| Josh Debayo | |
| Fullname: | Joshua Akinkunmi Debayo[1] |
| Birth Date: | 17 October 1996 |
| Birth Place: | London, England |
| Height: | 1.83m (06feet) |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Alloa Athletic |
| Clubnumber: | 27 |
| Youthclubs1: | Fulham |
| Youthclubs2: | Chelsea |
| Youthyears3: | 2013–2016 |
| Youthclubs3: | Southampton |
| Youthyears4: | 2016–2018 |
| Youthclubs4: | Leicester City |
| Years1: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs1: | Cheltenham Town |
| Caps1: | 12 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs2: | → Dover Athletic (loan) |
| Caps2: | 16 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs3: | Wealdstone |
| Caps3: | 1 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs4: | Queen of the South |
| Caps4: | 23 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2023– |
| Clubs5: | Alloa Athletic |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 14:56, 3 August 2023 (UTC) |
Joshua Akinkunmi Debayo (born 17 October 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Alloa Athletic.
After playing youth football for Fulham, Chelsea, Southampton and Leicester City, Debayo signed with Cheltenham Town in July 2018.[2]
On 11 October 2018, Debayo signed for Dover Athletic on loan until January 2019.[3] Debayo debuted for the club two days later in a 2–2 away draw versus Harrogate Town.[4] On 4 January 2019, Debayo signed a loan extension until the end of the 2018–19 season.[5]
Debayo was offered a new contract by the Robins at the end of the 2019–20 season, although he rejected the offer and departed the club.[6] [7] Debayo then signed for Wealdstone on 19 December 2020.[8] On 4 February 2021, Debayo departed the Royals after making just one league appearance for the club.[9]
On 27 July 2021, Debayo signed a one-year contract with Scottish Championship club Queen of the South.[10] Following relegation to Scottish League One, Debayo was released by the club at the end of the 2021–22 season.[11]
On 18 July 2023, Debayo signed a one-year contract with Alloa Athletic.[12]
| Season | Club | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Leicester City | 2016–17 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Cheltenham Town | 2018–19 | League Two | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | League Two | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||
| Dover Athletic (loan) | 2018–19 | National League | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Wealdstone | 2020–21 | National League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Queen of the South | 2021–22 | Scottish Championship | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Alloa Athletic | 2023-24 | Scottish League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 52 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 67 | 0 | |||