Victor Adeboyejo

Ayomide Victor Adeboyejo (born 12 January 1998), known as Victor Adeboyejo, is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for League Two side Cambridge United on loan from Championship club Barnsley.

Victor Adeboyejo
Personal information
Full name Ayomide Victor Adeboyejo[1]
Date of birth (1998-01-12) 12 January 1998[2]
Place of birth Ibadan, Nigeria
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Cambridge United
(on loan from Barnsley)
Number 18
Youth career
Arsenal
AFC Wimbledon
Charlton Athletic
0000–2014 Leyton Orient
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Leyton Orient 15 (1)
2015 → Royston Town (loan) 5 (2)
2015 → Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) 0 (0)
2015 → Heybridge Swifts (loan) 1 (0)
2016 → Dulwich Hamlet (loan) 2 (0)
2016 → Soham Town Rangers (loan) 6 (1)
2016 → Margate (loan) 3 (0)
2017– Barnsley 31 (4)
2019–2020 → Bristol Rovers (loan) 28 (2)
2020– → Cambridge United (loan) 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:04, 24 January 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Leyton Orient

After spells with the academies of Arsenal, AFC Wimbledon and Charlton Athletic, Adeboyejo moved to Orient in the summer of 2014. He performed well in Leyton Orient's U18 side during the early part of the 2014–15 season, scoring 10 goals in 16 appearances, and progressed to the club's reserve team, for which he also scored.[3][4] He is contracted to Orient until 30 June 2016.[4]

Adeboyejo was first named on Orient's first-team bench for the 2–0 win at Doncaster Rovers on 21 October 2014,[5] and made his senior debut as a substitute for Jobi McAnuff in the 2–1 defeat at home to Peterborough United on 13 December, in manager Fabio Liverani's first match in charge of the club.[6]

In February 2015, Adeboyejo went on a work experience loan to Southern League club Royston Town. He scored on his debut in Royston's 2–0 win at Aylesbury United on 21 February.[7]

On 1 October 2015, Adeboyejo went on a youth loan to Conference South club Hemel Hempstead Town.[8] On 21 October, he moved to Heybridge Swifts and featured in their penalty shoot-out victory at Wivenhoe Town in the Third Round of the Essex Senior Cup on the same day.[9] He subsequently played as a substitute in Swifts' 8–1 home league defeat to Cheshunt on 24 October.[10]

On his return to Orient, he featured as a substitute in the 0–0 FA Cup Second Round draw at home to Scunthorpe United on 5 December.[11]

Ahead of the start of the 2016–17 season, Adeboyejo went on a work experience loan to Isthmian League Premier Division club Dulwich Hamlet.

After making two substitute appearances during his loan spell with Dulwich Hamlet, Adeboyejo joined Soham Town Rangers on loan at the start of September 2016.[12]

Barnsley

After leaving Leyton Orient in the summer, Adeboyejo went on trial with Chelsea,[13] playing two games for their under-23s[14] before signing for Barnsley on a three-year deal.[15]

Bristol Rovers (loan)

On 26 July 2019, Adeboyejo joined Bristol Rovers of League One on loan for the duration of the 2019-20 season.[16]

Cambridge United (loan)

After his loan at Bristol Rovers was cut short, Adeboyejo dropped down a league to join League Two club Cambridge United on loan for the rest of the campaign.[17]

International career

Adeboyejo has expressed a desire to represent either Nigeria or England if he reaches international standard.[4]

Career statistics
As of match played 6 May 2017.
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leyton Orient 2014–15[18] League One 1000000010
2015–16[18] League Two 1020000030
2016–17[18] League Two 13100001[lower-alpha 1]0141
Total 151200010181
Royston Town (loan) 2014–15[19] Southern League Division One Central 5200—0052
Heybridge Swifts (loan) 2015–16[19] Isthmian League Division One North 1000—0010
Dulwich Hamlet (loan) 2016–17[19] Isthmian League Premier Division 2000—0020
Soham Town Rangers (loan) 2016–17[20] Isthmian League Division One North 6111—1[lower-alpha 2]183
Margate (loan) 2016–17[18] National League South 3000—2[lower-alpha 3]151
Career total 324310042397
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance(s) in Alan Turvey Trophy
  3. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

Honours

Club

Barnsley

References
  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Barnsley" (PDF). English Football League. p. 4. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  2. "Victor Adeboyejo". 11v11. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  3. "Exciting times ahead for Orient teenager Adeboyejo". Rising East. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  4. "Adeboyejo Targets Golden Eaglets". Soccerladuma. 27 November 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  5. "Doncaster Rovers 0–2 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  6. "Leyton Orient 1–2 Peterborough United". BBC Sport. 13 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  7. "Duo feature in Royston Town win". Leyton Orient F.C. 24 February 2015.
  8. "Tudors snap up Leyton Orient youngster Adeboyejo on loan". Hemel Today. 1 October 2015.
  9. "Loan Round-up: Humphrey and Adeboyejo feature in Swifts win". Leyton Orient F.C. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  10. "Heybridge Swifts 1–8 Cheshunt". Heybridge Swifts F.C. 24 October 2015. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  11. "Leyton Orient 0–0 Scunthorpe United". BBC Sport. 5 December 2015.
  12. "Soham Sign Strikers". Soham Town Rangers F.C. 4 September 2016.
  13. "No offer for Pompey-linked Adeboyejo". The News Portsmouth. 27 October 2017.
  14. "Soccerway profile". Soccerway. 27 November 2017.
  15. "Barnsley sign former Orient striker Victor Adeboyejo on three-year deal". BBC Sport. 4 November 2017.
  16. "Victor Adeboyejo: Bristol Rovers sign Barnsley striker on loan". BBC Sport. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  17. "Victor Adeboyejo: Barnsley striker joins Cambridge after Bristol Rovers loan ends". BBC Sport. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  18. "V. Adeboyejo". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  19. "Victor Adeboyejo". Aylesbury United Official Site. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  20. "Victor Adeboyejo". Soham Town Rangers Official Site. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  21. "League One: 2018/19: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
    "Barnsley: Squad details: 2018/19". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
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