Festy Ebosele
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Festy Oseiwe Ebosele (born 2 August 2002) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a right-back or right wing-back for Süper Lig club İstanbul Başakşehir and the Republic of Ireland national team.
Infobox
2018
Republic of Ireland U16
Full name
Festy Oseiwe Ebosele
Date of birth
(2002-08-02) 2 August 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth
Enniscorthy, Ireland
Height
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)
Right-back, right wing-back
Current team
İstanbul Başakşehir
Number
36
2010–2016
Moyne Rangers
2016–2018
Bray Wanderers
2018–2021
Derby County
Years
Team
2021–2022
Derby County
2022–2025
Udinese
2024–2025
→ Watford (loan)
2025–
İstanbul Başakşehir
2018–2019
Republic of Ireland U17
2019–2020
Republic of Ireland U19
2021–2023
Republic of Ireland U21
2023–
Republic of Ireland
Tables
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition · Career statistics › Club
Division
Division
Club
Division
Season
Apps
League
Goals
League
Apps
League
Goals
National cup
Apps
National cup
Goals
League cup
Apps
League cup
Goals
Other
Apps
Other
Goals
Derby County
Derby County
Club
Derby County
Season
2020–21
League
Championship
League
3
League
0
National cup
1
National cup
0
League cup
0
League cup
0
Other
—
Other
4
Total
0
2021–22
2021–22
Club
2021–22
Season
Championship
League
35
League
2
League
1
National cup
0
National cup
1
League cup
0
League cup
—
Other
37
Other
2
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
38
League
2
League
2
League
0
National cup
1
National cup
0
League cup
—
League cup
41
Other
2
Udinese
Udinese
Club
Udinese
Season
2022–23
League
Serie A
League
17
League
0
National cup
1
National cup
0
League cup
—
League cup
—
Other
18
Other
0
2023–24
2023–24
Club
2023–24
Season
Serie A
League
31
League
0
League
1
National cup
0
National cup
—
League cup
—
League cup
32
Other
0
2024–25
2024–25
Club
2024–25
Season
Serie A
League
0
League
0
League
—
National cup
—
National cup
—
League cup
0
League cup
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
48
League
0
League
2
League
0
National cup
—
National cup
—
League cup
50
League cup
0
Watford (loan)
Watford (loan)
Club
Watford (loan)
Season
2024–25
League
Championship
League
18
League
1
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
1
League cup
0
Other
—
Other
19
Total
1
İstanbul Başakşehir
İstanbul Başakşehir
Club
İstanbul Başakşehir
Season
2024–25
League
Süper Lig
League
7
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
—
League cup
—
Other
7
Other
0
2025–26
2025–26
Club
2025–26
Season
Süper Lig
League
10
League
0
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
—
League cup
3
League cup
1
Other
13
Other
1
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
17
League
0
League
0
League
0
National cup
—
National cup
3
League cup
1
League cup
20
Other
1
Career total
Career total
Club
Career total
Season
121
League
3
League
4
League
0
National cup
2
National cup
0
League cup
3
League cup
1
Other
130
Other
4
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Derby County | 2020–21 | Championship | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Championship | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 37 | 2 | ||
| Total | 38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 41 | 2 | |||
| Udinese | 2022–23 | Serie A | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Serie A | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 48 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 50 | 0 | ||||
| Watford (loan) | 2024–25 | Championship | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | |
| İstanbul Başakşehir | 2024–25 | Süper Lig | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Süper Lig | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | 13 | 1 | ||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | 20 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 121 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 130 | 4 | ||
Appearances and goals by national team and year · Career statistics › International
Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
National team
Republic of Ireland
Year
2023
Apps
2
Goals
0
2024
2024
National team
2024
Year
5
Apps
0
2025
2025
National team
2025
Year
6
Apps
0
Total
Total
National team
Total
Year
13
Apps
0
