Roland Idowu

Roland Idowu
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-01-21) 21 January 2002
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Botoșani
Number 8
Youth career
St Joseph's Boys
2018–2020 Southampton
2020–2021 Cardiff City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 Bohemians 5 (0)
2022–2023 Waterford 63 (14)
2024–2025 Shrewsbury Town 9 (0)
2024–2025 → St Mirren (loan) 31 (4)
2025–2026 St Mirren 28 (0)
2026– Botoșani 0 (0)
International career
Republic of Ireland U16
Republic of Ireland U17
Republic of Ireland U18
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:59, 8 August 2026 (UTC)

Roland Idowu (born 21 January 2002) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga I club Botoșani.

Club career

Early career

Born in Dublin, Idowu spent his early career with St Joseph's Boys, Southampton and Cardiff City.[2]

He returned to Ireland in August 2021, signing for Bohemians,[3][4][5] before moving to Waterford in January 2022.[6][7]

Shrewsbury Town

In December 2023 it was announced that he would sign for English club Shrewsbury Town in January 2024.[8][9]

On 24 June 2024, Idowu joined Scottish Premiership side St Mirren on a season-long loan deal.[10]

St Mirren

Idowu signed for St Mirren on a permanent deal in May 2025.[11]

Botoșani

On 21 August 2026, Idowu signed for Romanian Liga I club Botoșani on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[12][13][14]

International career

Idowu represented Ireland at under-16, under-17, and under-18 youth levels.[4] He represented Ireland at the UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[6]

Style of play

He is described as an attacking midfielder, who can also operate on the wing.[3][15]

Personal life

Idowu has Nigerian heritage.[16] He is close friends with Tunmise Sobowale, with the two being teammates at both Waterford and Shrewsbury.[17]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 August 2026[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bohemians 2021 LOI Premier Division 5011——61
Waterford 2022 LOI First Division 30541——346
2023 33920—4[c]0399
Total 63146100407315
Shrewsbury Town 2023–24 EFL League One 9010——100
2024–25 0000000000
Total 90100000100
St Mirren (loan) 2024–25 Scottish Premiership 31400103[d]0354
St Mirren 2025–26 Scottish Premiership 26042612[e]0383
2026–27 Scottish Premiership 200041—61
Total 2804210220444
Botoșani 2026–27 Liga I 0000——00
Career total 136181241129016724
  1. ↑ Includes FAI Cup, FA Cup, Scottish Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Scottish League Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in League of Ireland promotion/relegation play-offs
  4. ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Conference League
  5. ↑ Appearances in the Scottish Premiership promotion/relegation play-offs

Honours

St Mirren

References

  1. ↑ "Roland Idowu". www.extratime.com.
  2. ↑ "Roland Idowu | Stats | History | Career Details | Images | extratime.com - The Home of Irish Football - Extratime.com". www.extratime.com.
  3. 1 2 Team, The 42 (30 August 2021). "Bohs sign Irish underage international Idowu following release by Cardiff". The 42.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. 1 2 Scully, Michael (30 August 2021). "Ireland underage star Roland Idowu joins Bohemians from Cardiff City". Irish Mirror.
  5. ↑ "Keith Long hails new Bohs signing Roland Idowu as a 'very good addition'". Independent.ie. 30 August 2021.
  6. 1 2 Kilbane, Ryan. "Roland Idowu signs for Waterford". extratime.com.
  7. ↑ "Blues add Roland Idowu for 2022 season". Waterford News & Star. 28 January 2022.
  8. ↑ "Shrewsbury sign Waterford midfielder Idowu" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  9. ↑ Drury, Jonny (6 December 2023). "Shrewsbury Town set to sign Waterford midfielder Roland Idowu". www.shropshirestar.com.
  10. ↑ "Roland Idowu joins on loan from Shrewsbury Town". www.stmirren.com. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  11. ↑ "'Creative outlet' Idowu signs permanent St Mirren deal as eight depart". BBC Sport. 22 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  12. ↑ "Bine ai venit, Roland Idowu!" [Welcome, Roland Idowu!]. fcbt.ro (in Romanian). 21 August 2026. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  13. ↑ "Roland Idowu departs for FC Botosani". www.stmirren.com. 21 August 2026. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  14. ↑ "Roland Idowu: St Mirren midfielder joins Romanians Botosani". BBC Sport. 21 August 2026.
  15. ↑ "Bohemians sign midfielder Roland Idowu from Cardiff". www.rte.ie. 30 August 2021.
  16. ↑ "Nigerian Wonderkid Poised To Face Manchester United In Prestigious Tournament | All Nigeria Soccer". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
  17. ↑ Westbury, Ollie (20 December 2023). "New boy Roland Idowu backed to make a big impact for Shrewsbury Town". www.shropshirestar.com.
  18. ↑ Roland Idowu at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  19. ↑ Canavan, Amy (14 December 2025). "St Mirren 3-1 Celtic". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 15 December 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
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