Jordan Adebayo-Smith

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Jordan Adebayo-Smith
Personal information
Full name Adebowale Aderinto Jordan Adebayo-Smith [1]
Date of birth (2001-01-11) January 11, 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Colton, California, United States [2]
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Forward, Winger
Team information
Current team
 Minnesota United
Number 99
Youth career
EastSoccerBase
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2020 Lincoln City 0 (0)
2019 → Grantham Town (loan) 13 (4)
2019 → Boston United (loan) 6 (0)
2020 → Gainsborough Trinity (loan) 6 (2)
2020–2021 Sutton United 1 (0)
2021–2022 Tampa Bay Rowdies 25 (4)
2022 → New York Red Bulls II (loan) 33 (7)
2023 New England Revolution II 30 (12)
2024– Minnesota United 11 (0)
2024– Minnesota United 2 17 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 20, 2024

Adebowale Aderinto Jordan Adebayo-Smith (born January 11, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer side Minnesota United FC. He previously played for Sutton United and Lincoln City and spent time on loan with Grantham Town, Boston United and Gainsborough Trinity.

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Born in the United States, Adebayo-Smith is also eligible to represent Nigeria and England at international level. [3] [4]

Career

Lincoln City

He attended the EastSoccerBase football organisation in South East London and had trials with Cambridge United and Premier League side Watford, before joining Lincoln City on a two-year scholarship in August 2018 following a successful trial in which he scored against Derby County under-23 in a pre-season friendly. [5] [3] He was reportedly being tracked by Huddersfield Town and Wolverhampton Wanderers after scoring a hat-trick for Lincoln in a FA Youth Cup win over South Shields and scoring again in a third-round defeat at West Bromwich Albion. [6] [7] He made his senior debut for the "Imps" in the EFL Trophy, playing the first 63 minutes of a 2–2 draw at Accrington Stanley on December 4. [8] Later that month he was named in "The 11", a list of 11 young footballers apprentices singled out for commendation by the League Football Education (LFE). [9]

Loans

On February 11, 2019, Adebayo-Smith joined Grantham Town on loan for the remainder of the season. [10] The next day, he made his debut for Grantham Town, scoring twice in a 2–1 win over South Shields F.C. [11] [12] In total, he made 13 appearances for Grantham Town, scoring four times. [13]

In August 2019, Adebayo-Smith joined Boston United on a short-term loan. His lone goal for the club came against his former club Grantham Town in the Lincolnshire Senior Cup semifinals. [14]

Adebayo-Smith joined Northern Premier League club Gainsborough Trinity on January 1, 2020, on loan for the rest of the season. [15] However, his loan was cut short as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic which saw the season's competition formally abandoned on March 26 with all results from the season being expunged, and no promotion or relegation taking place to, from, or within the competition. [16] He made a total of 7 appearances for the Blues in all competitions, scoring 3 goals. Adebayo-Smith was not given a squad number in the 2020–21 season.

On October 16, 2020, Adebayo-Smith had his contract with Lincoln terminated by mutual consent. [17]

Sutton United

He joined Sutton United on November 30, 2020. [18] On March 3, 2021, it was announced that Adebayo-Smith had left Sutton United in order to pursue in career in the United States. [19]

Tampa Bay Rowdies

On March 5, 2021, Adebayo-Smith joined USL Championship side Tampa Bay Rowdies for the 2021 season with an option for the 2022 season. [20] Adebayo-Smith made his debut for the Rowdies on May 1, 2021, during a 3–0 victory over Charlotte Independence. [21]

New York Red Bulls II

In February 2022, the Rowdies sent Adebayo-Smith on loan to New York Red Bulls II for the 2022 USL Championship season. [22] Adebayo-Smith scored his first goal for Red Bulls II on March 16, 2022, in a 1–0 victory versus Atlanta United 2. [23]

New England Revolution II

On 8 December 2022, Adebayo-Smith signed for MLS Next Pro club New England Revolution II. [24]

Minnesota United

Adebayo-Smith joined Major League Soccer club Minnesota United on a three-year contract on 15 January 2024. [25]

Style of play

Adebayo-Smith has been described by the All Nigeria Soccer website as a "lightning quick and very skillful striker with an eye for goal". [26]

Statistics

As of October 16, 2020
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lincoln City 2018–19 [27] League Two 0000001 [a] 010
2019–20 League One 0000000000
2020–21 0000000000
Total0000001010
Career total0000001010
  1. ↑ Appearance/s in the EFL Trophy.

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References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Jordan Adebayo-Smith". Major League Soccer . Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  3. 1 2 Russell, Charlie (September 12, 2018). "Interview: Jordan Adebayo-Smith". www.redimps.co.uk. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Jordan Adebayo-Smith". Major League Soccer . Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Highly-rated youngster joins Imps youth ranks as Academy grows". The Stacey West. August 24, 2018. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  6. ↑ Emmanuel, Ifeanyi (November 30, 2018). "Exclusive: Huddersfield Town, Wolves Battling It Out For Lincoln City Precocious Talent Adebayo-Smith :: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  7. ↑ "The 11 - December 2018 (In Depth)". LFE. December 19, 2018. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Checkatrade Trophy (Sky Sports)". SkySports. December 29, 2018. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Adebayo-Smith named in 'The 11'". www.redimps.co.uk. December 19, 2018. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Grantham bring in three new faces". The Non-League Football Paper. February 11, 2019. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Rejuvenated Gingerbreads topple title contenders". Grantham Journal. February 13, 2019. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  12. ↑ "StackPath". www.granthamtownfc.com. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  13. ↑ "StackPath". www.granthamtownfc.com. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Match Report: Boston United 4-2 Grantham Town". www.bostonunited.co.uk. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  15. ↑ "Adebayo-Smith Links up with Holy Blues - Gainsborough Trinity Football Club".
  16. ↑ "Coronavirus: All football below National League to end". BBC Sport. March 26, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  17. ↑ "Duo depart The Imps". www.weareimps.com. October 16, 2020.
  18. ↑ "Squad addition ahead of Woking trip". Sutton United F.C. November 30, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  19. ↑ "Squad news - two in, two out". Sutton United FC. March 3, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  20. ↑ "ROWDIES ANNOUNCE SIGNING OF FORWARD JORDAN ADEBAYO-SMITH". Tampa Bay Rowdies. March 5, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  21. ↑ "Positive Debuts for Rowdies Newcomers". rowdiessoccer.com. May 3, 2021. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  22. ↑ "New York Red Bulls II Add Forward Jordan Adebayo-Smith on Loan from Tampa Bay Rowdies". NewYorkRedBulls.com. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  23. ↑ "Match Recap: NYRB II Earns First Victory of Season, Defeats Atlanta United 2, 1-0". newyorkredbulls.com. March 17, 2022. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  24. ↑ "Revolution II Sign Jordan Adebayo-Smith and Nico Campuzano". www.revolutionsoccer.net. December 8, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  25. ↑ "Jordan Adebayo-Smith Joins Club on Three-Year Deal". MNUFC.com. Minnesota United . Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  26. ↑ Cusick, Aiden (November 30, 2018). "Report: Wolves and Huddersfield exploring ways to sign Lincoln's Jordan Adebayo-Smith in January after bid from Premier League club". Here Is The City. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Jordan Adebayo-Smith in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
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