Emmanuel Ilesanmi

Emmanuel Ilesanmi
Personal information
Full name Emmanuel Tobiloba Ilesanmi
Date of birth (2004-11-17) 17 November 2004 (age 21)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Alvechurch
(on loan from AFC Telford United)
Youth career
Harrogate Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2024 Harrogate Town 3 (0)
2023 → Scarborough Athletic (loan) 2 (0)
2023 → Basford United (loan) 4 (0)
2024–2025 Derby County 0 (0)
2025 → Torquay United (loan) 2 (0)
2025 → Torquay United (loan) 2 (0)
2025– AFC Telford United 3 (0)
2026– → Alvechurch (loan) 10 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:48, 9 March 2026 (UTC)

Emmanuel Tobiloba Ilesanmi (born 17 November 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Alvechurch, on loan from AFC Telford United.

He started his career at Harrogate Town, making his debut in 2021, and spending time on loan at non-league clubs Scarborough Athletic and Basford United. In July 2024, Ilesanmi signed with Derby County, initially as an under-21 player. After two loan spells at Torquay United, Ilesanmi left Derby in the summer of 2025.

Career

Harrogate Town

Ilesanmi is a graduate of the Harrogate Town Academy, and in making his first-team debut on 5 October 2021 in the EFL Trophy, became the first Academy graduate to play for the first-team. He moved on loan to Scarborough Athletic in January 2023, and to Basford United in August 2023, for whom he made 4 league appearances.

He was released by Harrogate at the end of the 2023–24 season.

Derby County

In July 2024, Ilesanmi signed with Derby County, initially as an under-21 player. In January 2025 he signed on loan for Torquay United. After a short period of injury during which he returned to home club Derby County, Ilesanmi returned on loan to Torquay United on 25 March 2025. He was released by the Rams at the end of the 2024–25 season.

Non-league

In July 2025 he signed for AFC Telford United. He later played on loan at Alvechurch.

References

  1. ↑ "SQUAD LIST 2024/25 & U21 REGISTERED CONTRACT PLAYERS" (PDF). English Football League. 11 February 2025. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  2. ↑ Emmanuel Ilesanmi at Soccerbase
  3. ↑ "Introduction of academy product Ilesanmi the one bright spot for Harrogate Town during U's defeat". Harrogate Advertiser. 5 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "Harrogate Town's academy aces won't be getting 'carried away' after first-team debuts". www.harrogateadvertiser.co.uk.
  5. ↑ "Harrogate Town transfer news: Scarborough Athletic sign academy product on loan". Yorkshire Post. 16 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "New Signing Emmanuel Ilesanmi". www.scarboroughathletic.com.
  7. ↑ "LOAN SIGNING: EMMANUEL ILESANMI". www.basfordunited.com.
  8. ↑ "Basford United | Appearances | Emmanuel Ilesanmi | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  9. ↑ "Released and retained list confirmed". www.harrogatetownafc.com.
  10. ↑ "ACADEMY NEWS: Quartet join up with Rams under-21s". Derby County. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  11. ↑ "Emmanuel Ilesanmi Signs On Loan - Torquay United". 23 January 2025.
  12. ↑ "Emmanuel Ilesanmi Returns In Loan Move - Torquay United". 25 March 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  13. ↑ "CLUB UPDATE: Derby County Retained List - 2024/25 Season". www.dcfc.co.uk. 15 May 2025. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  14. ↑ "Emmanuel: He Is With Us!". AFC Telford United.
  15. ↑ "Emmanuel Ilesanmi | Player Profile · Aylesbury United Archive". www.aylesburyunitedarchive.com.