Fisayo Dele-Bashiru

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

Fisayo Dele-Bashiru
Personal information
Full name Oluwafisayo Faruq Dele-Bashiru[1]
Date of birth (2001-02-06) 6 February 2001
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 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:09, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

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]

Career statistics
As of 27 January 2021.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sheffield Wednesday 2020–21[5] Championship 60203000110
Career total 60203000110

Personal life

Born in Germany, Dele-Bashiru moved to England at a young age and is of Nigerian descent.[7] 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. "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. "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. "Fisayo Dele-Bashiru Joins Elder Brother Tom-Dele Bashiru In Nigeria U20 Camp For WYC". 3 May 2019.
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