Tom Dele-Bashiru
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ayotomiwa Sherif Dele-Bashiru[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 17 September 1999||
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 | 0 | (0) |
2019– | Watford | 52 | (4) |
2021–2022 | → Reading (loan) | 38 | (4) |
International career‡ | |||
2014 | England U16 | 2 | (0) |
2019 | Nigeria U20 | 3 | (1) |
2019– | Nigeria U23 | 1 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 September 2020 |
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.
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 19 October 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[16] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | - | |||
2022–23[17] | Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
2023–24[18] | Championship | 35 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 3 | |||
2024–25[19] | Championship | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 2 | |||
Total | 52 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 61 | 6 | ||||
Reading (loan) | 2021–22[16] | Championship | 38 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 4 | ||
Total | 38 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 39 | 4 | |||
Career total | 89 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 108 | 10 |
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Games played by Tom Dele-Bashiru in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Tom Dele-Bashiru in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Tom Dele-Bashiru in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Tom Dele-Bashiru in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
External links
[edit]- Tom Dele-Bashiru at Soccerway
- England profile at The Football Association
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Manchester
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Nigeria men's under-20 international footballers
- English men's footballers
- England men's youth international footballers
- English people of Nigerian descent
- Sportspeople of Nigerian descent
- Manchester City F.C. players
- Watford F.C. players
- Reading F.C. players
- Men's association football midfielders
- English Football League players
- 21st-century English sportsmen
- 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen