Victorien Adebayor
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adebayor Zakari Victorien Adje | ||
| Date of birth | 12 November 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Niger | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
ENPPI SC (on loan from HB Køge) | ||
| Number | 37 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | AS Douanes | ||
| 2017 | US Raon-l'Étape | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | AS GNN | ||
| 2018–2020 | Inter Allies | 24 | (20) |
| 2018 | → Vejle BK (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2020– | HB Køge | 0 | (0) |
| 2021– | → Legon Cities (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2021– | → ENPPI (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015– | Niger | 36 | (13) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2018 | |||
Adebayor Zakari Adje (born 12 November 1996) is a Nigerien international who plays for ENPPI SC on loan from Danish 1st Division club HB Køge.
Club career[]
On 29 August 2018, Vejle Boldklub in Denmark announced the signing of Adebayor from Inter Allies on a loan deal until 30 June 2019.[1] 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.[2]
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.[3] 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 due to personal reasons.[4] On 10 September 2021, Adebayor agreed to a year Loan deal with ENPPI SC of Egypt.
International career[]
One of his goals was scored in a 2-1 loss to Niger.[5]
Striker Adebayor was given trials for FC Lorient and AS Monaco.[6][7]
International goals[]
- Scores and results list Niger's goal tally first.[8]
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 18 January 2016 | Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali, Rwanda |  Nigeria |
1–2 | 1–4 | 2016 African Nations Championship |
| 2. | 29 March 2016 | Stade Général-Seyni-Kountché, Niamey, Niger |  Senegal |
1–2 | 1–2 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 3. | 5 September 2017 | Stade Adrar, Agadir, Morocco |  Mauritania |
2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 4. | 27 May 2018 | Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey, Niger |  Central African Republic |
3–2 | 3–3 | Friendly |
| 5. | 2 June 2018 | Stade Général-Seyni-Kountché, Niamey, Niger |  Uganda |
1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 6. | 2–0 | |||||
| 7. | 18 November 2018 | Mavuso Sports Centre, Manzini, Eswatini |  Eswatini |
1–1 | 2–1 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 8. | 2–0 | |||||
| 9. | 20 March 2020 | Stade Général-Seyni-Kountché, Niamey, Niger |  Chad |
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 10. | 11 June 2021 | Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex, Manavgat, Turkey |  Guinea |
1–0 | 0–2 | Friendly |
| 11. | 26 August 2021 | Maktoum Bin Rashid Stadium in Shabab Al-Ahly,Dubai |  Sudan |
0–2 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 12. | 02 September 2021 | Venue Stade de Marrakech |  Morocco |
0–2 | 0–2 | WC Qualification Africa |
| 13. | 06 September 2021 | Stade Prince Moulay Abdallah,morocco | Morocco |
2 | 4–2 | WC Qualification Africa |
External links[]
- Victorien Adebayor at Soccerway
- Victorien Adebayor at Footballdatabase
- https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/06/05/world/friendlies/niger/gambia/3508655/
- https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2021-06-09/niger-vs-congo/2381855/
- https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2021/09/02/africa/wc-qualifying-africa/niger/burkina-faso/3500795/head2head/
- https://www.oddsshark.com/soccer/world-cup/djibouti-niger-odds-september-6-2021-1419671
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b 21-årig afrikansk angriber på plads i VB, vejle-boldklub.dk, 28 August 2018
- ^ Vejle vil ophæve kontrakt med forsvundet spiller, tipsbladet.dk, 26 September 2018
- ^ Rekordkøb: HB Køge henter Adebayor, hbkoge.dk, 4 October 2020
- ^ HB Køge udlejer Adebayor til Legon Cities FC, hbkoge.dk, 4 March 2021
- ^ "AFCON Qualification: Ethiopia 3-3 Algeria". Al Bawaba. 2016-03-30. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
- ^ "Monaco: Victorien Adebayor, une pépite nigérienne à l'essai". Africa Top Sports (in French). 2016-05-13. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
- ^ http://www.lesahel.org/index.php/sport/item/9354-essai-du-joueur-zakari-victorien-adebayor-au-fc-lorient-france--la-petite-perle-de-atcha-académie-bientôt-en-ligue-1-française
- ^ "Adebayor, Victorien". National Football Teams.
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