{{Short description|Footballer (born 2003)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Angel Waruih | image = | caption = | fullname = Angel Michael Mathaiya Waruih<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 September 2022 |title=2022/23 Premier League squad lists |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/2786707 |access-date=14 September 2022 |publisher=Premier League}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|12|9|df=y}} | birth_place = Botswana<ref name="BrentfordProfile" /> | height = 1.75 m<ref name="BrentfordProfile" /> | position = Central midfielder | currentclub = Eastleigh | clubnumber = 18 | youthyears1 = 2009–2022 | youthclubs1 = Plymouth Argyle | youthyears2 = 2022–2024 | youthclubs2 = Brentford | years1 = 2024– | clubs1 = Eastleigh | caps1 = 66 | goals1 = 0 | club-update = 13:40, 25 April 2026 (UTC) }}
'''Angel Michael Mathaiya Waruih''' (born 9 December 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for {{English football updater|Eastleig}} club Eastleigh.
Waruih is a product of the Plymouth Argyle academy and he began his professional career with Brentford in 2022. Following two seasons of B team football, Waruih's senior career began in non-League football with Eastleigh.
== Career ==
=== Plymouth Argyle === Waruih began his career in Plymouth Argyle's Advanced Development Centre at the age of five,<ref name="BrentfordProfile" /> before joining the club's academy at age 9.<ref name="NewScholars">{{Cite web |title=New Scholars On Board |url=https://www.pafc.co.uk/news/2020/july/new-scholars-on-board |access-date=24 August 2022 |website=Plymouth Argyle – PAFC |language=en}}</ref> Initially a forward, he was moved to the wing, wing back and then central midfield.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Angel Waruih on support, sacrifice and self-belief |url=https://eastleighfc.com/2026/01/angel-waruih-on-support-sacrifice-and-self-belief/ |access-date=29 January 2026 |website=eastleighfc.com |language=en-GB}}</ref> Waruih progressed through the academy and was a part of the club's 2018 SuperCupNI Super Vase-winning team.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Super Vase Winners |url=https://www.pafc.co.uk/news/2018/july/super-vase-winners |access-date=24 August 2022 |website=Plymouth Argyle – PAFC |language=en}}</ref> He signed a two-year scholarship deal at the end of the 2019–20 season and was a part of the U18 team which won the 2020–21 EFL Youth Alliance Merit League One title.<ref name="NewScholars" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Youth: Draw Secures Merit League Title |url=https://www.pafc.co.uk/news/2021/may/youth-draw-secures-merit-league-title |access-date=24 August 2022 |website=Plymouth Argyle – PAFC |language=en}}</ref> Waruih won calls into two EFL Trophy squads during the 2021–22 season and made his only senior appearance for the club with a start in a 2–0 group stage defeat to Newport County on 31 August 2021.<ref name="Soccerway">{{Soccerway|774175|accessdate=24 August 2022}}</ref> He was released at the end of the 2021–22 season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Academy contracts |url=https://www.pafc.co.uk/news/academy-contracts |access-date=24 August 2022 |website=Plymouth Argyle – PAFC |language=en}}</ref>
=== Brentford === Following a successful trial,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Angel Waruih: Taking his opportunity |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/brentford-b-team-angel-waruih-taking-his-opportunity-with-brentford-b |access-date=5 August 2024 |website=www.brentfordfc.com |language=en-gb}}</ref> Waruih transferred to the B team at Premier League club Brentford on 24 August 2022 and signed a one-year contract, with a one year option.<ref name="SignsBrentford">{{Cite web |title=Angel Waruih joins Brentford B |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/angel-waruih-joins-brentford-b |access-date=24 August 2022 |website=www.brentfordfc.com |language=en-gb}}</ref> He made six appearances during the B team's 2022–23 Premier League Cup-winning campaign.<ref name="Soccerway" /><ref name="PLCWin" /> The one-year option to extend Waruih's contract was exercised at the end of the 2022–23 season, with a further one-year option attached.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brentford B squad update |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/brentford-b-team-brentford-b-squad-update |access-date=1 June 2023 |website=www.brentfordfc.com |language=en-gb}}</ref> He was released at the end of the 2023–24 season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brentford academy confirm summer departures and extensions |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/brentford-b-team-brentford-academy-departures-and-extensions-summer-2024 |access-date=1 June 2024 |website=www.brentfordfc.com |language=en-gb}}</ref>
