| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 May 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Warri, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hapoel Jerusalem | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | B-United Football Academy | ||
| 2018–2019 | Hapoel Jerusalem | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Hapoel Jerusalem | 119 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Nigeria U17 | ||
| 2018 | Nigeria U20 | ||
| 2023– | Nigeria | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:08, 19 June 2023 (UTC) | |||
Adebayo Adeleye (born 17 May 2000) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Jerusalem and the Nigeria national team.
Adebayo Adeleye joined 2018 from the B-United Football Academy in the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State, to Hapoel Katamon after failing to play in the Nigeria Premier League.[1]
In August 2019, Adeleye made his senior debut for Hapoel Jerusalem in a match against Hapoel Rishon LeZion.[2] The following season, he helped his club to promotion to the Israeli Premier League with 19 clean sheets after they finished as runners-up in the Liga Leumit.[3] Following promotion, he made his professional debut in August 2021, keeping a clean sheet in a 0–0 draw with Hapoel Nof HaGalil.[4]
Adeleye was part of the Nigeria U17 in 2017[5] and 2018 of the Nigeria national under-20 football team.[6] In June 2022, he received his first call-up to the senior squad.[7] On 18 June 2023, he made his senior international debut in a 3–2 win over Sierra Leone.[8]