Shawn Adewoye (born 29 June 2000) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Dutch Eredivisie club Fortuna Sittard.
Club career
Adewoye 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
Adewoye 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
- ^ 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
- Shawn Adewoye at Soccerway
- Shawn Adewoye at BDFutbol
- Shawn Adewoye at the Royal Belgian Football Association
- Eredivisie profile