Tayo Edun

Adetayo Oluwatosin Olusegun Adio Aduramigba Iretioluwa Edun (born 14 May 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back or midfielder for EFL Championship side Blackburn Rovers.

Tayo Edun
Tayo Edun on his Ipswich Town debut in 2018
Personal information
Full name Adetayo Oluwatosin Olusegun Adio Aduramigba Iretioluwa Edun[1]
Date of birth (1998-05-14) 14 May 1998[2]
Place of birth Islington, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.77 m)[2]
Position(s) Left back or Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Blackburn Rovers
Number 20
Youth career
0000–2016 Fulham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Fulham 2 (0)
2018 → Ipswich Town (loan) 6 (1)
2020–2021 Lincoln City 52 (2)
2021– Blackburn Rovers 17 (0)
National team‡
2014–2015 England U17 10 (0)
2015–2016 England U18 3 (0)
2016–2017 England U19 14 (1)
2017–2018 England U20 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:46, 20 March 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:24, 5 August 2018 (UTC)

Early life

Edun was born in Islington, London to a mother from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and a father from Nigeria, attending Enfield Grammar School.

Club career

Fulham

On 9 August 2016, Edun made his professional debut in a League Cup match against Leyton Orient.[3]

Ipswich Town (loan)

On 3 August 2018, Edun, sign for Ipswich Town on a season-loan from Fulham.[4] He scored on his debut for the club in a 2–2 draw against Blackburn Rovers on 4 August 2018.[5] He was recalled by Fulham on 31 December 2018 due to an eye injury, ending his loan stay early after making just 6 appearances.[6]

Lincoln City

After leaving Fulham, Edun signed a 2+1⁄2-year contract with League One club Lincoln City on 10 January 2020.[7] He would score his first goal for the club against Liverpool in the third round of the EFL Cup on 24 September 2020.[8]

Blackburn Rovers

On 31 August 2021, Edun would join EFL Championship side Blackburn Rovers.[9]

International career

Edun was born in England and is of St Vincent and Nigerian descent.[10] He has represented England at Under 17, Under 18, Under 19 and Under 20 level.[11][12]

Edun was selected to represent England under-17 at the 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship[13] and 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[14]

Edun was included in the England under-19 squad for the 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[15] He was sent off in the final after receiving two yellow cards, however England held on to defeat Portugal.[16] Edun was subsequently included in the team of the tournament.[17] Qualifying by schooling due to a childhood spent living in Oban, Edun also qualifies to play international football for Scotland. He was reported approached by Scotland boss, Steve Clarke prior to Euro 2020 along with Che Adams who did choose Scotland however Edun expressed an unwillingness to commit to Scotland at that point.

Career statistics
As of match played 3 December 2022
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fulham 2016–17[18] Championship 0000300030
2017–18[19] Championship 2000200040
2018–19[20] Premier League 000000—00
2019–20[21] Championship 0000000000
Total 2000500070
Ipswich Town (loan) 2018–19[20] Championship 610010—71
Lincoln City 2019–20[21] League One 6000000060
2020–21[22] 42120219[lower-alpha 1]0552
2021–22[23] 4100000041
Total 522202190653
Blackburn Rovers 2021–22[23] Championship 130000000130
Career total 723208190914
  1. Appearance(s) in League One Play-offs & Football League Trophy

Honours

England U19

Individual

  • UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2017[17]

References
  1. "2018/19 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  2. "Tayo Edun". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  3. "Leyton Orient 2-3 Fulham". BBC Sport. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  4. "Ipswich sign Fulham's Edun on loan". BBC Sport.
  5. "Ipswich 2-2 Blackburn". BBC Sport. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  6. "EDUN BACK TO FULHAM". Ipswich Town FC. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  7. "Imps welcome quartet to LNER Stadium". Lincoln City. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  8. "Report: The Imps V Liverpool". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  9. "Tayo Edun Departs the Imps". Lincoln City FC. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  10. "Ike Ugbo strikes twice for England ahead U17 World Cup". African Football. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  11. "Edun's England Call". Fulham FC official site. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  12. "Profile". The Football Association. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  13. "John Peacock names his England Under-17s Group". The Football Association. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  14. "FIFA Under-17s World Cup squad announced by Neil Dewsnip". The Football Association. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  15. "Young Lions squad for U19 Euro". The Football Association. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  16. "European Under-19 Championship: England beat Portugal in final". BBC Sport. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  17. "Technical Report - Team of the Tournament". UEFA.com. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  18. "Games played by Tayo Edun in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  19. "Games played by Tayo Edun in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  20. "Games played by Tayo Edun in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  21. "Games played by Tayo Edun in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  22. "Games played by Tayo Edun in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  23. "Games played by Tayo Edun in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
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