Victorien Adebayor

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Adebayor Zakari Adje
Personal information
Full name Adebayor Zakari Victorien Adje
Date of birth (1996-11-12) 12 November 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Niamey, Niger [1]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 AmaZulu
Number 14
Youth career
Atcha Académie [2]
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2017 AS Douanes
2017 Raon-l’Étape 0 (0)
2017–2018 AS GNN
2018–2020 Inter Allies 24 (20)
2018 → Vejle (loan) 0 (0)
2020–2022 HB Køge 0 (0)
2021 → Legon Cities (loan) 12 (1)
2021 → ENPPI (loan)
2022 US GN
2022–2023 RS Berkane 1 (0)
2023–2023 AmaZulu 00 (00)
2024 AS GNN (22)
International career‡
2015– Niger 55 (20)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 September 2024

Adebayor Zakari Adje (born 12 November 1996) is a Nigerien professional footballer who plays for DStv Premiership clubs AmaZulu and the Niger national team.

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Club career

In 2016, Adebayor had trials with Ligue 1 sides FC Lorient and AS Monaco but was not offered a deal at either club. [3] [4]

On 29 August 2018, Vejle Boldklub in Denmark announced the signing of Adebayor from Inter Allies on a loan deal until 30 June 2019. [2] However, one month later, the club announced that they wanted to terminate the loan deal because Adebayor did not show up as agreed and the club had not been able to get in touch with the player. [5]

However, he returned to Denmark in October 2020, when he signed with Danish 1st Division club HB Køge, which is a professional Danish football club based primarily in the town of Herfølge, and secondly in the town of Køge, both in the Køge Municipality. [6] However, on 4 March 2021, the club confirmed, that Adebayor had been loaned out to Legon Cities, because he wanted to be closer to his family for personal reasons. [7] On 10 September 2021, Adebayor agreed to a year Loan deal with ENPPI SC of Egypt.

International career

Adebayor is the top scorer of Niger with 20 goals. [8]

Career statistics

International

Scores and results list Niger's goal tally first. [9]
List of international goals scored by Victorien Adebayor
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.18 January 2016 Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali, RwandaFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1–21–4 2016 African Nations Championship
2.29 March 2016 Stade Général-Seyni-Kountché, Niamey, NigerFlag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 1–21–2 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3.5 September 2017 Stade Adrar, Agadir, MoroccoFlag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 2–02–0 Friendly
4.27 May 2018Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey, NigerFlag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 3–23–3Friendly
5.2 June 2018Stade Général-Seyni-Kountché, Niamey, NigerFlag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 1–02–1Friendly
6.2–0
7.18 November 2018 Mavuso Sports Centre, Manzini, EswatiniFlag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini 1–12–1 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
8.2–0
9.20 March 2020Stade Général-Seyni-Kountché, Niamey, NigerFlag of Chad.svg  Chad 1–02–0Friendly
10.11 June 2021Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex, Manavgat, TurkeyFlag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 1–02–0Friendly
11.6 September 2021 Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, MoroccoFlag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 1–14–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
12.2–1
13.15 November 2021Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey, NigerFlag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 1–07–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification
14.2–1
15.5–1
16.23 March 2022 Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya, Nouakchott, MauritaniaFlag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 1–01–1Friendly
17.26 March 2022Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya, Nouakchott, MauritaniaFlag of Libya.svg  Libya 1–21–2Friendly
18.17 November 2022Zeytinköy 1 Nolu Saha, Antalya, TurkeyFlag of Libya.svg  Libya ?–?2–3Friendly
19.?–?
20.20 November 2022Atilla Vehbi Konuk Tesisleri, Antalya, TurkeyFlag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 1–21–3Friendly

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Victorien Adebayor at WorldFootball.net OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 21-årig afrikansk angriber på plads i VB, vejle-boldklub.dk, 28 August 2018
  3. ↑ "Monaco: Victorien Adebayor, une pépite nigérienne à l'essai". Africa Top Sports (in French). 2016-05-13. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  4. ↑ "Essai du joueur Zakari Victorien Adebayor au FC Lorient (France) : La petite perle de Atcha Académie bientôt en ligue 1 française". Archived from the original on 2016-08-15. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
  5. ↑ Vejle vil ophæve kontrakt med forsvundet spiller, tipsbladet.dk, 26 September 2018
  6. ↑ Rekordkøb: HB Køge henter Adebayor, hbkoge.dk, 4 October 2020
  7. ↑ HB Køge udlejer Adebayor til Legon Cities FC, hbkoge.dk, 4 March 2021
  8. ↑ "AFCON Qualification: Ethiopia 3-3 Algeria". Al Bawaba. 2016-03-30. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  9. ↑ "Adebayor, Victorien". National Football Teams.


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