=== Eastleigh === On 25 June 2024, Waruih transferred to National League club Eastleigh and signed a one-year contract, with a one-year option,<ref name="2025Contract">{{Cite web |title=2024/25 Retained List |url=https://eastleighfc.com/2025/05/2024-25-retained-list/ |access-date=8 May 2025 |website=eastleighfc.com |language=en-GB}}</ref> effective 1 July 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Official: Angel Waruih Joins the Spitfires |url=https://eastleighfc.com/2024/06/official-angel-waruih-joins-the-spitfires/ |access-date=26 June 2024 |website=eastleighfc.com |language=en-GB}}</ref> Waruih made 46 appearances during a mid-table 2024–25 season and his performances were recognised with the club's Young Player of the Year award.<ref name="Soccerway" /><ref name="FCHD">{{Fchd|id=EASTLEIG|name=Eastleigh F.C.}}</ref><ref name="YPOTY">{{Cite tweet |number=1919425409675825288 |user=EastleighFC |title=Angel Waruih is our Young Player of the Season! 👏}}</ref> The one-year option on his contract was take up at the end of the season.<ref name="2025Contract" /> Waruih made 24 appearances during another mid-table 2025–26 season and was released when his contract expired.<ref name="Soccerway" /><ref name="FCHD" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=2025/26 Retained List |url=https://eastleighfc.com/2026/04/2025-26-retained-list/ |access-date=29 April 2026 |website=eastleighfc.com |language=en-GB}}</ref>
== Style of play == Waruih is a deep-lying midfielder and "has the capability to push further forward and play as a number eight too".<ref name="SignsBrentford" />
== Personal life == Waruih is of Botswanan descent.<ref name="BrentfordProfile">{{Cite web |title=Angel Waruih |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/teams/profile/angel-waruih |access-date=13 September 2022 |website=www.brentfordfc.com |language=en-gb}}</ref> He attended St Boniface's Catholic College.<ref name="NewScholars" />
== Career statistics == {{Updated|match played 25 April 2026}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes FA Cup}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes EFL Cup}} !colspan="2" |Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals !Apps !Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |Plymouth Argyle |2021–22<ref>{{Soccerbase season|144499|season=2021|access-date=9 August 2022}}</ref> |League One |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearance in EFL Trophy</ref> |0 |1 |0 |- | rowspan="3" |Eastleigh |2024–25<ref name="Soccerway" /> |National League |43 |0 |1 |0 | colspan="2" |― |2<ref name="FAT" group="lower-alpha">Appearance(s) in FA Trophy</ref> |0 |46 |0 |- |2025–26<ref name="Soccerway" /> |National League |23 |0 |2 |0 | colspan="2" |― |1<ref name="FAT" group="lower-alpha" /> |0 |24 |0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !66 !0 !3 !0 ! colspan="2" |― !3 !0 !70 !0 |- ! colspan="3" |Career total !66!!0!!3!!0!!0!!0 !4 !0!!71!!0 |} <references group="lower-alpha" />
== Honours == '''Brentford B''' * Premier League Cup: 2022–23<ref name="PLCWin">{{Cite web |title=Brentford B 2 Blackburn U21 1 |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/match-reports-brentford-b-2-blacburn-under-21s-1-premier-league-cup-final |access-date=9 May 2023 |website=www.brentfordfc.com |language=en-gb}}</ref> '''Individual'''
* Eastleigh Young Player of the Year: 2024–25<ref name="YPOTY" />
== References == {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Soccerbase|144499}} * [https://eastleighfc.com/player/angel-waruih/ Angel Waruih] at eastleighfc.com
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Waruih, Angel}} Category:Living people Category:2003 births Category:People educated at St Boniface's Catholic College Category:English people of Botswana descent Category:English men's footballers Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Plymouth Argyle F.C. players Category:Brentford F.C. players Category:Eastleigh F.C. players Category:National League (English football) players Category:21st-century English sportsmen