Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ayotomiwa Sherif Dele-Bashiru [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 17 September 1999||
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* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2019 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
2019– | Watford | 43 | (2) |
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 13 April 2024 (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.
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]
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.
Dele-Bashiru's younger brother Fisayo also came through the ranks at Manchester City before joining Sheffield Wednesday. [11]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Manchester City U21 | 2017–18 [12] | — | — | — | — | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
2018–19 [13] | — | — | — | — | 5 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||||||
Total | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | ||||||
Manchester City | 2017–18 [12] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2018–19 [13] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Watford | 2019–20 [14] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||
2020–21 [15] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
2021–22 [16] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | - | |||
2022–23 [17] | Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
2023–24 [18] | Championship | 35 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 3 | |||
Total | 43 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 49 | 4 | ||||
Reading (loan) | 2021–22 [16] | Championship | 38 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 4 | ||
Total | 38 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 39 | 4 | |||
Career total | 81 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 89 | 8 |
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