Tayo Edun

Adetayo Oluwatosin Olusegun Adio Aduramigba Iretioluwa Edun (born 14 May 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a Left back or midfielder for Lincoln City.

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(s) Left back or Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Lincoln City
Number 37
Youth career
0000–2016 Fulham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Fulham 2 (0)
2018 → Ipswich Town (loan) 6 (1)
2020– Lincoln City 6 (0)
National team‡
2014–2015 England U17 10 (0)
2015–2016 England U18 3 (0)
2016–2017 England U19 14 (1)
2017–2018 England U20 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:05, 22 February 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:24, 5 August 2018 (UTC)

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 (loan)

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] He was recalled by Fulham on 31 December 2018 due to an eye injury, ending his loan stay early after making just 6 appearances.[6]

Lincoln City

After leaving Fulham, Edun signed a ​2 1⁄2-year contract with League One club Lincoln City on 10 January 2020.[7]

International career

Edun was born in England and is of St Vincent and Nigerian descent.[8] He has represented England at Under 17, Under 18, Under 19 and Under 20 level.[9][10]

Edun was selected to represent England under-17 at the 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship[11] and 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[12]

Edun was included in the England under-19 squad for the 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[13] He was sent off in the final after receiving two yellow cards, however England held on to defeat Portugal.[14] Edun was subsequently included in the team of the tournament.[15]

Career statistics
As of 26 March 2020
Club Season League National Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fulham 2016–17 Championship000030——30
2017–18 Championship200020——40
2018–19 Premier League000000——00
2019–20 Premier League000000——00
Total 2000500070
Ipswich Town (loan) 2018–19[16] Championship 610010——71
Total 6100100071
Lincoln City 2019–20 League One400000——00
Total 6000000060
Career total 141006000201

Honours

England U19

Individual

  • UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2017[15]

References
  1. "2018/19 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  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. "EDUN BACK TO FULHAM". Ipswich Town FC. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  7. "Imps welcome quartet to LNER Stadium". Lincoln City. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  8. "Ike Ugbo strikes twice for England ahead U17 World Cup". African Football. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  9. "Edun's England Call". Fulham FC official site. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  10. "Profile". The Football Association. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  11. "John Peacock names his England Under-17s Group". The Football Association. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  12. "FIFA Under-17s World Cup squad announced by Neil Dewsnip". The Football Association. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  13. "Young Lions squad for U19 Euro". The Football Association. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  14. "European Under-19 Championship: England beat Portugal in final". BBC Sport. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  15. "Technical Report - Team of the Tournament". UEFA.com. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  16. "Games played by Tayo Edun in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
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