Emmanuel Adebayor
Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor (French pronunciation: [ɛmanɥɛl adəbɛjɔʁ]; born 26 February 1984) is a Togolese former professional footballer who played as a striker. During his career, he played for English clubs Arsenal, Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace, as well as French side Metz, Monégasque team Monaco, Spanish team Real Madrid, Turkish clubs İstanbul Başakşehir and Kayserispor, Paraguay's Club Olimpia and Togolese club Semassi.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 26 February 1984||
Place of birth | Lomé, Togo | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1998–1999 | OC Agaza | ||
1999–2001 | Metz | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2003 | Metz | 44 | (15) |
2003–2006 | Monaco | 78 | (18) |
2006–2009 | Arsenal | 104 | (46) |
2009–2012 | Manchester City | 34 | (15) |
2011 | → Real Madrid (loan) | 14 | (5) |
2011–2012 | → Tottenham Hotspur (loan) | 33 | (17) |
2012–2015 | Tottenham Hotspur | 59 | (18) |
2016 | Crystal Palace | 12 | (1) |
2017–2019 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 60 | (24) |
2019 | Kayserispor | 8 | (2) |
2020 | Olimpia | 2 | (0) |
2021–2023 | Semassi | ||
Total | 448 | (162) | |
National team | |||
2000–2019 | Togo | 87[a] | (32) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Since wearing the Zamalek t-shirt in 2008. Adebayor made a lengthy post on his public Facebook page describing his family troubles.
These troubles included several relatives asking for large amounts of money, his sister renting out a house he had bought for her without him knowing, and complications surrounding the death of his brother Peter. In July 2017, Adebayor stated in an interview regarding his family issues that his late brother had sent an official letter to Real Madrid asking them to not keep Adebayor on after his loan spell.
Career statistics
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changeClub | Season | League | National cup[b] | League cup[c] | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Metz | 2001–02 | Division 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 2 | |
2002–03 | Ligue 2 | 34 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 40 | 15 | ||
Total | 44 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 51 | 17 | |||
Monaco | 2003–04 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9[d] | 0 | 44 | 8 |
2004–05 | Ligue 1 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10[d] | 2 | 50 | 14 | |
2005–06 | Ligue 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7[e] | 3 | 21 | 4 | |
Total | 78 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 5 | 115 | 26 | ||
Arsenal | 2005–06 | Premier League | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 4 | |
2006–07 | Premier League | 29 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8[d] | 0 | 44 | 12 | |
2007–08 | Premier League | 36 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9[d] | 3 | 48 | 30 | |
2008–09 | Premier League | 26 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9[d] | 6 | 37 | 16 | |
Total | 104 | 46 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 9 | 142 | 62 | ||
Manchester City | 2009–10 | Premier League | 26 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 31 | 14 | |
2010–11 | Premier League | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[f] | 4 | 14 | 5 | |
Total | 34 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 19 | ||
Real Madrid (loan) | 2010–11 | La Liga | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 6[d] | 2 | 22 | 8 | |
Tottenham Hotspur (loan) | 2011–12 | Premier League | 33 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 18 |
Tottenham Hotspur | 2012–13 | Premier League | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8[f] | 3 | 34 | 8 |
2013–14 | Premier League | 21 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2[f] | 2 | 25 | 14 | |
2014–15 | Premier League | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[f] | 0 | 17 | 2 | |
Total | 92 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 113 | 42 | ||
Crystal Palace | 2015–16 | Premier League | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||
İstanbul Başakşehir | 2016–17 | Süper Lig | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 7 | ||
2017–18 | Süper Lig | 30 | 15 | 1 | 1 | — | 5[g] | 1 | 36 | 17 | ||
2018–19 | Süper Lig | 19 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 1[f] | 0 | 24 | 4 | ||
Total | 60 | 24 | 10 | 3 | — | 6 | 1 | 76 | 28 | |||
Kayserispor | 2019–20 | Süper Lig | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 2 | ||
Olimpia | 2020 | Paraguayan Primera División | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[h] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Career total | 451 | 161 | 40 | 9 | 19 | 9 | 84 | 26 | 591 | 205 |
- ↑ Does not include the match against Burkina Faso on 14 August 2012. The match is not considered a full A-international match by FIFA, but is by the Togolese Football Federation. He did not score in the match.
