Adebayor Zakari Adje (born 12 November 1996) is a Nigerien professional footballer who plays for DStv Premiership clubs AmaZulu and the Niger national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adebayor Zakari Victorien Adje | ||
| Date of birth | 12 November 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Niamey, Niger[1] | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AmaZulu | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Atcha Académie[2] | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | AS Douanes | ||
| 2017 | Raon-l’Étape | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | AS GNN | ||
| 2018–2020 | Inter Allies | 24 | (20) |
| 2018 | → Vejle (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | HB Køge | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Legon Cities (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2021 | → ENPPI (loan) | ||
| 2022 | US GN | ||
| 2022–2023 | RS Berkane | 1 | (0) |
| 2023–2023 | AmaZulu | 00 | (00) |
| 2024 | AS GNN | 06 | (12) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015– | Niger | 46 | (17) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 September 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2022 | |||
Club career edit
In 2016, Adebayor had trials with Ligue 1 sides FC Lorient and AS Monaco but was not offered a deal at either club.[3][4]
On 29 August 2018, Vejle Boldklub in Denmark announced the signing of Adebayor from Inter Allies on a loan deal until 30 June 2019.[2] However, one month later, the club announced that they wanted to terminate the loan deal because Adebayor did not show up as agreed and the club had not been able to get in touch with the player.[5]
However, he returned to Denmark in October 2020, when he signed with Danish 1st Division club HB Køge, which is a professional Danish football club based primarily in the town of Herfølge, and secondly in the town of Køge, both in the Køge Municipality.[6] However, on 4 March 2021, the club confirmed, that Adebayor had been loaned out to Legon Cities, because he wanted to be closer to his family due to personal reasons.[7] On 10 September 2021, Adebayor agreed to a year Loan deal with ENPPI SC of Egypt.
International career edit
He is the top scorer of Niger with 18 goals in 43 matches.[8]
Career statistics edit
International edit
- Scores and results list Niger's goal tally first.[9]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 18 January 2016 | Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali, Rwanda |  Nigeria |
1–2 | 1–4 | 2016 African Nations Championship |
| 2. | 29 March 2016 | Stade Général-Seyni-Kountché, Niamey, Niger |  Senegal |
1–2 | 1–2 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 3. | 5 September 2017 | Stade Adrar, Agadir, Morocco |  Mauritania |
2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 4. | 27 May 2018 | Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey, Niger |  Central African Republic |
3–2 | 3–3 | Friendly |
| 5. | 2 June 2018 | Stade Général-Seyni-Kountché, Niamey, Niger |  Uganda |
1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 6. | 2–0 | |||||
| 7. | 18 November 2018 | Mavuso Sports Centre, Manzini, Eswatini |  Eswatini |
1–1 | 2–1 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 8. | 2–0 | |||||
| 9. | 20 March 2020 | Stade Général-Seyni-Kountché, Niamey, Niger |  Chad |
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 10. | 11 June 2021 | Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex, Manavgat, Turkey |  Guinea |
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 11. | 6 September 2021 | Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco |  Djibouti |
1–1 | 4–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 12. | 2–1 | |||||
| 13. | 15 November 2021 | Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey, Niger | Djibouti |
1–0 | 7–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 14. | 2–1 | |||||
| 15. | 5–1 | |||||
| 16. | 23 March 2022 | Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya, Nouakchott, Mauritania |  Mozambique |
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 17. | 26 March 2022 | Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya, Nouakchott, Mauritania |  Libya |
1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly |
Honours edit
Individual edit
- CAF Confederation Cup Top scorer: 2021–22
References edit
- ^ Victorien Adebayor at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b 21-årig afrikansk angriber på plads i VB, vejle-boldklub.dk, 28 August 2018
- ^ "Monaco: Victorien Adebayor, une pépite nigérienne à l'essai". Africa Top Sports (in French). 2016-05-13. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
- ^ "Essai du joueur Zakari Victorien Adebayor au FC Lorient (France) : La petite perle de Atcha Académie bientôt en ligue 1 française". Archived from the original on 2016-08-15. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
- ^ Vejle vil ophæve kontrakt med forsvundet spiller, tipsbladet.dk, 26 September 2018
- ^ Rekordkøb: HB Køge henter Adebayor, hbkoge.dk, 4 October 2020
- ^ HB Køge udlejer Adebayor til Legon Cities FC, hbkoge.dk, 4 March 2021
- ^ "AFCON Qualification: Ethiopia 3-3 Algeria". Al Bawaba. 2016-03-30. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
- ^ "Adebayor, Victorien". National Football Teams.
External links edit
- Victorien Adebayor at Soccerway
- Victorien Adebayor at FootballDatabase.eu
- https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/06/05/world/friendlies/niger/gambia/3508655/
- https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2021-06-09/niger-vs-congo/2381855/
- https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/09/02/africa/wc-qualifying-africa/niger/burkina-faso/3500795/head2head/
- https://www.oddsshark.com/soccer/world-cup/djibouti-niger-odds-september-6-2021-1419671
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