Josh Debayo
Debayo (right) attempting to tackle Michael Brandner (left) in July 2015.
Personal information
Full name Joshua Akinkunmi Debayo[1]
Date of birth (1996-10-17) 17 October 1996[2]
Place of birth London, England[2]
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Alloa Athletic
Number 27
Youth career
Fulham
Chelsea
2013–2016 Southampton
2016–2018 Leicester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Cheltenham Town 12 (0)
2018–2019 → Dover Athletic (loan) 16 (0)
2020–2021 Wealdstone 1 (0)
2021–2022 Queen of the South 23 (0)
2023– Alloa Athletic 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:56, 3 August 2023 (UTC)

Joshua Akinkunmi Debayo (born 17 October 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Alloa Athletic.

Career

After playing youth football for Fulham, Chelsea, Southampton and Leicester City, Debayo signed with Cheltenham Town in July 2018.[3]

On 11 October 2018, Debayo signed for Dover Athletic on loan until January 2019.[4] Debayo debuted for the club two days later in a 2–2 away draw versus Harrogate Town.[5] On 4 January 2019, Debayo signed a loan extension until the end of the 2018–19 season.[6]

Debayo was offered a new contract by the Robins at the end of the 2019–20 season, although he rejected the offer and departed the club.[7][8] Debayo then signed for Wealdstone on 19 December 2020.[9] On 4 February 2021, Debayo departed the Royals after making just one league appearance for the club.[10]

On 27 July 2021, Debayo signed a one-year contract with Scottish Championship club Queen of the South.[11] Following relegation to Scottish League One, Debayo was released by the club at the end of the 2021–22 season.[12]

On 18 July 2023, Debayo signed a one-year contract with Alloa Athletic.[13]

Career statistics

As of 3 August 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Season Club League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leicester City 2016–17[14] Premier League 0000003[lower-alpha 1]030
2017–18[15] Premier League 0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
Total 0000004040
Cheltenham Town 2018–19[16] League Two 5000200070
2019–20[17] League Two 7000101[lower-alpha 1]090
Total 120003010160
Dover Athletic (loan) 2018–19[16] National League 16020—2[lower-alpha 2]0200
Wealdstone 2020–21[18] National League 1000—0010
Queen of the South 2021–22 Scottish Championship 230000030260
Alloa Athletic 2023-24 Scottish League One 0000000000
Career total 5202030100670
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance in the FA Trophy.

References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Cheltenham Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 17. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 Josh Debayo at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "Josh Debayo: Cheltenham Town sign defender after release by Leicester City". BBC Sport. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "Debayo joins Dover Athletic on loan". Cheltenham Town F.C. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  5. ↑ "Harrogate Town 2–2 Dover Athletic". BBC Sport. 13 October 2018.
  6. ↑ "DEBAYO STAYING AT CRABBLE". www.doverathletic.com. 4 January 2019.
  7. ↑ Palmer, Jon (25 June 2020). "Defender turns down new contract at Cheltenham Town". GloucestershireLive.
  8. ↑ "Debayo to move on to pastures new". www.ctfc.com.
  9. ↑ Bennett, Dan (19 December 2020). "Wealdstone bring in former Chelsea and Fulham youngster Debayo".
  10. ↑ "Squad Update". Wealdstone FC. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  11. ↑ "QosFC: Josh Debayo Signs Up". www.qosfc.com.
  12. ↑ "QosFC: Squad Update". www.qosfc.com. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  13. ↑ "Josh Debayo signs". 18 July 2023.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Josh Debayo in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Josh Debayo in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  16. 1 2 "Games played by Josh Debayo in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Josh Debayo in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Josh Debayo in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
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