Adam Idah was born in Cork on 11 February 2001 (age 25), and has built his senior career as an imposing 6ft 3in (1.90m) Republic of Ireland striker. The bulk of his football came at Norwich City, where six seasons brought 100 league appearances and 12 league goals. That long Norwich spell shaped him more than any short stop elsewhere.
Celtic signed Idah from Norwich City in February 2024. His most productive league season came in Glasgow in 2024-2025, when he scored 13 goals in 35 appearances. It was a useful return, and one that made his role at Celtic fairly clear: not ornamental, not complicated, just a striker expected to contribute.
He made two league appearances for Celtic in 2025-2026 before leaving in September 2025 for Swansea City. At Swansea, where he wears the number 9 shirt, he has remained involved in the first team, with 25 league appearances and six goals that season. He has also stayed in the Republic of Ireland picture, making six World Cup qualifying appearances and scoring once.
Idah’s current market value is around £4.5m, according to Transfermarkt. His career to this point is still anchored by Norwich, with Celtic providing his strongest scoring season and Swansea his latest regular run of senior football.
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