- ↑ Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup, Copa del Rey, Turkish Cup
- ↑ Includes Coupe de la Ligue, Football League Cup
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and three goals in UEFA Cup
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
International
changeTeam | Year | Competitive | Friendly | Total | |||
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Caps | Goals | Caps | Goals | Caps | Goals | ||
Togo[4] | 2000 | 5[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
2001 | 2[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
2002 | 3[c] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
2003 | 5[d] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
2004 | 5[e] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | |
2005 | 5[e] | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | |
2006 | 6[f] | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
2007 | 2[b] | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |
2008 | 3[e] | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | |
2009 | 5[e] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2011 | 1[e] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2012 | 2[b] | 2 | 1[g] | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
2013 | 4[h] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
2014 | 6[b] | 2 | — | 6 | 2 | ||
2015 | 1[b] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
2016 | 3[b] | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
2017 | 4[i] | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |
2018 | 2[b] | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
2019 | 1[b] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Career total | 65 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 87 | 32 |
- ↑ Four appearances in Africa Cup of Nations qualification, one appearance in FIFA World Cup qualification
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Appearances in Africa Cup of Nations qualification
- ↑ Two appearances and one goal in Africa Cup of Nations qualification, one appearance in Africa Cup of Nations
- ↑ Three appearances in Africa Cup of Nations qualification, two appearances in FIFA World Cup qualification
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Appearances in FIFA World Cup qualification
- ↑ Two appearances in Africa Cup of Nations, three appearances in FIFA World Cup, one appearance in Africa Cup of Nations qualification
- ↑ Does not include the match against Burkina Faso on 14 August 2012. The match is not considered a full A-international match by FIFA, but is by the Togolese Football Federation. He did not score in the match.
- ↑ Appearances in Africa Cup of Nations
- ↑ Three appearances in Africa Cup of Nations, one appearance in Africa Cup of Nations qualification
Honours
changeMonaco
- UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2003–04[5]
Arsenal
- Football League Cup runner-up: 2006–07[6]
Real Madrid
Crystal Palace
Togo
- Four Nations Tournament (Ghana) third place: 2007[9]
Individual
- BBC African Footballer of the Year: 2007[10]
- African Player of the Year: 2008[11]
- BBC Goal of the Season: 2007–08[12]
- Premier League PFA Team of the Year: 2007–08[13]
References
change- ↑ "Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor" (in French). L'équipe.fr. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Emmanual Adebayor". Player Profiles. Premier League. Archived from the original on 11 August 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
- ↑ "Togo - E. Adebayor". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ↑ Földesi, László; Mamrud, Roberto (26 January 2022). "Emmanuel Sheyi Adebayor - Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ↑ "Final: Monaco 0–3 Porto: Overview". UEFA. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ↑ "Chelsea 2–1 Arsenal: Match report". BBC Sport. 25 February 2007. Archived from the original on 7 November 2007.
- ↑ "Copa S.M. El Rey – Barcelona 0–1 Real Madrid". acras.ref.es. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ↑ McNulty, Phil (21 May 2016). "Crystal Palace 1–2 Manchester United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ↑ "Four Nation Tournament (Ghana) 2007". RSSSF.
- ↑ "Adebayor wins BBC player award". BBC Sport. 20 February 2001. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ↑ "African Player of the Year". RSSSF. 1 January 2000. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- ↑ "Goal of the season". BBC Sport. 5 June 2008. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- ↑ "Ronaldo named player of the year". BBC Sport. 27 April 2008. Retrieved 25 April 2018.