Tayo Edun

Tayo Edun
Tayo Edun on his Ipswich Town debut in 2018
Personal information
Full name Adetayo Oluwatosin Olusegun Adio Aduramigba Iretioluwa Edun[1]
Date of birth (1998-05-14) 14 May 1998[2]
Place of birth Islington, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.77 m)[2]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Ipswich Town
(on loan from Fulham)
Number 25
Youth career
0000–2016 Fulham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Fulham 2 (0)
2018– → Ipswich Town (loan) 4 (1)
National team‡
2014–2015 England U17 10 (0)
2015–2016 England U18 3 (0)
2016–2017 England U19 14 (1)
2017– England U20 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:22, 14 September 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:24, 5 August 2018 (UTC)

Adetayo Oluwatosin Olusegun Adio Aduramigba Iretioluwa Edun (born 14 May 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ipswich Town on loan from Fulham.

Early life

Edun was born in Islington, London and attended Enfield Grammar School.

Club career

Fulham

On 9 August 2016, Edun made his professional debut in a League Cup match against Leyton Orient.[3]

Ipswich Town

On 3 August 2018, Edun, sign for Ipswich Town on a season-loan from Fulham.[4] He scored on his debut for the club in a 2-2 draw against Blackburn Rovers on 4 August 2018.[5]

International career

Edun was born in England and is of St Vincent and Nigerian descent.[6] He has represented England at Under 17, Under 18, Under 19 and Under 20 level.[7][8]

Edun was selected to represent England under-17 at the 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship[9] and 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[10]

Edun was included in the England under-19 squad for the 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[11] He was sent off in the final after receiving two yellow cards, however England held on to defeat Portugal.[12] Edun was subsequently included in the team of the tournament.[13]

Career statistics

As of 25 November 2017
Club Season League National Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fulham 2016–17 Championship000030——30
2017–18 Championship200020——40
Career total 2000500070

Honours

England U19

Individual

  • UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2017[13]

References

  1. ↑ "2018/19 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Tayo Edun". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Leyton Orient 2-3 Fulham". BBC Sport. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  4. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45061774
  5. ↑ "Ipswich 2-2 Blackburn". BBC Sport. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  6. ↑ "Ike Ugbo strikes twice for England ahead U17 World Cup". African Football. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "Edun's England Call". Fulham FC official site. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  8. ↑ "Profile". The Football Association. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  9. ↑ "John Peacock names his England Under-17s Group". The Football Association. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  10. ↑ "FIFA Under-17s World Cup squad announced by Neil Dewsnip". The Football Association. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  11. ↑ "Young Lions squad for U19 Euro". The Football Association. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  12. 1 2 "European Under-19 Championship: England beat Portugal in final". BBC Sport. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  13. 1 2 "Technical Report - Team of the Tournament". UEFA.com. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
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