Andrew Omobamidele looks to continue meteoric rise with Ireland debut

A Republic of Ireland U21 debut was ticked off in March and Omobamidele now finds himself on the verge of a first senior cap 

Ireland internationals Rianna Jarrett and Andrew Omobamidele with Liadan Kelly, 10, Liam White, 9, Stella Toomey, 9, Ross Ward, 7, Joshua Ward, 9, and Morgan Coffey, 8, at the launch of the Intersport Elverys FAI Summer Soccer Schools yesterday. Picture: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Andrew Omobamidele’s rise has been meteoric, regardless of metric. Still only 18, he made his senior debut with Norwich City in January and squeezed eight more games into the last two months of the campaign as the Canaries claimed promotion to the Premier League and a Championship title.

A Republic of Ireland U21 debut was ticked off in March and he now finds himself on the verge of a first senior cap having been pulled into Stephen Kenny’s orbit for the upcoming training camp and friendlies against Andorra and Hungary.