Sadiq Adebiyi

Sadiq Adebiyi (born 8 January 1997) is a Nigerian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a loose forward, second-row or prop for Newcastle Thunder, on loan from Wakefield Trinity in the Super League,[3] and Nigeria at international level.

Sadiq Adebiyi
Personal information
Full nameSadiq Adebiyi
Born (1997-01-08) 8 January 1997
Lagos, Nigeria
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight16 st 3 lb (103 kg)
Playing information
PositionLoose forward, Second-row, Prop
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2015–21 London Broncos 45 11 0 0 44
2016(loan) → Hemel Stags 2 0 0 0 0
2016(loan) → Oxford 3 1 0 0 4
2017(loan) → London Skolars 8 6 0 0 24
2017(loan) → Oxford 1 0 0 0 0
2017(loan) → Oldham 11 1 0 0 4
2018(loan) → London Skolars 1 0 0 0 0
2019(DR) → Sheffield Eagles 3 0 0 0 0
2022– Wakefield Trinity 1 0 0 0 0
2022– → Newcastle Thunder (loan) 0 0 0 0 0
Total 75 19 0 0 76
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019– Nigeria 2 3 0 0 12
As of 27 April 2022
Source: [1][2]

He has previously spent time on loan from the Broncos at the Hemel Stags, Oxford and the London Skolars in League 1,[3] and Oldham (Heritage № 1378) and the Sheffield Eagles in the Championship.

Background

Adebiyi was born in Lagos, Nigeria.

Playing career

London Broncos

Adebiyi has previously spent time on loan from the Broncos at the Hemel Stags and Oxford in Kingstone Press League 1,[3] and Oldham and the Sheffield Eagles in the Championship.

Adebiyi playing for the London Broncos in 2017

He suffered a pectoral injury that ruled him out for several months during the 2020 Championship season.[4]

Adebiyi ruptured his Achilles and is set to miss a significant amount of the 2021 Championship season.[5]

Wakefield Trinity

On 15 Oct 2021 it was reported that he had signed for Wakefield Trinity in the Super League[6]

International

He has represented Nigeria since 2019.[7]

Club statistics
YearClubCompetitionAppearancesTriesGoalsDrop goalsPoints
2015 London BroncosChampionship52008
2016 London BroncosChampionship11004
2016 Hemel StagsLeague 120000
2016 OxfordLeague 131004
2017 London BroncosChampionship50000
2017 London SkolarsLeague 1860024
2017 OldhamChampionship111004
2017 OxfordLeague 110000
2018 London BroncosChampionship2050020
2018 London SkolarsLeague 110000
2019 London BroncosSuper League1330012
2019 Sheffield EaglesChampionship30000
2020 London BroncosChampionship10000
2021 London BroncosChampionship00000
Club career total[8][9] 74190076

References
  1. loverugbyleague
  2. Rugby League Project
  3. "Academy captain, Sadiq Adebiyi, joins first team in 2017". London Broncos. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  4. "Broncos suffer double blow". Total RL. 16 February 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  5. "Warrington Wolves forward ruled out for the season". Manchester Evening News. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  6. "Sadiq Adebiyi: Wakefield Trinity sign London Broncos forward on one-year deal". BBC Sport. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  7. "London Broncos prop Sadiq Adebiyi blazing trail for Nigeria rugby league". Sky Sports. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  8. loverugbyleague
  9. Rugby League Project
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