Tom Dele-Bashiru

Ayotomiwa Sherif Dele-Bashiru (born 17 September 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Championship club Watford. Born in England, Dele-Bashiru represents Nigeria internationally.

Tom Dele-Bashiru
Personal information
Full name Ayotomiwa Sherif Dele-Bashiru[1]
Date of birth (1999-09-17) 17 September 1999
Place of birth Manchester, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Watford
Number 24
Youth career
2005–2017 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Manchester City 0 (0)
2019– Watford 2 (1)
National team‡
2014 England U16 2 (0)
2019– Nigeria U20 3 (1)
2019– Nigeria U23 1 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 October 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 September 2020

Career

Dele-Bashiru made his professional debut on 19 December 2017 in the EFL Cup against Leicester City, replacing Phil Foden in the 91st minute and playing in extra time.[2]

On 24 July 2019, Dele-Bashiru joined Watford on a six-year deal after his contract with Manchester City expired.[3] He made his Watford debut and scored the opening goal in a 3–3 draw against Tranmere Rovers in the FA Cup third round.[4]

On his first league start, Dele-Bashiru came off injured in the first-half against Reading on 3 October 2020. It was confirmed that he would undergo surgery for an anterior cruciate ligament injury and would be out for around six months.[5]

International career

Dele-Bashiru has represented the England under-16 team,[6] but he is also eligible for Nigeria. He was part of the Nigeria national under-20 football team in the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland. Dele-Bashiru scored Nigeria's third goal in their opening match win against Qatar, with the game finishing 4–0.

Personal life

Dele-Bashiru's younger brother Fisayo also came through the ranks at Manchester City before joining Sheffield Wednesday.[7]

Career statistics
As of match played 4 October 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City U21 2017–18[8] ————3[lower-alpha 1]030
2018–19[9] — — — — 5[lower-alpha 1] 1 5 1
Total — — — — 8 1 8 1
Manchester City 2017–18[8] Premier League 00001000—10
2018–19[9] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Watford 2019–20[10] Premier League 0 0 2 1 1 0 — — 3 1
2020–21[11] Championship 2 0 0 0 0 0 — — 2 0
Career total 2021200081142
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  2. "LEICESTER CITY VS. MANCHESTER CITY 1 - 1". uk.soccerway.com. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  3. "Watford sign ex-Man City midfielder Dele-Bashiru". FA Premier League. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  4. "Watford 3–3 Tranmere Rovers". BBC Sport. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  5. "Injury News: Dele-Bashiru Set For Surgery". watfordfc.com. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  6. "Manchester City U18s Tom Dele-Bashiru profile". MCFC.
  7. "Fisayo Dele-Bashiru: Manchester City midfielder joins Sheffield Wednesday for undisclosed fee". BBC. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  8. "Games played by Tom Dele-Bashiru in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  9. "Games played by Tom Dele-Bashiru in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  10. "Games played by Tom Dele-Bashiru in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  11. "Games played by Tom Dele-Bashiru in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
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