Zach Awe

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Zach Awe
Personal information
Full name Zachariah Olumide Ebunoluwa Awe[1]
Date of birth (2004-01-09) 9 January 2004 (age 22)[2]
Place of birth Greenwich, England
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.92 m)[2]
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
Southampton
Youth career
2012–2023 Arsenal
2023–2024 Southampton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024– Southampton 0 (0)
2024–2025Accrington Stanley (loan) 21 (1)
International career
2019–2020 England U16 9 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 08:00, 5 January 2025 (UTC)

Zachariah Olumide Ebunoluwa Awe (born 9 January 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club Southampton. He is an England youth international.[3]

Club career

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Awe spent eleven years in the youth ranks at Arsenal.[4] He made appearances in the EFL Trophy for Arsenal, and was included in match-day squads for the first team, and was an unused substitute in the Premier League without making a first team debut.[5] He joined Southampton in August 2023, despite being offered new terms by his hometown club, signing a three-year contract, initially joining the Under-21's for the 2023–24 season.[6][7][8]

On 4 July 2024, Awe joined League Two club Accrington Stanley on a season-long loan.[9] He made his debut for the club on 10 August 2024 in a 4–1 defeat against Doncaster Rovers.[10] On 8 October 2024, Awe received a red card during a 2–1 defeat against Tranmere Rovers in the EFL Trophy.[11][12] He scored his first goal for the club on 9 November 2024 in a 3–0 away victory against Chesterfield.[13] On 3 February 2025, Awe was recalled from loan and returned to Southampton after he suffered an injury in January.[14]

International career

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Awe made his debut playing for the England U-16 side in August 2019.[15] In September 2023 he was called up to the England U-20 side.[16]

Style of play

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He has been described as a ball-playing central defender, comfortable with the ball at his feet and capable of playing out from the back.[17]

Personal life

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Born in Greenwich, London,[18] he has Nigerian and St Lucian heritage.[19][20]

Career statistics

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As of match played 11 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Southampton 2024–25[21] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2024–25[21] League Two 21 1 3 0 1 0 2[a] 0 27 1
Total 21 1 3 0 1 0 2 0 27 1
  1. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

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