Dennis Adeniran

Dennis Emmanuel Abiodun Bamidele Chijioke Adeniran (born 2 January 1999) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for EFL League One side Sheffield Wednesday.

Dennis Adeniran
Personal information
Full name Dennis Emmanuel Abiodun Bamidele Chijioke Adeniran[1]
Date of birth (1999-01-02) 2 January 1999[2]
Place of birth Southwark, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Sheffield Wednesday
Number 8
Youth career
2011–2016 Fulham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Fulham 1 (0)
2017–2021 Everton 0 (0)
2020–2021 → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 21 (0)
2021– Sheffield Wednesday 18 (3)
National team
2015–2016 England U17 13 (1)
2016 England U18 6 (0)
2017 England U19 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:02, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Fulham

On 9 August 2016, Adeniran made his professional debut in a League Cup match against Leyton Orient scoring with a first half header sending Fulham on their way to a 3–2 win.[4] He made his league debut for Fulham as a late substitute against Nottingham Forest on 27 September 2016.[5]

Everton

On 31 August 2017, Adeniran made a transfer deadline day switch to Everton.[6] It was announced that his contract wouldn't be extended at the end of the 2020-21 season.[7]

Wycombe Wanderers (loan)

On 25 September 2020, he joined newly-promoted Championship side Wycombe Wanderers on a season-long loan deal.[8]

Sheffield Wednesday

On 10 July 2021, he joined recently relegated EFL League One side Sheffield Wednesday.[9] He would make his competitive debut on 1 August 2021, at home to Huddersfield Town, in a game which would see them lose 4-2 on penalties, with Adeniran scoring his.[10] He scored his first Owls goal against Doncaster Rovers on 14th August 2021.[11] He was awarded the fans player of the month for September 2021, after he featured in three of the four games and scored his second goal of the campaign in the 1-1 draw v Ipswich Town.[12] On 29 January 2022, Adeniran would rule himself out for the rest of the season after an operation, which would be confirmed by manager Darren Moore.[13]

International career

Adeniran represented England under-17 at the 2016 U17 Euros.[14]

Career statistics
As of 15 January 2022[15]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fulham 2016–17[16] Championship101031——51
Total 1010310051
Everton U21 2017–18[17] ———2[lower-alpha 1]121
2018–19[18] ———3[lower-alpha 1]030
2019–20[19] ———3[lower-alpha 1]030
2020–21[20] ———0000
Total 0000008181
Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 2020–21[20] Championship2101000——220
Sheffield Wednesday 2021–22[21] League One18320102[lower-alpha 1]0233
Career total 4034041101585

Notes
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. "Dennis Adeniran". Everton F.C. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  3. "Dennis Adeniran". 11v11. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  4. "Leyton Orient 2-3 Fulham". BBC Sport. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  5. "Nottm Forest 1-1 Fulham". BBC Sport. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  6. "Everton sign teenager Dennis Adeniran from Fulham". Sky Sports. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  7. "Everton Announces Players to Leave Club". Everton FC. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  8. "Dennis joins on season-long loan". Wycombe Wanderers F.C. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  9. "Dennis Adeniran joins the Owls". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  10. "Report: Wednesday 0-0 (2-4p) Huddersfield". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  11. "Adeniran: I'm lost for words!". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  12. "Adeniran voted Owls September Player of the Month". Sheffield Wednesday FC. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  13. "We all wish him well as he starts that road to recovery". Sheffield Wednesday FC. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  14. "Duo On England Duty". Fulham FC official site. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  15. "Dennis Adeniran statistics". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  16. "Games played by Dennis Adeniran in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  17. "Games played by Dennis Adeniran in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  18. "Games played by Dennis Adeniran in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  19. "Games played by Dennis Adeniran in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  20. "Games played by Dennis Adeniran in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  21. "Games played by Dennis Adeniran in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
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