![]() Adebayo with Luton Town in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Elijah Anuoluwapo Oluwaferanmi Oluwatomi Oluwalana Ayomikulehin Adebayo [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 7 January 1998||
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 | 128 | (38) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 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.
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]
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]
Adebayo was born in England and is of Nigerian descent. [17]
Primarily a forward, Adebayo has also played as a central defender. [18]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 [lower-alpha 1] | 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 [lower-alpha 2] | 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 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 37 | 8 |
2020–21 [23] | League Two | 25 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | 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 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 42 | 17 | |
2022–23 [25] | Championship | 42 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 49 | 10 | |
2023–24 [26] | Premier League | 26 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 31 | 10 | ||
2024–25 [27] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
Total | 128 | 38 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 142 | 42 | ||
Career total | 223 | 64 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 257 | 73 |
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