James Debayo
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Boluwatife Debayo | ||
| Date of birth | 11 July 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Hillingdon, London, England | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Leeds United | ||
| Number | 37 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2021 | Watford | ||
| 2021– | Leeds United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Leeds United | 1 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2023 | England U18 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:02, 26 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
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James Boluwatife Debayo (born 11 July 2005) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Championship club Leeds United.
Club career
A product of the Watford academy, Debayo signed a two year scholarship deal with Leeds United in July 2021.[2] He made his English football league debut for Leeds on 24 November 2024 in the 4–3 EFL Championship away win against Swansea City as an 89th-minute substitute for Dan James.[3]
International career
Born in England, Debayo is of Nigerian descent.[4] He is an England under-18 international.[5]
Career statistics
- As of match played 24 November 2024
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Leeds United | 2024–25[6] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Honours
Leeds
References
- ↑ James Debayo at Soccerway
- ↑ Scott, Craig (8 July 2021). "Leeds United complete James Debayo signing from Watford". MOT Leeds News.
- ↑ Butcher, Will (3 November 2024). "Daniel Farke shares what he noticed about Sam Chambers and Josuha Guilavogui after making Leeds United debuts". Leeds United News.
- ↑ "Photo : Man Utd, Chelsea, Spurs target Debayo completes move to Leeds from Watford academy | All Nigeria Soccer". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
- ↑ "Leeds United youngster continues stellar progress with big role in England youth triumph". Yorkshire Evening Post. 11 June 2023.
- ↑ "Games played by James Debayo in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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External links
- James Debayo at SoccerbaseLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- James Debayo at Soccerway
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- English people of Nigerian descent
- Black British sportsmen
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- Men's association football midfielders
- English Football League players
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- People from Hillingdon
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