Summary
Ayotomiwa Sherif "Tom" Dele-Bashiru (born 17 September 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Watford.[4] Born in England, Dele-Bashiru represents Nigeria internationally.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ayotomiwa Sherif Dele-Bashiru[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 September 1999[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Watford | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2017 | Manchester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Manchester City | 1 | (0) |
| 2019– | Watford | 43 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | → Reading (loan) | 38 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | England U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | Nigeria U20 | 3 | (1) |
| 2019– | Nigeria U23 | 1 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 September 2020 | |||
Club career edit
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.[5]
On 24 July 2019, Dele-Bashiru joined Watford on a six-year deal after his contract with Manchester City expired.[6] He made his Watford debut and scored the opening goal in a 3–3 draw against Tranmere Rovers in the FA Cup third round.[7]
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.[8]
After returning to training and representing the Hornets during the pre-season in Summer 2021, Dele-Bashiru joined Reading on a season-long loan, in order to get more playing time and fully restore his fitness.[4] He scored his first goals for Reading when he scored twice against Peterborough United on 14 September 2021 in a 3-1 win.[9]
International career edit
Dele-Bashiru has represented the England under-16 team,[10] 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 edit
Dele-Bashiru's younger brother Fisayo also came through the ranks at Manchester City before joining Sheffield Wednesday.[11]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 13 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester City U21 | 2017–18[12] | — | — | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 2018–19[13] | — | — | — | — | 5[a] | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | ||||||
| Manchester City | 2017–18[12] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018–19[13] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Watford | 2019–20[14] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21[15] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | - | |||
| 2022–23 | Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2023-24 | Championship | 35 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 3 | |||
| Total | 43 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 49 | 4 | ||||
| Reading (loan) | 2021–22 | Championship | 38 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 4 | ||
| Total | 38 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 39 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 81 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 89 | 8 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in EFL Trophy
References edit
- ^ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Nigeria" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
- ^ "Tom Dele-Bashiru". Watford F.C. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ a b FC, Reading. "TDB: "I'm excited to be back doing what I love!"". Reading FC. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "LEICESTER CITY VS. MANCHESTER CITY 1 - 1". uk.soccerway.com. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ "Watford sign ex-Man City midfielder Dele-Bashiru". FA Premier League. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Watford 3–3 Tranmere Rovers". BBC Sport. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "Injury News: Dele-Bashiru Set For Surgery". watfordfc.com. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "Reading 3-1 Peterborough". BBC. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ "Manchester City U18s Tom Dele-Bashiru profile". MCFC.
- ^ "Fisayo Dele-Bashiru: Manchester City midfielder joins Sheffield Wednesday for undisclosed fee". BBC. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Games played by Tom Dele-Bashiru in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Games played by Tom Dele-Bashiru in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Tom Dele-Bashiru in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Tom Dele-Bashiru in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
External links edit
- Tom Dele-Bashiru at Soccerway
- England profile at The Football Association