Tom Dele-Bashiru

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Tom Dele-Bashiru
Personal information
Full name Ayotomiwa Sherif Dele-Bashiru [1]
Date of birth (1999-09-17) 17 September 1999 (age 25) [2]
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Watford
Number 24
Youth career
2005–2017 Manchester City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2019 Manchester City 0 (0)
2019– Watford 55 (4)
2021–2022 → Reading (loan) 38 (4)
International career‡
2014 England U16 2 (0)
2019 Nigeria U20 3 (1)
2019– Nigeria U23 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 January 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 September 2020

Ayotomiwa Sherif "Tom" Dele-Bashiru (born 17 September 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Watford. [4] Born in England, Dele-Bashiru represents Nigeria internationally.

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Club career

Dele-Bashiru made his professional debut on 19 December 2017 in the EFL Cup against Leicester City, replacing Phil Foden in the 91st minute and playing in extra time. [5]

On 24 July 2019, Dele-Bashiru joined Watford on a six-year deal after his contract with Manchester City expired. [6] He made his Watford debut and scored the opening goal in a 3–3 draw against Tranmere Rovers in the FA Cup third round. [7]

On his first league start, Dele-Bashiru came off injured in the first-half against Reading on 3 October 2020. It was confirmed that he would undergo surgery for an anterior cruciate ligament injury and would be out for around six months. [8]

After returning to training and representing the Hornets during the pre-season in Summer 2021, Dele-Bashiru joined Reading on a season-long loan, in order to get more playing time and fully restore his fitness. [4] He scored his first goals for Reading when he scored twice against Peterborough United on 14 September 2021 in a 3-1 win. [9]

International career

Dele-Bashiru has represented the England under-16 team, [10] but he is also eligible for Nigeria. He was part of the Nigeria national under-20 football team in the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland. Dele-Bashiru scored Nigeria's third goal in their opening match win against Qatar, with the game finishing 4–0.

Personal life

Dele-Bashiru's younger brother Fisayo also came through the ranks at Manchester City before joining Sheffield Wednesday. [11]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City U21 2017–18 [12] ————3 [a] 030
2018–19 [13] ————5 [a] 151
Total————8181
Manchester City 2017–18 [12] Premier League 00001000—10
2018–19 [13] Premier League00000000—00
Total00001000—10
Watford 2019–20 [14] Premier League002110——31
2020–21 [15] Championship 200000——20
2021–22 [16] Premier League000000——0-
2022–23 [17] Championship600000——60
2023–24 [18] Championship3522110——383
2024–25 [19] Championship1220030——152
Total5544250——646
Reading (loan) 2021–22 [16] Championship3841000——394
Total384100000—394
Career total9285260008111110
  1. 1 2 Appearances in EFL Trophy

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References

  1. ↑ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Nigeria" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
  3. ↑ "Tom Dele-Bashiru". Watford F.C. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  4. 1 2 FC, Reading. "TDB: "I'm excited to be back doing what I love!"". Reading FC. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "LEICESTER CITY VS. MANCHESTER CITY 1 - 1". uk.soccerway.com. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  6. ↑ "Watford sign ex-Man City midfielder Dele-Bashiru". FA Premier League . Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  7. ↑ "Watford 3–3 Tranmere Rovers". BBC Sport. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  8. ↑ "Injury News: Dele-Bashiru Set For Surgery". watfordfc.com. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  9. ↑ "Reading 3-1 Peterborough". BBC. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  10. ↑ "Manchester City U18s Tom Dele-Bashiru profile". MCFC.
  11. ↑ "Fisayo Dele-Bashiru: Manchester City midfielder joins Sheffield Wednesday for undisclosed fee". BBC. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  12. 1 2 "Games played by Tom Dele-Bashiru in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  13. 1 2 "Games played by Tom Dele-Bashiru in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Tom Dele-Bashiru in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Tom Dele-Bashiru in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  16. 1 2 "Games played by Tom Dele-Bashiru in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Tom Dele-Bashiru in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Tom Dele-Bashiru in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Tom Dele-Bashiru in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
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