Jili Buyabu

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Jili Buyabu
Personal information
Full name Jili Buyabu [1]
Date of birth (2003-08-09) 9 August 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth Enfield, England
Position(s) Wing-back
Team information
Current team
 Sheffield United
Youth career
Crystal Palace
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021 Hornchurch 13 (2)
2021– Sheffield United 1 (0)
2024 → Motherwell (loan) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:05, 21 February 2024 (UTC)

Jili Buyabu (born 9 August 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a wing-back for EFL Championship club Sheffield United.

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Career

Buyabu began his career with Hornchurch in the Isthmian League in September 2021. [2] [3] After an impressive start with Hornchurch, he transferred to Sheffield United on 21 December 2021 signing a two-and-a-half year contract. [4] In December 2022, he started training with their senior side. [5] He made his professional debut with Sheffield United as a substitute in a 2–1 win over Birmingham City on 8 May 2023. [6]

He was loaned to Scottish Premiership club Motherwell on 1 February 2024. [7] On 21 February 2024, Buyabu returned to his parent club Sheffield United from Motherwell for personal reasons. [8]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 August 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hornchurch 2021–22 [3] IL Premier Division13231—1 [lower-alpha 1] 0173
Sheffield United 2022–23 [9] Championship 100000—10
2023–24 [9] Premier League 000010—10
Motherwell 2023-24 Scottish Premiership 0000001010
Career total142311020203
  1. ↑ Appearance in FA Trophy

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References

  1. ↑ "2023/24 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  2. ↑ Wilding, Toby (18 December 2021). "Sheffield United set to win transfer race for midfielder". FootballLeagueWorld.
  3. 1 2 "Hornchurch | Appearances | Jili Buyabu | 2021–2022". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Hornchurch youngster Jili Buyabu signs for Sheffield United". Romford Recorder.
  5. ↑ "Jili Buyabu: Sheffield United's newest face was looked at by Chelsea and Nottingham Forest". Sheffield United News. 27 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "Birmingham 1 - 2 Sheff Utd | Football". the Guardian.
  7. ↑ "Buyabu joins Motherwell on loan". www.bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  8. ↑ "JILI BUYABU RETURNS TO SHEFFIELD UNITED". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  9. 1 2 Jili Buyabu at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 December 2023.


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