Elijah Adebayo

Elijah Adebayo
Adebayo with Luton Town in 2021
Personal information
Full name Elijah Anuoluwapo Oluwaferanmi Oluwatomi Oluwalana Ayomikulehin Adebayo[1]
Date of birth (1998-01-07) 7 January 1998 (age 26)[2]
Place of birth Brent, England[3]
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Luton Town
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)
2019–2021 Walsall 55 (18)
2021– Luton Town 152 (43)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:46, 1 January 2025 (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.[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]

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

As of match played 1 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fulham 2016–17[19] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017–18[20] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19[21] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slough Town (loan) 2016–17[4] Southern League Premier Division 6 1 0 0 — 5[a] 5 11 6
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2017–18[20] League Two 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2
Swindon Town (loan) 2018–19[21] League Two 25 5 2 0 1 0 2[b] 0 30 5
Stevenage (loan) 2018–19[21] League Two 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Walsall 2019–20[22] League Two 30 8 2 0 1 0 4[b] 0 37 8
2020–21[23] League Two 25 10 1 0 1 0 1[b] 0 28 10
Total 55 18 3 0 2 0 5 0 65 18
Luton Town 2020–21[23] Championship 18 5 — — — 18 5
2021–22[24] Championship 40 16 1 1 0 0 1[c] 0 42 17
2022–23[25] Championship 42 7 4 2 0 0 3[c] 1 49 10
2023–24[26] Premier League 27 10 3 0 2 0 — 32 10
2024–25[27] Championship 25 5 0 0 1 0 — 26 5
Total 152 43 8 3 3 0 4 1 167 47
Career total 247 69 13 3 6 0 16 6 282 78
  1. ^ Four appearances and three goals in FA Trophy, one appearance and two goals in Berks & Bucks Senior Cup
  2. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Championship play-offs

Honours

Luton Town

References

  1. ^ "2018/19 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2018. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Profile". Fulham F.C. Archived from the original on 19 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Elijah Adebayo". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Archived from the original on 16 October 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Archived from the original on 11 March 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Elijah Adebayo: Fulham striker joins Cheltenham Town on loan". BBC Sport. 9 January 2018. Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  6. ^ "McCormick, Smith and Adebayo join Swindon". BBC Sport. 7 July 2018. Archived from the original on 20 October 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. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Player Departures". Fulham F.C. 17 May 2019. Archived from the original on 17 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Elijah Adebayo: Former Fulham forward joins Walsall". BBC Sport. 25 June 2019. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Tom Ince & Elijah Adebayo: Luton Town bolster forward options on deadline day". BBC Sport. 1 February 2021. Archived from the original on 2 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Luton 1-1 Millwall". BBC Sport. 23 February 2021. Archived from the original on 23 February 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  12. ^ "Adebayo 'more like himself' after off-field issues". Archived from the original on 21 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  13. ^ "Luton report more racist abuse aimed at Adebayo". Archived from the original on 31 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  14. ^ "Adebayo 'tired' of racist abuse after fresh incident". Archived from the original on 15 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  15. ^ "Luton climb out of drop zone after Adebayo hat-trick stuns Brighton". The Guardian. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  16. ^ Gokal, Mehdi (3 May 2024). "Video: Adebayo returns from injury to score crucial goal for Luton that takes them out of the relegation zone". CaughtOffside. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  17. ^ "Central Defender Turned Striker Elijah Adebayo Continues To Catch The Eye At Fulham". All Nigeria Soccer. 25 February 2017. Archived from the original on 20 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  18. ^ "Swindon Town striker Elijah Adebayo discusses his previous role as a centre half". Swindon Advertiser. 2 November 2018. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  19. ^ "Games played by Elijah Adebayo in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  20. ^ a b "Games played by Elijah Adebayo in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  21. ^ a b c "Games played by Elijah Adebayo in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  22. ^ "Games played by Elijah Adebayo in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  23. ^ a b "Games played by Elijah Adebayo in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  24. ^ "Games played by Elijah Adebayo in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  25. ^ "Games played by Elijah Adebayo in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  26. ^ "Games played by Elijah Adebayo in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  27. ^ "Games played by Elijah Adebayo in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  28. ^ "Luton win shootout to reach Premier League". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 27 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.


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