Adebayo Adeleye
Nigerian footballer (born 2000)
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Adebayo Adeleye ⓘ (born 17 May 2000) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Enosis Neon Paralimni.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 May 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Warri, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Enosis Neon Paralimni | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | B-United Football Academy | ||
| 2018–2019 | Hapoel Jerusalem | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Hapoel Katamon | 33 | (0) |
| 2020–2024 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 103 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Enosis Neon Paralimni | 30 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | Volos | 0 | (0) |
| 2026– | Enosis Neon Paralimni | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Nigeria U17 | ||
| 2018 | Nigeria U20 | ||
| 2023– | Nigeria | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 08:22, 30 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 09:08, 19 June 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
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]
On 2 July 2024 signed for the Cypriot First Division club Enosis Neon Paralimni.[5]
International career
Adeleye was part of the Nigeria U17 in 2017[6] and 2018 of the Nigeria national under-20 football team.[7] In June 2022, he received his first call-up to the senior squad.[8] On 18 June 2023, he made his senior international debut in a 3–2 win over Sierra Leone.[9]
