Tom Dele-Bashiru

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.

Tom Dele-Bashiru
Personal information
Full name Ayotomiwa Sherif Dele-Bashiru[1]
Date of birth (1999-09-17) 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 0 (0)
2019– Watford 18 (1)
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 7 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 September 2020

Club career

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

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

Dele-Bashiru's younger brother Fisayo also came through the ranks at Manchester City before joining Sheffield Wednesday.[11]

Career statistics
As of match played 7 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City U21 2017–18[12] ————3[lower-alpha 1]030
2018–19[13] ————5[lower-alpha 1]151
Total ————8181
Manchester City 2017–18[12] Premier League 00001000—10
2018–19[13] Premier League 00000000—00
Total 00001000—10
Watford 2019–20[14] Premier League 002110——31
2020–21[15] Championship 200000——20
2021–22 Premier League 000000——0-
2022–23 Championship 600000——60
2023-24 Championship 1010010——111
Total 1812120——222
Reading (loan) 2021–22 Championship 3841000——394
Total 384100000—394
Career total 56531300081626
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  2. "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.
  3. "Tom Dele-Bashiru". Watford F.C. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  4. FC, Reading. "TDB: "I'm excited to be back doing what I love!"". Reading FC. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  5. "LEICESTER CITY VS. MANCHESTER CITY 1 - 1". uk.soccerway.com. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  6. "Watford sign ex-Man City midfielder Dele-Bashiru". FA Premier League. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  7. "Watford 3–3 Tranmere Rovers". BBC Sport. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  8. "Injury News: Dele-Bashiru Set For Surgery". watfordfc.com. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  9. "Reading 3-1 Peterborough". BBC. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  10. "Manchester City U18s Tom Dele-Bashiru profile". MCFC.
  11. "Fisayo Dele-Bashiru: Manchester City midfielder joins Sheffield Wednesday for undisclosed fee". BBC. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  12. "Games played by Tom Dele-Bashiru in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  13. "Games played by Tom Dele-Bashiru in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  14. "Games played by Tom Dele-Bashiru in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  15. "Games played by Tom Dele-Bashiru in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
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