Fisayo Dele-Bashiru

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Fisayo Dele-Bashiru
Personal information
Full name Oluwafisayo Faruq Dele-Bashiru[1]
Date of birth (2001-02-06) 6 February 2001 (age 20)
Place of birth Hamburg, Germany
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Sheffield Wednesday
Number 17
Youth career
2009–2020 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Sheffield Wednesday 22 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:48, 30 December 2021 (UTC)

Oluwafisayo Faruq Dele-Bashiru (born 6 February 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays for League One club Sheffield Wednesday, as a midfielder.

Career[]

After playing for the Manchester City youth team, whom he joined at the age of 8,[2] he moved to Sheffield Wednesday in July 2020, signing for an undisclosed fee.[3][4]

He made his senior debut on 5 September 2020, in the EFL Cup, starting the game away to Walsall[5] and would make his first league appearance against Bristol City coming off the bench.[6] In February 2021 he suffered an ankle injury after coming off the bench against Brentford, and it was expected that he would be out-of-action for four-to-six weeks.[7]

He broke into the first team again during his second season, and in October 2021 he win the club's Player of the Month award,[8] as well as scoring his first senior goal in a game against Cambridge United.[9]

Career statistics[]

As of 30 December 2021.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sheffield Wednesday 2020–21[5] Championship 8 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 13 0
2021–22[10] League One 14 1 2 0 1 0 4[a] 0 21 1
Career total 22 1 4 0 4 0 4 0 34 1
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in the Football League Trophy.

Personal life[]

Born in Germany, Dele-Bashiru moved to England at a young age and is of Nigerian descent.[11] His brother Tom Dele-Bashiru is also a footballer.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Sheffield Wednesday" (PDF). English Football League. 11 September 2020. p. 63. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Fisayo Dele-Bashiru". Manchester City. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Fisayo Dele-Bashiru: Manchester City midfielder joins Sheffield Wednesday for undisclosed fee". 28 July 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  4. ^ "Fisayo Dele-Bashiru completes Wednesday switch". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Games played by Fisayo Dele-Bashiru in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Report: Bristol City 2-0 Wednesday". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Dele-Bashiru injury blow". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Dele-Bashiru voted Owls Player of the Month". Sheffield Wednesday FC. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Keep building, keep working". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Games played by Fisayo Dele-Bashiru in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Fisayo Dele-Bashiru Joins Elder Brother Tom-Dele Bashiru In Nigeria U20 Camp For WYC". 3 May 2019.
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