Elijah Adebayo

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

Elijah Adebayo
Personal information
Full name Elijah Anuoluwapo Oluwaferanmi Oluwatomi Oluwalana Ayomikulehin Adebayo[1]
Date of birth (1998-01-07) 7 January 1998[2]
Place of birth Brent, England[3]
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Walsall
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– Walsall 30 (8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:26, 8 March 2020 (UTC)

Career

He 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]

Personal life

Adebayo was born in England and is of Nigerian descent.[10]

Playing style

Primarily a forward, Adebayo has also played as a central defender.[11]

Career statistics
As of 11 March 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fulham 2016–17[12] Championship 0000000000
2017–18[13] Championship 0000000000
2018–19[14] Premier League 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Slough Town (loan) 2016–17[4] Southern League Premier Division 6100—55116
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2017–18[13] League Two 7200000072
Swindon Town (loan) 2018–19[14] League Two 255201020305
Stevenage (loan) 2018–19[14] League Two 2000000020
Career total 4082010755013

References
  1. "2018/19 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  2. "Profile". Fulham F.C. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  3. "Elijah Adebayo". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  4. "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. "Central Defender Turned Striker Elijah Adebayo Continues To Catch The Eye At Fulham". All Nigeria Soccer. 25 February 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  11. "Swindon Town striker Elijah Adebayo discusses his previous role as a centre half". Swindon Advertiser. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  12. "Games played by Elijah Adebayo in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  13. "Games played by Elijah Adebayo in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  14. "Games played by Elijah Adebayo in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2018.


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