Personal information | |||
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Full name | Oluwafisayo Faruq Dele-Bashiru [1] | ||
Date of birth | 6 February 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Lazio | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2020 | Manchester City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2023 | Sheffield Wednesday | 65 | (5) |
2023–2025 | Hatayspor | 36 | (8) |
2024–2025 | → Lazio (loan) | 20 | (3) |
2025– | Lazio | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | Nigeria | 7 | (2) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:03, 13 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:57, 6 June 2025 (UTC) |
Oluwafisayo Faruq Dele-Bashiru (born 6 February 2001) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Lazio and the Nigeria national team.
After playing for the Manchester City youth team, whom he joined at the age of 8, [3] he moved to Sheffield Wednesday in July 2020, signing for an undisclosed fee. [4] [5]
He made his senior debut on 5 September 2020, in the EFL Cup, starting the game away to Walsall [6] and would make his first league appearance against Bristol City coming off the bench. [7] In February 2021 he suffered an ankle injury after coming off the bench against Brentford, and it was expected that he would be out-of-action for four-to-six weeks. [8]
He broke into the first team again during his second season, and in October 2021 he won the club's Player of the Month award, [9] as well as scoring his first senior goal in a game against Cambridge United. [10]
In September 2022, he was nominated for the EFL Cup Player of the Second Round, following a goal and assist against Rochdale, which he subsequently won. [11] [12] Following promotion back to the EFL Championship Dele-Bashiru was offered a new contract to stay at the club. [13]
On 6 July 2023, it was confirmed he had joined Turkish club Hatayspor on a three-year contract. [14] He scored eight goals in his first Süper Lig season, finishing as the club's joint-top scorer along with Carlos Strandberg, [15] including a crucial goal on the final matchday in a 2–0 win over Rizespor, securing his club's survival in the top tier. [16]
On 6 July 2024, he joined Italian side Lazio on loan with an obligation to buy. [17] He scored his first goal for the club in the UEFA Europa League on 25 September 2024 in a 3–0 victory over Dynamo Kyiv, [18] and scored his first Serie A goal on 24 November 2024 in the 3–0 victory over Bologna. [19] The clause in his contract was confirmed to be activated – for a figure of €5.4 million – in the club's half-yearly report released in March 2025. [20]
In October 2023, Dele-Bashiru was called up to the Nigeria national team. [21] [22] He scored in his second appearance for Nigeria during their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against South Africa. [23] [24] [25]
Born in Nigeria, Dele-Bashiru moved to England at a young age. [26] His brother Tom Dele-Bashiru is also a footballer. [4]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Manchester City U21 | 2019–20 [28] | — | — | — | — | 4 [a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
Sheffield Wednesday | 2020–21 [6] | Championship | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
2021–22 [29] | League One | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 [b] | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
2022–23 [30] | League One | 33 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 [c] | 0 | 41 | 5 | ||
Total | 65 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 7 | 0 | 86 | 6 | |||
Hatayspor | 2023–24 [31] | Süper Lig | 36 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 39 | 9 | |||
Lazio (loan) | 2024–25 [32] | Serie A | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 [d] | 2 | — | 29 | 5 | ||
Career total | 121 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 158 | 20 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Nigeria | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
2024 | 5 | 2 | |
2025 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 7 | 2 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 7 June 2024 | Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, Nigeria | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2 | 11 October 2024 | Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, Nigeria | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
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