Fisayo Dele-Bashiru

Fisayo Dele-Bashiru
Personal information
Full name Oluwafisayo Faruq Dele-Bashiru[1]
Date of birth (2001-02-06) 6 February 2001
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Lazio
Number 7
Youth career
2009–2020 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Sheffield Wednesday 65 (5)
2023–2025 Hatayspor 36 (8)
2024–2025 → Lazio (loan) 20 (3)
2025– Lazio 11 (0)
International career‡
2023– Nigeria 16 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Nigeria
Africa Cup of Nations
Third place 2025 Morocco
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:36, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:05, 17 January 2026 (UTC)

Oluwafisayo Faruq "Fisayo" Dele-Bashiru (born 6 February 2001) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Lazio and the Nigeria national team.

Club career

After playing for the Manchester City youth team, whom he joined at the age of 8,[3] Dele-Bashiru moved to Sheffield Wednesday in July 2020, signing for an undisclosed fee.[4][5]

Dele-Bashiru made his senior debut on 5 September 2020, in the EFL Cup, starting the game away to Walsall[6] and would make his first league appearance against Bristol City coming off the bench.[7] In February 2021, he suffered an ankle injury after coming off the bench against Brentford, and it was expected that he would be out-of-action for four-to-six weeks.[8]

Dele-Bashiru broke into the first team again during his second season, and in October 2021 he won the club's Player of the Month award,[9] as well as scoring his first senior goal in a game against Cambridge United.[10]

In September 2022, Dele-Bashiru was nominated for the EFL Cup Player of the Second Round, following a goal and assist against Rochdale, which he subsequently won.[11][12] Following promotion back to the EFL Championship he was offered a new contract to stay at the club.[13]

On 6 July 2023, it was confirmed Dele-Bashiru had joined Turkish club Hatayspor on a three-year contract.[14] He scored eight goals in his first Süper Lig season, finishing as the club's joint-top scorer along with Carlos Strandberg,[15] including a crucial goal on the final matchday in a 2–0 win over Rizespor, securing his club's survival in the top tier.[16]

On 6 July 2024, Dele-Bashiru joined Italian side Lazio on loan with an obligation to buy.[17] He scored his first goal for the club in the UEFA Europa League on 25 September 2024 in a 3–0 victory over Dynamo Kyiv,[18] and scored his first Serie A goal on 24 November 2024 in the 3–0 victory over Bologna.[19] The clause in his contract was confirmed to be activated (for a figure of €5.4 million) in the club's half-yearly report released in March 2025.[20]

International career

In October 2023, Dele-Bashiru was called up to the Nigeria national team.[21][22] He scored in his second appearance for Nigeria during their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against South Africa.[23][24][25]

On 11 December 2025, Dele-Bashiru was called up to the Nigeria squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.[26]

Personal life

His brother Tom Dele-Bashiru is also a footballer.[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 11 February 2026[27]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester City U21 2019–20[28] — — — — 4[c] 0 4 0
Sheffield Wednesday 2020–21[6] Championship 8 0 2 0 3 0 — — 13 0
2021–22[29] League One 24 1 2 0 1 0 — 5[d] 0 32 1
2022–23[30] League One 33 4 4 0 2 1 — 2[e] 0 41 5
Total 65 5 8 0 6 1 — 7 0 86 6
Hatayspor 2023–24[31] Süper Lig 36 8 3 1 — — — 39 9
Lazio (loan) 2024–25[32] Serie A 20 3 1 0 — 8[f] 2 — 29 5
Lazio 2025–26[33] Serie A 11 0 2 0 — — — 13 0
Lazio total 31 3 3 0 — 8 2 — 42 5
Career total 132 16 14 1 6 1 8 2 11 0 171 20
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup, Turkish Cup, Coppa Italia
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
  4. ^ Four appearances in EFL Trophy, one appearance in League One play-offs
  5. ^ One appearance in EFL Trophy, one appearance in League One play-offs
  6. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 17 January 2026[34]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Nigeria 2023 1 0
2024 5 2
2025 6 0
2026 4 0
Total 16 2
Scores and results list Nigeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dele-Bashiru goal.[34]
List of international goals scored by Fisayo Dele-Bashiru
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 June 2024 Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, Nigeria  South Africa 1–1 1–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 11 October 2024  Libya 1–0 1–0 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Sheffield Wednesday

Nigeria

References

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  2. ^ "Fisayo Dele-Bashiru". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Fisayo Dele-Bashiru". Manchester City. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Fisayo Dele-Bashiru: Manchester City midfielder joins Sheffield Wednesday for undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. 28 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Fisayo Dele-Bashiru completes Wednesday switch". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Games played by Fisayo Dele-Bashiru in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Report: Bristol City 2–0 Wednesday". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Dele-Bashiru injury blow". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Dele-Bashiru voted Owls Player of the Month". Sheffield Wednesday FC. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Keep building, keep working". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Carabao Cup Player of the Round". EFL. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  12. ^ "Fisayo Dele-Bashiru awarded Carabao Cup Player of the Round for Round Two". EFL. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  13. ^ "Owls retained list confirmed". Sheffield Wednesday FC. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  14. ^ "Welcome to our Family Fisayo Dele Bashiru" (in Turkish). Hatayspor. 6 July 2023. Archived from the original on 17 June 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  15. ^ "Trendyol Süper Lig Gol Krallığı" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation.
  16. ^ "ÖZET | Atakaş Hatayspor 2–0 Çaykur Rizespor" (in Turkish). beIN SPORTS. 27 May 2024.
  17. ^ "Oluwafisayo Faruq Dele-Bashiru è un nuovo calciatore biancoceleste" (in Italian). SS Lazio. 6 July 2024.
  18. ^ "Lazio Make Short Work of Dynamo Kyiv in Europa League Opener". The Laziali. 25 September 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  19. ^ "Zaccagni Inspires Again as Soaring Lazio Put Three Past 10-Man Bologna". The Laziali. 24 November 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  20. ^ "Lazio Reveal Figures of Tchaouna, Noslin, Dele-Bashiru & Castrovilli Signings". The Laziali. 12 March 2025. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  21. ^ "Turkish Based Fisayo Dele-Bashiru Gets First Super Eagles Call up". owngoalnigeria. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  22. ^ "Fisayo Dele-Bashiru: Meet Manchester City-trained star who is eligible for Germany and England but has chosen Nigeria". soccernet.ng. 14 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  23. ^ "Takeaways from Nigeria's draw against South Africa in World Cup qualifier". ESPN.com. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  24. ^ "Nigeria 1 – 1 South Africa". FIFA.com. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  25. ^ "Nigeria vs. South Africa 1 – 1". soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  26. ^ "Nigeria name star-packed AFCON squad as Osimhen and Lookman lead Super Eagles challenge". Confederation of African Football. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  27. ^ Fisayo Dele-Bashiru at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  28. ^ "Games played by Fisayo Dele-Bashiru in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  29. ^ "Games played by Fisayo Dele-Bashiru in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  30. ^ "Games played by Fisayo Dele-Bashiru in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  31. ^ "Games played by Fisayo Dele-Bashiru in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  32. ^ "Games played by Fisayo Dele-Bashiru in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  33. ^ "Games played by Fisayo Dele-Bashiru in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  34. ^ a b "Fisayo Dele-Bashiru". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  35. ^ "Starting Lineups - Barnsley 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday 29.05.2023". Sky Sports. 29 May 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  36. ^ Stevens, Rob (17 January 2026). "Afcon 2025: Egypt 0-0 Nigeria (2-4 pens) - Super Eagles finish third". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
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