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Adam Idah

Adam Uche Idah (/ˈdə/ EE-dah; born 11 February 2001) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Swansea City and the Republic of Ireland national team.

Born in Cork to a Nigerian father and an Irish mother, Idah attended Douglas Community School. He started playing football with College Corinthians in 2007 at the age of six. He stayed with the Corinthians for ten years progressing through the youth levels before joining Norwich City as an academy scholar in 2017. In his first season at Norwich Idah played in the Professional Development League in Norwich's Premier League Under-18 team, scoring nine goals in 15 games. He completed a 10-minute hat-trick against Barnsley in the FA Youth Cup before scoring another hat-trick against Tottenham Hotspur in the U18 league. At the end of the season Idah won both the Norwich Under-18 player of the season and the academy player of the year awards.

During his second season at Norwich, Idah was productive in the youth team. He played in the club's under-23 team in Premier League 2, scoring 12 goals in 19 games. At the end of the season Idah was one of the eight nominations for Premier League 2 player of the season. On 4 July 2019, he signed his first professional contract with the club, signing a contract until 2023. In the 2019 pre-season, Idah trained with the first team, and was chosen to be part of Norwich's squad on their pre-season tour to Germany. In the first game of the tour he came on as a substitute in the 2–2 draw with Arminia Bielefeld, starting his first senior game for Norwich three days later in the friendly against Bonner SC, scoring two goals. Idah again featured in Norwich's final game of the tour, coming on as a substitute against Schalke 04.

Idah made his first senior appearance on 27 August 2019, playing the full 90 minutes as Norwich lost 1–0 at Crawley Town in the EFL Cup. He made his Premier League debut as a substitute against Crystal Palace on 1 January 2020 before starting Norwich's 2019–20 FA Cup third round match at Preston North End on 4 January, making his FA Cup debut. He scored his first professional hat-trick in the match, his third senior appearance for Norwich. He scored 3 league goals in 17 appearances on the way to his team's 2020–21 EFL Championship title win. On 15 January 2022, Idah scored his first Premier League goal for Norwich City in a 2–1 win against Everton in what was his first start for Norwich City in the Premier League and his first start at Carrow Road.

Idah moved on loan to Celtic on 1 February 2024. He scored two penalties against Hibernian at Easter Road. He also scored the winning goal in the 2024 Scottish Cup final at Hampden Park against Rangers, sealing the League and Cup double.

On 14 August 2024, Idah returned to Celtic on a permanent transfer, signing a five-year contract. He was instrumental in Celtic's final two UEFA Champions League league stage matches against Young Boys and Aston Villa, setting up Celtic's winning goal in the former and scoring twice in the latter.

On 1 September 2025, Idah joined Swansea City of the EFL Championship on a five-year contract in a deal believed to be £6 million. His first goal would come on 4 October 2025, scoring a penalty in a 3–1 loss against Leicester City. On 19 December 2025, Idah took advantage of an error by Wrexham goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo to score a stoppage time winner in the first meeting between the two Welsh clubs in 22 years. Shortly after this, Idah suffered a hamstring injury which kept him out for an extended period. He returned on 3 April 2026 and came from the bench with Swansea 3–1 down away to Sheffield United. He scored one and set up Eom Ji-sung for the equaliser in a 3–3 draw. On 2 May 2026, Idah came off the bench score twice against Charlton Athletic in the final game of the season, sealing an 11th placed finish.

Idah was born in Cork to a Nigerian father and Irish mother.

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