Personal information | |||
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Full name | Oluwafisayo Faruq Dele-Bashiru[1] | ||
Date of birth | 6 February 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Hamburg, Germany | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Hatayspor | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2020 | Manchester City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2023 | Sheffield Wednesday | 65 | (5) |
2023– | Hatayspor | 22 | (4) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | Nigeria | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:43, 27 January 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:58, 17 October 2023 (UTC) |
Oluwafisayo Faruq Dele-Bashiru (born 6 February 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Süper Lig club Hatayspor. Born in Germany, he plays for the Nigeria national team.[3]
After playing for the Manchester City youth team, whom he joined at the age of 8,[4] he moved to Sheffield Wednesday in July 2020, signing for an undisclosed fee.[5][6]
He made his senior debut on 5 September 2020, in the EFL Cup, starting the game away to Walsall[7] and would make his first league appearance against Bristol City coming off the bench.[8] 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.[9]
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,[10] as well as scoring his first senior goal in a game against Cambridge United.[11]
In September 2022 he was nominated for the EFL Cup Player of the Second Round, following a goal and assist against Rochdale, which he subsequently won.[12][13] Following promotion back to the EFL Championship Dele-Bashiru was offered a new contract to stay at the club.[14]
On 6 July 2023 it was confirmed he had joined Turkish club Hatayspor on a three-year contract.[15]
In October 2023 he was called-up to the Nigeria national team.[16][17]
Born in Germany, Dele-Bashiru moved to England at a young age and is of Nigerian descent.[18] His brother Tom Dele-Bashiru is also a footballer.[5]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Manchester City U21 | 2019–20[19] | — | — | — | 4[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
Sheffield Wednesday | 2020–21[7] | Championship | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
2021–22[20] | League One | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
2022–23[21] | 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 | Süper Lig | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | |
Career total | 87 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 114 | 11 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Nigeria | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
Sheffield Wednesday