Josh Debayo

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Josh Debayo
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Debayo (right) attempting to tackle Michael Brandner (left) in July 2015.
Personal information
Full name Joshua Akinkunmi Debayo [1]
Date of birth (1996-10-17) 17 October 1996 (age 27) [2]
Place of birth London, England [2]
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Alloa Athletic
Number 27
Youth career
Fulham
Chelsea
2013–2016 Southampton
2016–2018 Leicester City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2020 Cheltenham Town 12 (0)
2018–2019 → Dover Athletic (loan) 16 (0)
2020–2021 Wealdstone 1 (0)
2021–2022 Queen of the South 23 (0)
2023– Alloa Athletic 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:56, 3 August 2023 (UTC)

Joshua Akinkunmi Debayo (born 17 October 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Alloa Athletic.

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Career

After playing youth football for Fulham, Chelsea, Southampton and Leicester City, Debayo signed with Cheltenham Town in July 2018. [3]

On 11 October 2018, Debayo signed for Dover Athletic on loan until January 2019. [4] Debayo debuted for the club two days later in a 2–2 away draw versus Harrogate Town. [5] On 4 January 2019, Debayo signed a loan extension until the end of the 2018–19 season. [6]

Debayo was offered a new contract by the Robins at the end of the 2019–20 season, although he rejected the offer and departed the club. [7] [8] Debayo then signed for Wealdstone on 19 December 2020. [9] On 4 February 2021, Debayo departed the Royals after making just one league appearance for the club. [10]

On 27 July 2021, Debayo signed a one-year contract with Scottish Championship club Queen of the South. [11] Following relegation to Scottish League One, Debayo was released by the club at the end of the 2021–22 season. [12]

On 18 July 2023, Debayo signed a one-year contract with Alloa Athletic. [13]

Career statistics

As of 3 August 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
SeasonClubLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leicester City 2016–17 [14] Premier League 0000003 [lower-alpha 1] 030
2017–18 [15] Premier League0000001 [lower-alpha 1] 010
Total0000004040
Cheltenham Town 2018–19 [16] League Two 5000200070
2019–20 [17] League Two7000101 [lower-alpha 1] 090
Total120003010160
Dover Athletic (loan) 2018–19 [16] National League 16020—2 [lower-alpha 2] 0200
Wealdstone 2020–21 [18] National League1000—0010
Queen of the South 2021–22 Scottish Championship 230000030260
Alloa Athletic 2023-24 Scottish League One 0000000000
Career total5202030100670
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance in the FA Trophy.

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References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Cheltenham Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 17. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 Josh Debayo at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "Josh Debayo: Cheltenham Town sign defender after release by Leicester City". BBC Sport. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "Debayo joins Dover Athletic on loan". Cheltenham Town F.C. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  5. ↑ "Harrogate Town 2–2 Dover Athletic". BBC Sport. 13 October 2018.
  6. ↑ "DEBAYO STAYING AT CRABBLE". www.doverathletic.com. 4 January 2019.
  7. ↑ Palmer, Jon (25 June 2020). "Defender turns down new contract at Cheltenham Town". GloucestershireLive.
  8. ↑ "Debayo to move on to pastures new". www.ctfc.com.
  9. ↑ Bennett, Dan (19 December 2020). "Wealdstone bring in former Chelsea and Fulham youngster Debayo".
  10. ↑ "Squad Update". Wealdstone FC. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  11. ↑ "QosFC: Josh Debayo Signs Up". www.qosfc.com.
  12. ↑ "QosFC: Squad Update". www.qosfc.com. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  13. ↑ "Josh Debayo signs". 18 July 2023.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Josh Debayo in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Josh Debayo in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  16. 1 2 "Games played by Josh Debayo in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Josh Debayo in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Josh Debayo in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
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