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Elijah Adebayo
Adebayo in July 2021
Personal information
Full name Elijah Anuoluwapo Oluwaferanmi Oluwatomi Oluwalana Ayomikulehin Adebayo[1]
Date of birth (1998-01-07) 7 January 1998 (age 26)[2]
Place of birth Brent, England[3]
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Luton Town
Number 11
Youth career
2007–2016 Fulham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Fulham 0 (0)
2016 → Slough Town (loan) 6 (1)
2017 → Bognor Regis Town (loan) 6 (5)
2018 → Cheltenham Town (loan) 7 (2)
2018–2019 → Swindon Town (loan) 25 (5)
2019 → Stevenage (loan) 2 (0)
2019–2021 Walsall 55 (18)
2021– Luton Town 100 (28)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:27, 13 May 2023 (UTC)

Elijah Anuoluwapo Oluwaferanmi Oluwatomi Oluwalana Ayomikulehin Adebayo (born 7 January 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Luton Town.

Career

Adebayo joined Fulham at under-9 level, and spent loan spells with Slough Town and Bognor Regis Town.[2][4] He moved on loan to Cheltenham Town in January 2018.[5]

On 7 July 2018, Adebayo joined League Two side Swindon Town on a season-long loan.[6] On 31 January 2019 he moved on loan to Stevenage.[7]

He was released by Fulham at the end of the 2018–19 season.[8] Following his release he signed for Walsall in June 2019.[9]

On 1 February 2021, Adebayo signed for Championship side Luton Town for an undisclosed fee.[10] He scored on his first start in a 1–1 draw against Millwall on 23 February 2021.[11]

Personal life

Adebayo was born in England and is of Nigerian descent.[12]

Style of play

Primarily a forward, Adebayo has also played as a central defender.[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 May 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fulham 2016–17[14] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017–18[15] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19[16] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slough Town (loan) 2016–17[4] Southern League Premier Division 6 1 0 0 — 5[a] 5 11 6
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2017–18[15] League Two 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2
Swindon Town (loan) 2018–19[16] League Two 25 5 2 0 1 0 2[b] 0 30 5
Stevenage (loan) 2018–19[16] League Two 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Walsall 2019–20[17] League Two 30 8 2 0 1 0 4[b] 0 37 8
2020–21[18] League Two 25 10 1 0 1 0 1[b] 0 28 10
Total 55 18 3 0 2 0 5 0 65 18
Luton Town 2020–21[18] Championship 18 5 — — — 18 5
2021–22[19] Championship 40 16 1 1 0 0 1[c] 0 42 17
2022–23[20] Championship 42 7 4 2 0 0 1[c] 1 47 10
Total 100 28 5 3 0 0 2 1 107 32
Career total 195 54 10 3 3 0 14 6 222 63
  1. ^ Four appearances and three goals in the FA Trophy, one appearance and two goals in the Berks & Bucks Senior Cup.
  2. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Championship play-offs. Cite error: The named reference "PO" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).

References

  1. ^ "2018/19 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Profile". Fulham F.C. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Elijah Adebayo". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Elijah Adebayo: Fulham striker joins Cheltenham Town on loan". BBC Sport. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  6. ^ "McCormick, Smith and Adebayo join Swindon". BBC Sport. 7 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Ilias Chair of QPR and Elijah Adebayo of Fulham join Stevenage Borough on loan". BBC Sport. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Player Departures". Fulham F.C. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Elijah Adebayo: Former Fulham forward joins Walsall". BBC Sport. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Tom Ince & Elijah Adebayo: Luton Town bolster forward options on deadline day". BBC Sport. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Luton 1-1 Millwall". BBC Sport. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  12. ^ "Central Defender Turned Striker Elijah Adebayo Continues To Catch The Eye At Fulham". All Nigeria Soccer. 25 February 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  13. ^ "Swindon Town striker Elijah Adebayo discusses his previous role as a centre half". Swindon Advertiser. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  14. ^ "Games played by Elijah Adebayo in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  15. ^ a b "Games played by Elijah Adebayo in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  16. ^ a b c "Games played by Elijah Adebayo in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  17. ^ "Games played by Elijah Adebayo in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  18. ^ a b "Games played by Elijah Adebayo in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  19. ^ "Games played by Elijah Adebayo in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  20. ^ "Games played by Elijah Adebayo in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
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