.jpg) Idah with theRepublic of Ireland in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adam Uche Idah[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-02-11)11 February 2001 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Cork, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Swansea City | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2017 | College Corinthians | ||
| 2017–2019 | Norwich City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2024 | Norwich City | 100 | (12) |
| 2024 | →Celtic (loan) | 15 | (8) |
| 2024–2025 | Celtic | 37 | (13) |
| 2025– | Swansea City | 11 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Republic of Ireland U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 22 | (14) |
| 2017–2018 | Republic of Ireland U18 | 5 | (2) |
| 2018 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 5 | (2) |
| 2019 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 12 | (5) |
| 2020– | Republic of Ireland | 37 | (6) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 November 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:21, 16 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Adam Uche Idah (/ˈiːdə/EE-dah;[3] born 11 February 2001) is an Irish professionalfootballer who plays as aforward forEFL Championship clubSwansea City and theRepublic of Ireland national team.
Born inCork to a Nigerian father and an Irish mother, Idah attendedDouglas Community School.[4][5] He started playing football withCollege Corinthians in 2007 at the age of six.[6] He stayed with the Corinthians for ten years progressing through the youth levels before joiningNorwich City as an academy scholar in 2017.[7] In his first season at Norwich Idah played in theProfessional Development League in Norwich's Premier League Under-18 side, scoring nine goals in 15 games. He completed a 10-minute hat-trick againstBarnsley in theFA Youth Cup before scoring another hat-trick againstTottenham Hotspur in the U18 league.[8] At the end of the season Idah won both the Norwich Under-18 player of the season and the academy player of the year awards.[9]
During his second season at Norwich, Idah was productive in the youth team. He played in the club's under-23 side in Premier League 2, scoring 12 goals in 19 games. At the end of the season Idah was one of the eight nominations for Premier League 2 player of the season.[10] On 4 July 2019, he signed his first professional contract with the club, signing a contract until 2023.[11][12] In the 2019 pre-season, Idah trained with the first team,[13] and was chosen to be part of Norwich's squad on their pre-season tour to Germany.[14][15] In the first game of the tour he came on as a substitute in the 2–2 draw withArminia Bielefeld,[16] starting his first senior game for Norwich three days later in the friendly againstBonner SC, scoring two goals.[17][18] Idah again featured in Norwich's final game of the tour, coming on as a substitute againstSchalke 04.[19]
Idah made his first senior appearance on 27 August 2019, playing the full 90 minutes as Norwich lost 1–0 atCrawley Town in theEFL Cup.[20] He made his Premier League debut as a substitute against Crystal Palace on 1 January 2020[20] before starting Norwich's2019–20 FA Cup third round match atPreston North End on 4 January, making his FA Cup debut. He scored his first professionalhat-trick in the match, his third senior appearance for Norwich.[21] He scored 3 league goals in 17 appearances on the way to his side's2020–21 EFL Championship title win.[22] On 15 January 2022, Idah scored his first Premier League goal for Norwich City in a 2–1 win againstEverton in what was his first start for Norwich City in thePremier League and his first start atCarrow Road.[23]
Idah moved on loan toCeltic on 1 February 2024.[24] He scored two penalties againstHibernian atEaster Road.[25] He also scored the winning goal in the2024 Scottish Cup final atHampden Park against Rangers, sealing the League and Cup double.[26]
On 14 August 2024, Idah returned to Celtic on a permanent transfer, signing a five-year contract.[27] He was instrumental in Celtic's final twoUEFA Champions Leagueleague stage matches againstYoung Boys andAston Villa, setting up Celtic's winning goal in the former and scoring twice in the latter.[28][29]
On September 1, 2025, Idah joinedSwansea City of theEFL Championship on a five-year contract in a deal believed to be £6 million.[30] His first goal would come on 4 October 2025, scoring a penalty in a 1–3 loss againstLeicester City.[31]
Idah was born in Cork to a Nigerian father and Irish mother.[32]
He has been a youth international for Ireland.[33] Following Idah's hat-trick forNorwich City againstPreston North End on 4 January 2020,Republic of Ireland managerMick McCarthy hinted that Idah may soon earn a full cap, commenting "He might have just got himself one", while working as a pundit forBT Sport's coverage of the match.[34] On 24 August 2020, Idah was named in theRepublic of Ireland senior squad for the first time for theUEFA Nations League games againstBulgaria andFinland, in what was his manager at under 21 level,Stephen Kenny's first squad as senior manager.[35]
On 3 September 2020, on his first call-up for the senior team, he made his debut in a 1–1 draw away to Bulgaria in the2020–21 UEFA Nations League.[36]
On 19 June 2023, he scored his first goal for Ireland in a 3–0 win againstGibraltar in aUEFA Euro 2024 qualifier.[37]
On 10 September 2023, he scored the opener for Ireland in an eventual 2–1 defeat toNetherlands in a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifier.[38]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe[c] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Norwich City | 2019–20 | Premier League | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 3 | |
| 2020–21 | Championship | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 3 | ||
| 2021–22 | Premier League | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | Championship | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 27 | 3 | ||
| 2023–24 | Championship | 28 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 34 | 7 | ||
| 2024–25 | Championship | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 100 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 1 | — | 116 | 17 | |||
| Celtic (loan) | 2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 9 | ||
| Celtic | 2024–25 | Scottish Premiership | 35 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 53 | 20 |
| 2025–26 | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 52 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 76 | 29 | ||
| Swansea City | 2025–26 | Championship | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | |
| Career total | 157 | 34 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 198 | 47 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republic of Ireland | 2020 | 5 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 9 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | |
| Total | 37 | 6 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 June 2023 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland |  Gibraltar | 3–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
| 2 | 10 September 2023 |  Netherlands | 1–0 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | |
| 3 | 21 November 2023 |  New Zealand | 1–1 | Friendly | ||
| 4 | 4 June 2024 |  Hungary | 2–1 | Friendly | ||
| 5 | 23 March 2025 |  Bulgaria | 2–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Nations League relegation playoff | |
| 6 | 6 September 2025 | Hungary | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
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