Festy Ebosele
Festy Oseiwe Ebosele (born 2 August 2002) is an Irish professional footballer who plays for Derby County. He will join Udinese on 1 July 2022. Early Years. Ebosele was born in the town of Enniscorthy in County Wexford, Ireland to a Nigerian family. He began playing football for Moyne Rangers in 2010 before joining the academy of League of Ireland side Bray Wanderers when he was 14-years-old. Two years later in 2018, he signed for English Championship side Derby County. Club career. Derby County. Ebosele made his debut for Derby County as a substitute in a  2–0 FA Cup loss to Chorley on 9 January 2021. He was one of fourteen players from Derby County's academy to make their debut in the game, after the entirety of Derby's first team squad and coaching team were forced to isolate due to a COVID-19 outbreak. He made his league debut as a substitute in a 1–0 loss to Norwich City on 10 April 2021. On 6 November 2021, Ebosele scored a first senior goal in a 1–1 draw at Millwall. In January 2022, Ebosele was linked to a move to Derby County's rivals Nottingham Forest , however Ebosele was said to have rejected the prospect of a move. In March 2022, with Derby being unable to offer Ebosele new contract terms due to the restrictions put on the club by the EFL whilst in administration, it was confirmed that Ebosele would join Udinese at the end of his Derby contract in summer 2022, signing a five year deal with the Serie A club. In the weeks following the transfer, Derby manager Wayne Rooney questioned Ebosele's attitude and had him training with the Under-23 squad. International career. Born in Ireland, Ebosele is of Nigerian descent. He  has represented the Republic of Ireland at U16, U17, U19 and U21 level.