Josh Emmanuel

Joshua Oluwadurotimi Emmanuel (born 18 August 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays for Championship club Hull City.

Club Career

Ipswich Town

Born in London, Emmanuel was a schoolboy at West Ham before joining the youth setup at Ipswich.

After progressing through the ranks at Ipswich Town, Emmanuel was called up by Manager Mick McCarthy for the first team on the pre-season tour of Ireland. After being given a number 29 shirt ahead of the new season, Emmanuel signed a professional contract at the club in August 2015, and made his competitive Ipswich debut against Brentford on 8 August 2015 in the first match of the 2015–16 season, in which he set up a goal for Kevin Bru in a 2–2 draw. He then had a handful of first team appearances throughout August before losing his first team place soon after. After his loan spell at Crawley Town came to an end, it wasn't until on 29 April 2016 when he made another appearance for the side, in a 3–2 win over MK Dons.

In the 2016–17 season, Emmanuel started the season on the substitutes bench and did not make his first appearance of the season until 24 September 2016 in a 1–0 loss to Leeds United. However, he appeared in several matches before being demoted to the substitutes bench after Adam Webster, who recovered from his injury. He then signed a two-year contract with the club, keeping him until 2019. Towards the end of the 2016–17 season, Emmanuel then began playing in the right-midfield position. By the end of the 2016–17 season, Emmanuel made the total of 17 appearances in all competitions.

Crawley Town (loan)

To gain first team experience, Emmanuel joined Crawley Town on loan on 26 November 2015, where he made his debut for the club in a 3–1 loss against Carlisle United three days later. He returned to Ipswich on 3 January 2016.

Rotherham United (loan)

Emmanuel joined Rotherham United on a season-long loan deal on 13 Jul