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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 23)
Place of birth Hamburg,Germany
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Lazio
(on loan fromHatayspor)
Number 7
Youth career
2009–2020 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Sheffield Wednesday 65 (5)
2023– Hatayspor 36 (8)
2024– →Lazio(loan) 3 (0)
International career‡
2023– Nigeria 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:28, 25 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:00, 10 September 2024 (UTC)

Oluwafisayo Faruq Dele-Bashiru(born 6 February 2001) is a professionalfootballerwho plays as amidfielderforSerie AclubLazio,on loan fromSüper LigclubHatayspor.Born in Germany, he plays for theNigeria national team.

Club career

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After playing for theManchester Cityyouth team, whom he joined at the age of 8,[3]he moved toSheffield Wednesdayin July 2020, signing for an undisclosed fee.[4][5]

He made his senior debut on 5 September 2020, in theEFL Cup,starting the game away toWalsall[6]and would make his first league appearance againstBristol Citycoming off the bench.[7]In February 2021 he suffered an ankle injury after coming off the bench againstBrentford,and it was expected that he would be out-of-action for four-to-six weeks.[8]

He broke into the first team again during his second season, and in October 2021 he won the club's Player of the Month award,[9]as well as scoring his first senior goal in a game againstCambridge United.[10]

In September 2022, he was nominated for the EFL Cup Player of the Second Round, following a goal and assist againstRochdale,which he subsequently won.[11][12]Following promotion back to theEFL ChampionshipDele-Bashiru was offered a new contract to stay at the club.[13]

On 6 July 2023, it was confirmed he had joined Turkish clubHataysporon a three-year contract.[14]He scored eight goals in his firstSüper Lig season,finishing as the club's joint-top scorer along withCarlos Strandberg,[15]including a crucial goal on the final matchday in a 2–0 win overRizespor,securing his club's survival in the top tier.[16]

On 6 July 2024, he joined Italian sideLazioon loan with an obligation to buy.[17]

International career

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In October 2023, Dele-Bashiru was called up to theNigeria national team.[18][19]He scored in his second appearance for Nigeria during their2026 FIFA World Cup qualifyingmatch againstSouth Africa.[citation needed]

Personal life

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Born in Germany, Dele-Bashiru moved to England at a young age and is of Nigerian descent.[20]His brotherTom Dele-Bashiruis also a footballer.[4]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 3 October 2024[21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester City U21 2019–20[22] — — — — 4[a] 0 4 0
Sheffield Wednesday 2020–21[6] Championship 8 0 2 0 3 0 — — 13 0
2021–22[23] League One 24 1 2 0 1 0 — 5[b] 0 32 1
2022–23[24] League One 33 4 4 0 2 1 — 2[c] 0 41 5
Total 65 5 8 0 6 1 — 7 0 86 6
Hatayspor 2023–24[25] Süper Lig 36 8 3 1 — — — 39 9
Lazio(loan) 2024–25[26] Serie A 3 0 0 0 — 2[d] 1 — 5 1
Career total 104 13 11 1 6 1 2 1 11 0 134 16
  1. ^Appearances inEFL Trophy
  2. ^Four appearances in EFL Trophy, one appearance inLeague One Play-offs
  3. ^One appearance in EFL Trophy, one appearance in League One play-offs
  4. ^Appearances inUEFA Europa League

International

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As of match played 10 September 2024[27]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Nigeria 2023 1 0
2024 3 1
Total 4 1
Scores and results list Nigeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dele-Bashiru goal.[27]
List of international goals scored by Fisayo Dele-Bashiru
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 June 2024 Godswill Akpabio International Stadium,Uyo,Nigeria South Africa 1–1 1–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

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Sheffield Wednesday

References

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  1. ^"Notification of shirt numbers: Sheffield Wednesday"(PDF).English Football League. 11 September 2020. p. 63.Retrieved18 September2020.
  2. ^"Fisayo Dele-Bashiru".Sheffield Wednesday F.C.Retrieved7 October2022.
  3. ^"Fisayo Dele-Bashiru".Manchester City.Retrieved5 September2020.
  4. ^ab"Fisayo Dele-Bashiru: Manchester City midfielder joins Sheffield Wednesday for undisclosed fee".28 July 2020 – via bbc.co.uk.
  5. ^"Fisayo Dele-Bashiru completes Wednesday switch".Sheffield Wednesday F.C.28 July 2020.Retrieved28 July2020.
  6. ^ab"Games played by Fisayo Dele-Bashiru in 2020/2021".Soccerbase.Centurycomm.Retrieved5 September2020.
  7. ^"Report: Bristol City 2-0 Wednesday".Sheffield Wednesday F.C.27 September 2020.Retrieved27 September2020.
  8. ^"Dele-Bashiru injury blow".Sheffield Wednesday F.C.26 February 2021.Retrieved26 February2021.
  9. ^"Dele-Bashiru voted Owls Player of the Month".Sheffield Wednesday FC.Retrieved4 November2021.
  10. ^"Keep building, keep working".Sheffield Wednesday F.C.19 October 2021.Retrieved19 October2021.
  11. ^"Carabao Cup Player of the Round".EFL.Retrieved6 September2022.
  12. ^"Fisayo Dele-Bashiru awarded Carabao Cup Player of the Round for Round Two".EFL.Retrieved13 October2022.
  13. ^"Owls retained list confirmed".Sheffield Wednesday FC.Retrieved2 June2023.
  14. ^"Welcome to our Family Fisayo Dele Bashiru"(in Turkish). Hatayspor. 6 July 2023.Retrieved6 July2023.
  15. ^"Trendyol Süper Lig Gol Krallığı"(in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation.
  16. ^"ÖZET | Atakaş Hatayspor 2-0 Çaykur Rizespor"(in Turkish). beIN SPORTS. 27 May 2024.
  17. ^"Oluwafisayo Faruq Dele-Bashiru è un nuovo calciatore biancoceleste"(in Italian). SS Lazio. 6 July 2024.
  18. ^"Turkish Based Fisayo Dele-Bashiru Gets First Super Eagles Call up".owngoalnigeria.Retrieved2 October2023.
  19. ^"Fisayo Dele-Bashiru: Meet Manchester City-trained star who is eligible for Germany and England but has chosen Nigeria".soccernet.ng.14 October 2023.Retrieved17 October2023.
  20. ^"Fisayo Dele-Bashiru Joins Elder Brother Tom-Dele Bashiru In Nigeria U20 Camp For WYC".3 May 2019.
  21. ^Fisayo Dele-Bashiruat Soccerway. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  22. ^"Games played by Fisayo Dele-Bashiru in 2019/2020".Soccerbase.Centurycomm.Retrieved1 August2021.
  23. ^"Games played by Fisayo Dele-Bashiru in 2021/2022".Soccerbase.Centurycomm.Retrieved1 August2021.
  24. ^"Games played by Fisayo Dele-Bashiru in 2022/2023".Soccerbase.Centurycomm.Retrieved1 August2022.
  25. ^"Games played by Fisayo Dele-Bashiru in 2023/2024".Soccerbase.Centurycomm.Retrieved28 August2023.
  26. ^"Games played by Fisayo Dele-Bashiru in 2024/2025".Soccerbase.Centurycomm.Retrieved18 August2024.
  27. ^ab"Fisayo Dele-Bashiru".National Football Teams.Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann.Retrieved7 June2024.
  28. ^Ian Woodcock (29 May 2023)."Barnsley 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday".BBC Sport.Retrieved29 May2023.
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