Having signed a scholarship deal in July 2024,[3] Adewole made his Tottenham's under-21s debut in November 2024, during a 6–1 win against Middlesbrough Under-21s in the Premier League 2.[2][3] He also appeared for Tottenham's under-21s in a 5–1 loss to Ajax in the 2024–25 Premier League International Cup, and in a 3–0 defeat to Sutton United in the 2024–25 National League Cup.[3]

On 1 April 2025, he signed his first professional contract with Tottenham Hotspur.[2] In the 2025–26 UEFA Youth League, he made seven appearances as Tottenham were knocked out by Real Betis in the round of 32.[4][5] On 5 August 2026, Tottenham Hotspur announced that Adewole had signed a new contract with the club.[6]

International career

Adewole has played for the Germany under-16 national team.[2] He is eligible to represent four countries at international level, being Germany through birth, Nigeria and Austria through his father, and England because he has lived in England for over a decade.[3][7]

Personal life

Adewole's father is a citizen of both Nigeria and Austria.[3][7]

References

  1. ↑ "Miracle Adewole". www.tottenhamhotspur.com. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Adewole signs pro deal". www.tottenhamhotspur.com. 1 April 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Quad-national winger eligible for Nigeria, England, Germany, Austria signs pro contract at Spurs". AllNigeriaSoccer. 2 April 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Miracle Adewole » Statistics: Club Matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Real Betis vs Tottenham: UEFA Youth League 2025/26". UEFA.com. 4 February 2026. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "New deal for Adewole". Tottenham Hotspur FC. 5 August 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  7. 1 2 "Nigeria, England, two others battle for Adewole". Punch Newspapers. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2026.