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Republic of Ireland | 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 0 | |
References
- Includes FA Cup, Coppa Italia & Turkish Cup
- Includes EFL Cup
- Appearances in the UEFA Conference League
- "Club list of registered players: Derby County"https://www.efl.com/contentassets/d29fb86f37b0462589f320b680f6787d/efl-professional-retain-list---2020-21.pdf
- www.dcfc.co.ukhttps://web.archive.org/web/20210410200732/https://www.dcfc.co.uk/teams/player/festy-ebosele
- www.whoscored.comhttps://www.whoscored.com/players/408984/history/festy-ebosele
- Festy Ebosele at Soccerwayhttps://int.soccerway.com/players/festy-ebosele/566679/
- The Irish Timeshttps://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2025/10/15/a-feast-of-festy-a-new-lease-of-life-for-a-colourful-irish-name/
- New Ross Standardhttps://www.independent.ie/regionals/newrossstandard/news/festy-embarks-on-derby-dream-37097346.html
- British Broadcasting Corporationhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55574408
- British Broadcasting Corporationhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56621929
- "Millwall 1–1 Derby County"https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59099844
- The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/jan/27/the-fiver-derby-county-festy-ebosele
- "Wayne Rooney: Derby County manager says entire squad wants to stay following relegation"https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61190815
- www.98fm.comhttps://www.98fm.com/sport/udinese-confirm-signing-of-ireland-wing-back-festy-ebosele-1323931
- "Wayne Rooney stance on Festy Ebosele farewell revealed as contract priority urged"https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/derby-county-wayne-rooney-kirchner-6998109
- ie.soccerway.comhttps://ie.soccerway.com/players/festy-ebosele/566679/
- "Udinese confirm signing of Ireland U21 Festy Ebosele"https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2022/0321/1287672-udinese-confirm-signing-of-ireland-u21-festy-ebosele/
- www.dcfc.co.ukhttps://www.dcfc.co.uk/news/2022/07/ebosele-leaves-derby-at-end-of-contract-for-udinese-switch
- Watford Observerhttps://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/sport/24553633.watford-take-ebosele-loan-udinese-season/
- www.independent.iehttps://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/festy-ebosele-in-line-for-turkey-move-as-udinese-end-loan-spell-at-watford/a2119919498.html
- Irish Mirrorhttps://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soccer/soccer-news/not-one-festys-strengths-managers-34581800
- Irish Examinerhttps://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/soccer/arid-41565634.html
- Irish Mirrorhttps://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soccer/soccer-news/ireland-star-festy-ebosele-lands-34589587.amp
- wexfordweekly.comhttp://wexfordweekly.com/2025/08/22/watch-wexfords-festy-ebosele-scores-first-goal-for-istanbul/sport/
- UEFA.comhttps://www.uefa.com/uefaconferenceleague/match/2045858--basaksehir-vs-u-craiova/timeline/
- "Festy Ebosele: Nigeria eligible defender debuts for Ireland U21 - Interesting Football"https://web.archive.org/web/20210602214342/https://interestingfootball.com/festy-ebosele-nigeria-eligible-defender-debuts-for-ireland-u21/
- Football Association of Irelandhttps://www.fai.ie/ireland/news/kenny-names-27-man-squad-for-nations-league-ties
- BBC Sporthttps://www.bbc.com/sport/football/66667117
- Irish Mirrorhttps://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soccer/festy-ebosele-delighted-make-ireland-30891043
- BBC Sporthttps://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/c20jgz93lx9t
- Southeastradio.iehttps://www.southeastradio.ie/enniscorthys-lystus-ebosele-named-as-a-gladiator-for-upcoming-season-of-the-popular-programme/
- Soccerbasehttps://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=137262&season_id=153
- Soccerbasehttps://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=137262&season_id=154
- Soccerbasehttps://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=137262&season_id=155
- Soccerbasehttps://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=137262&season_id=156
- Soccerbasehttps://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=137262&season_id=157
- Soccerbasehttps://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=137262&season_id=157
- int.soccerway.comhttps://int.soccerway.com/players/festy-ebosele/566679/