Victor Adeboyejo

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Victor Adeboyejo
Personal information
Full name Ayomide Victor Adeboyejo [1]
Date of birth (1998-01-12) 12 January 1998 (age 26) [2]
Place of birth Ibadan, Nigeria
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [3]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Bolton Wanderers
Number 9
Youth career
Arsenal
AFC Wimbledon
Charlton Athletic
0000–2014 Leyton Orient
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2017 Leyton Orient 15 (1)
2015 → Royston Town (loan) 5 (2)
2015 → Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) 0 (0)
2015 → Heybridge Swifts (loan) 1 (0)
2016 → Dulwich Hamlet (loan) 2 (0)
2016 → Soham Town Rangers (loan) 6 (1)
2016 → Margate (loan) 3 (0)
2017–2022 Barnsley 78 (7)
2019–2020 → Bristol Rovers (loan) 18 (1)
2020 → Cambridge United (loan) 8 (0)
2022–2023 Burton Albion 25 (11)
2023– Bolton Wanderers 64 (15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:12, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

Ayomide Victor Adeboyejo (born 12 January 1998) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL League One side Bolton Wanderers. He signed from EFL League One side Burton Albion in January 2023.

Contents

Club career

Leyton Orient

After spells with the academies of Arsenal, AFC Wimbledon and Charlton Athletic, Adeboyejo moved to Orient in the summer of 2014. He performed well in Leyton Orient's U18 side during the early part of the 2014–15 season, scoring 10 goals in 16 appearances, and progressed to the club's reserve team, for which he also scored. [4] [5] He is contracted to Orient until 30 June 2016. [5]

Adeboyejo was first named on Orient's first-team bench for the 2–0 win at Doncaster Rovers on 21 October 2014, [6] and made his senior debut as a substitute for Jobi McAnuff in the 2–1 defeat at home to Peterborough United on 13 December, in manager Fabio Liverani's first match in charge of the club. [7]

In February 2015, Adeboyejo went on a work experience loan to Southern League club Royston Town. He scored on his debut in Royston's 2–0 win at Aylesbury United on 21 February. [8]

On 1 October 2015, Adeboyejo went on a youth loan to Conference South club Hemel Hempstead Town. [9] On 21 October, he moved to Heybridge Swifts and featured in their penalty shoot-out victory at Wivenhoe Town in the Third Round of the Essex Senior Cup on the same day. [10] He subsequently played as a substitute in Swifts' 8–1 home league defeat to Cheshunt on 24 October. [11]

On his return to Orient, he featured as a substitute in the 0–0 FA Cup Second Round draw at home to Scunthorpe United on 5 December. [12]

Ahead of the start of the 2016–17 season, Adeboyejo went on a work experience loan to Isthmian League Premier Division club Dulwich Hamlet.

After making two substitute appearances during his loan spell with Dulwich Hamlet, Adeboyejo joined Soham Town Rangers on loan at the start of September 2016. [13]

On 17 April 2017 Adeboyejo scored his first goal for Leyton Orient in a 2–1 win over Hartlepool United. [14]

Barnsley

After leaving Leyton Orient in the summer of 2017, Adeboyejo went on trial with Chelsea, [15] playing two games for their under-23s [16] before signing for Barnsley on a three-year deal. [17] He scored on his debut for Barnsley in a 4–0 win over Oxford United on 4 August 2018. [18] In December 2018, Adeboyejo signed a new two-and-a-half-year deal until the summer of 2021. [19] On 23 February 2021, Barnsley triggered a clause in Adeboyejo’s contract which saw him sign a new one-year contract extension. [20]

Bristol Rovers (loan)

On 26 July 2019, Adeboyejo joined Bristol Rovers of League One on loan for the duration of the 2019-20 season. [21]

Cambridge United (loan)

After his loan at Bristol Rovers was cut short, Adeboyejo dropped down a league to join League Two club Cambridge United on loan for the rest of the campaign. [22]

Burton Albion

On 15 July 2022, Adeboyejo joined fellow League One club Burton Albion following Barnsley's relegation from the Championship. [23] On 1 October 2022, Adeboyejo scored a first career hat trick, the third of the goals being a 92nd minute winner, as Burton beat fellow strugglers Forest Green Rovers 3–2. [24]

Bolton Wanderers

On 27 January 2023, Adeboyejo transferred to fellow League One club Bolton Wanderers with it reported the 25-year-old joined for an undisclosed fee which met the buy-out clause of his contract at the Pirelli Stadium, and has been reported as £500,000. [25] He was cup-tied as Bolton went on to win the 2022–23 EFL Trophy. [26] On 15 August, he scored a hat-trick in a 3–1 win against Fleetwood Town. [27]

International career

Adeboyejo has expressed a desire to represent Nigeria if he reaches international standard. [28]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 October 2024
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leyton Orient 2014–15 [29] League One 1000000010
2015–16 [29] League Two 1020000030
2016–17 [29] League Two13100001 [a] 0141
Total151200010181
Royston Town (loan) 2014–15 [30] Southern League Division One Central5200—0052
Heybridge Swifts (loan) 2015–16 [30] Isthmian League Division One North1000—0010
Dulwich Hamlet (loan) 2016–17 [30] Isthmian League Premier Division2000—0020
Soham Town Rangers (loan)2016–17 [31] Isthmian League Division One North6111—1 [b] 183
Margate (loan) 2016–17 [29] National League South 3000—2 [c] 151
Barnsley 2017–18 [32] Championship 000000—00
2018–19 [33] League One25210104 [a] 2314
2019–20 [34] Championship0000000000
2020–21 [35] Championship302301000342
2021–22 [36] Championship263101000283
Total817503042939
Bristol Rovers (loan) 2019–20 [34] League One18150205 [a] 1302
Cambridge United (loan) 2019–20 [34] League Two8000000080
Burton Albion 2022–23 [37] League One26113010423413
Bolton Wanderers 2022–23 [37] League One16300002 [d] 0183
2023–24 [38] League One351030105 [e] 04410
2024–25 [39] League One132002011163
Career total234381919025828747
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in Alan Turvey Trophy
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  4. ↑ Appearance(s) in the League One play-offs
  5. ↑ Four appearances in EFL Trophy, one appearance in League One play-offs

Honours

Club

Barnsley

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