Shawn Adewoye (born 29 June 2000) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Dutch Eredivisie club Fortuna Sittard.
 Adewoye with Genk in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 June 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Bree, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fortuna Sittard | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2008 | KESK Leopoldsburg | ||
| 2008–2019 | Genk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Genk | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | RKC Waalwijk | 87 | (2) |
| 2024– | Fortuna Sittard | 0 | (0) |
| 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 19 May 2024 | |||
Club career
editAdewoye 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]
On 19 July 2024, Adewoye signed a two-year contract with Fortuna Sittard.[4]
International career
editAdewoye 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.[5]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "RKC Waalwijk plukt jonge verdediger Shawn Adewoye weg bij KRC Genk". www.hbvl.be.
- ^ "Sparta Rotterdam vs. RKC Waalwijk - 13 March 2021". Soccerway.
- ^ "FORTUNA VERSTERKT ACHTERHOEDE MET ADEWOYE" [FORTUNA STRENGTHENS REARGUARD WITH ADEWOYE] (in Dutch). Fortuna Sittard. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "RKC Waalwijk: Seizoenkaarten". www.rkcwaalwijk.nl.
External links
edit- Shawn Adewoye at Soccerway
- Shawn Adewoye at BDFutbol
- Shawn Adewoye at the Royal Belgian Football Association
- Eredivisie profile