Elijah Adebayo Explained

Elijah Adebayo
Full Name:Elijah Anuoluwapo Oluwaferanmi Oluwatomi Oluwalana Ayomikulehin Adebayo[1]
Birth Date:7 January 1998
Birth Place:Brent, England[2]
Height:1.93m (06.33feet)
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Luton Town
Clubnumber:11
Youthyears1:2007–2016
Youthclubs1:Fulham
Years1:2016–2019
Clubs1:Fulham
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:2016
Clubs2:→ Slough Town (loan)
Caps2:6
Goals2:1
Years3:2017
Clubs3:→ Bognor Regis Town (loan)
Caps3:6
Goals3:5
Years4:2018
Clubs4:→ Cheltenham Town (loan)
Caps4:7
Goals4:2
Years5:2018–2019
Clubs5:→ Swindon Town (loan)
Caps5:25
Goals5:5
Years6:2019
Clubs6:→ Stevenage (loan)
Caps6:2
Goals6:0
Years7:2019–2021
Clubs7:Walsall
Caps7:55
Goals7:18
Years8:2021–
Clubs8:Luton Town
Caps8:128
Goals8:38
Club-Update:13:10, 17 August 2024 (UTC)

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

Career

Fulham

Adebayo joined Fulham at under-9 level, and spent loan spells with Slough Town and Bognor Regis Town.[3] [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]

Luton Town

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] In October 2022 he took time away due to off-field problems.[12] He suffered racist abuse in October 2022, the third time in 12 months,[13] and again in October 2023.[14]

On 30 January 2024, Adebayo became the first Luton Town player to score a hat-trick in the Premier League in a 4–0 win over Brighton & Hove Albion.[15]

After picking up an injury in February, Adebayo scored on his return to the team on 3 May 2024, at home to Everton.[16]

Personal life

Adebayo was born in England and is of Nigerian descent.[17]

Style of play

Primarily a forward, Adebayo has also played as a central defender.[18]

Career statistics

Club!rowspan="2"
SeasonLeagueFA CupEFL CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fulham2016–17Championship0000000000
2017–18Championship0000000000
2018–19Premier League000000—00
Total0000000000
Slough Town (loan)2016–17Southern League Premier Division6100—55116
Cheltenham Town (loan)2017–18League Two7200000072
Swindon Town (loan)2018–19League Two255201020305
Stevenage (loan)2018–19League Two2000000020
Walsall2019–20League Two308201040378
2020–21League Two25101010102810
Total55183020506518
Luton Town2020–21Championship185———185
2021–22Championship40161100104217
2022–23Championship4274200314910
2023–24Premier League26103020—3110
2024–25Championship200000—20
Total1283883204114242
Career total223641335016625773

Honours

Luton Town

2023[19]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2018/19 Premier League squads confirmed. 3 September 2018. 3 September 2018. Premier League. 2 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190202022844/https://www.premierleague.com/news/844127. live.
  2. Web site: Elijah Adebayo . 11v11.com . AFS Enterprises . 3 September 2018 . 16 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231016114256/https://www.11v11.com/players/elijah-adebayo-256101/ . live .
  3. Web site: Profile. 19 January 2018. Fulham F.C.. 19 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180119060734/https://www.fulhamfc.com/player-profiles/elijah-adebayo. live.
  4. Web site: Profile. 18 January 2018. Aylesbury United F.C.. 11 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210311150003/http://www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk/players/elijah-adebayo. live.
  5. Web site: Elijah Adebayo: Fulham striker joins Cheltenham Town on loan. 9 January 2018. 10 January 2018. BBC Sport. 11 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190411082611/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42621398. live.
  6. Web site: McCormick, Smith and Adebayo join Swindon. 7 July 2018. 8 July 2018. BBC Sport. 20 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181020195806/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44752515. live.
  7. Web site: Ilias Chair of QPR and Elijah Adebayo of Fulham join Stevenage Borough on loan. 31 January 2019. 31 January 2019. BBC Sport. 8 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201108011731/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47070273. live.
  8. Web site: Player Departures. 17 May 2019. 17 June 2019. Fulham F.C.. 17 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190617140609/http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2019/may/17/player-departures. live.
  9. Web site: Elijah Adebayo: Former Fulham forward joins Walsall. 25 June 2019. 25 June 2019. BBC Sport. 24 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210524150853/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48764531. live.
  10. Web site: Tom Ince & Elijah Adebayo: Luton Town bolster forward options on deadline day . BBC Sport . 1 February 2021 . 2 February 2021 . 2 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210202001739/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55896442 . live .
  11. Web site: Luton 1-1 Millwall . 23 February 2021 . BBC Sport . 24 February 2021 . 23 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210223232734/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56079461 . live .
  12. Web site: Adebayo 'more like himself' after off-field issues. www.bbc.co.uk. 10 October 2023. 21 October 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231021120349/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/63143662. live.
  13. Web site: Luton report more racist abuse aimed at Adebayo. www.bbc.co.uk. 10 October 2023. 31 October 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231031190403/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/63273739. live.
  14. Web site: Adebayo 'tired' of racist abuse after fresh incident. www.bbc.co.uk. 10 October 2023. 15 October 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231015132623/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/67073388. live.
  15. Web site: Luton climb out of drop zone after Adebayo hat-trick stuns Brighton . The Guardian . 30 January 2024 . 30 January 2024 .
  16. Web site: Gokal . Mehdi . 3 May 2024 . Video: Adebayo returns from injury to score crucial goal for Luton that takes them out of the relegation zone . 3 May 2024 . CaughtOffside . en.
  17. Web site: Central Defender Turned Striker Elijah Adebayo Continues To Catch The Eye At Fulham. 25 February 2017. 21 April 2018. All Nigeria Soccer. 20 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180420075638/http://allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=22180. live.
  18. Web site: Swindon Town striker Elijah Adebayo discusses his previous role as a centre half. 2 November 2018. 31 January 2019. Swindon Advertiser. 14 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190414045609/https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/17195504.swindon-town-striker-elijah-adebayo-discusses-his-previous-role-as-a-centre-half/. live.
  19. News: Luton win shootout to reach Premier League . en-GB . BBC Sport . 27 May 2023 . 27 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230527210121/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65654937 . live .

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