Jordan Adebayo-Smith

Adebowale Aderinto Jordan Adebayo-Smith (born January 11, 2001) is an English-American professional footballer who plays as a forward for League One club Lincoln City. He previously spent time on loan with Grantham Town, Boston United and Gainsborough Trinity.

Jordan Adebayo-Smith
Personal information
Full name Adebowale Aderinto Jordan Adebayo-Smith[1]
Date of birth (2001-01-11) January 11, 2001
Place of birth California, United States
Playing position(s) Forward, Winger
Club information
Current team
 Lincoln City
Number 14
Youth career
EastSoccerBase
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Lincoln City 0 (0)
2019 → Grantham Town (loan) 13 (4)
2019 → Boston United (loan) 6 (2)
2020 → Gainsborough Trinity (loan) 6 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 27 April 2020 (UTC)

Born in California, Adebayo-Smith is eligible to represent the United States, Nigeria and England at international level.[2]

Career

He attended the EastSoccerBase football organisation in South East London and had trials with Cambridge United and Premier League side Watford, before joining Lincoln City on a two-year scholarship in August 2018 following a successful trial in which he scored against Derby County U23 in a pre-season friendly.[3][2] He was reportedly being tracked by Huddersfield Town and Wolverhampton Wanderers after scoring a hat-trick for Lincoln in a FA Youth Cup win over South Shields and scoring again in a third-round defeat at West Bromwich Albion.[4][5] He made his senior debut for the "Imps" in the EFL Trophy, playing the first 63 minutes of a 2–2 draw at Accrington Stanley on 4 December.[6] Later that month he was named in "The 11", a list of 11 young footballers apprentices singled out for commendation by the League Football Education (LFE).[7]

Adebayo-Smith joined Northern Premier League club Gainsborough Trinity on 1 January 2020 on loan for the rest of the season.[8] However, his loan was cut short as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic which saw the season's competition formally abandoned on 26 March 2020, with all results from the season being expunged, and no promotion or relegation taking place to, from, or within the competition.[9] He made a total of 7 appearances for the Blues in all competitions, scoring 3 goals.

Style of play

Adebayo-Smith has been described by the All Nigeria Soccer website as a "lightning quick and very skillful striker with an eye for goal".[10]

Statistics
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lincoln City 2018–19[11]EFL League Two0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
2019–20EFL League One0000000000
Career total 0000001010
  1. Appearance/s in the EFL Trophy.

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  2. Russell, Charlie (September 12, 2018). "Interview: Jordan Adebayo-Smith". www.redimps.co.uk. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  3. "Highly-rated youngster joins Imps youth ranks as Academy grows". The Stacey West. August 24, 2018. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  4. Emmanuel, Ifeanyi (November 30, 2018). "Exclusive: Huddersfield Town, Wolves Battling It Out For Lincoln City Precocious Talent Adebayo-Smith :: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  5. "The 11 - December 2018 (In Depth)". LFE. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  6. "Checkatrade Trophy (Sky Sports)". SkySports. December 29, 2018. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  7. "Adebayo-Smith named in 'The 11'". www.redimps.co.uk. December 19, 2018. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  8. https://www.gainsboroughtrinity.com/news/team-news/287-adebayo-smith-links-up-with-holy-blues
  9. "Coronavirus: All football below National League to end". BBC Sport. March 26, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  10. Cusick, Aiden (November 30, 2018). "Report: Wolves and Huddersfield exploring ways to sign Lincoln's Jordan Adebayo-Smith in January after bid from Premier League club". Here Is The City. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  11. "Games played by Jordan Adebayo-Smith in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
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