James Boluwatife Debayo (born 11 July 2005) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for EFL 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]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Leeds United 2024–25[4] Championship 1 0 1 0 0 0 — 2 0
Career total 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

International career

Born in England, Debayo is of Nigerian descent.[5] He is an England under-18 international.[6]

References

  1. ^ James Debayo at Soccerway
  2. ^ Scott, Craig (8 July 2021). "Leeds United complete James Debayo signing from Watford". MOT Leeds News.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Games played by James Debayo in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  5. ^ "Photo : Man Utd, Chelsea, Spurs target Debayo completes move to Leeds from Watford academy | All Nigeria Soccer". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
  6. ^ "Leeds United youngster continues stellar progress with big role in England youth triumph". Yorkshire Evening Post. 11 June 2023.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Debayo
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