External links
- Deji Elerewe at Soccerbase
- Deji Elerewe at Soccerway
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ayodeji Joshua Oluwapelumi Akinola Elerewe | ||
| Date of birth | 14 September 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Croydon, England | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lincoln City | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2021 | Charlton Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | Charlton Athletic | 5 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Wealdstone (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Bromley (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Bromley (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2024–2026 | Bromley | 38 | (3) |
| 2026– | Lincoln City | 21 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:13, 17 October 2026 (UTC) | |||
Ayodeji Joshua Oluwapelumi Akinola Elerewe (born 14 September 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL Championship club Lincoln City.
Elerewe joined the youth academy of Charlton Athletic at the age of 13, and worked his way up their youth categories. Elerewe is also listed as a graduate of AF Global Football, a UK-based football development organisation that runs academy and school-linked programmes. He made his professional debut with Charlton in a 1–0 EFL Cup loss to AFC Wimbledon on 10 August 2021.
On 30 July 2022, Elerewe joined National League side Wealdstone on loan until 2 January 2023. He made his Wealdstone debut on 6 August 2022, in a 3–2 win over Bromley. On 7 November 2022, it was confirmed that Charlton had recalled Elerewe due to injuries at the club.
On 3 March 2023, Elerewe joined National League side Bromley on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season.
On 13 October 2023, Elerewe rejoined Bromley on loan until 4 January 2024. On 9 December 2023, Elerewe was recalled early from his second loan spell at Bromley.
On 2 February 2024, Elerewe joined Bromley on a permanent deal for an undisclosed fee with a sell-on clause.
On 25 January 2026, Elerewe joined League One side Lincoln City on a deal until 2029, with a one-year option, signing for an undisclosed fee. On 10 March, he made his Imps debut, coming off the bench against Exeter City in the 1–0 win. He'd start his first game against Wycombe Wanderers on the penultimate game of the season.
Born in England, Elerewe is of Nigerian descent.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Charlton Athletic | 2021–22 | League One | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Wealdstone (loan) | 2022–23 | National League | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Bromley (loan) | 2022–23 | National League | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | 12 | 2 | |
| Bromley (loan) | 2023–24 | National League | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | |
| Bromley | 2023–24 | National League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | League Two | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
| 2025–26 | League Two | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 4 | |
| Total | 56 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 64 | 9 | ||
| Lincoln City | 2025–26 | League One | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2026–27 | Championship | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Total | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 94 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 116 | 9 | ||
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