Emmanuel Adebayor

Emmanuel Adebayor
Adebayor warming-up with Man City in 2010
Personal information
Full name Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor
Date of birth (1984-02-26) 26 February 1984 (age 42)
Place of birth Lomé, Togo
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1998–1999 OC Agaza
1999–2001 Metz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Metz 44 (15)
2003–2006 Monaco 78 (18)
2006–2009 Arsenal 104 (46)
2009–2012 Manchester City 34 (15)
2011 → Real Madrid (loan) 14 (5)
2011–2012 → Tottenham Hotspur (loan) 33 (17)
2012–2015 Tottenham Hotspur 59 (18)
2016 Crystal Palace 12 (1)
2017–2019 İstanbul Başakşehir 60 (24)
2019 Kayserispor 8 (2)
2020 Olimpia 2 (0)
2021–2023 Semassi
Total 448 (162)
International career
2000–2019 Togo 87 (32)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor (French pronunciation: ​[ɛmanɥɛl adəbɛjɔʁ]; born 26 February 1984) is a Togolese former professional footballer who played as a striker. During his career, he played for English clubs Arsenal, Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace, as well as French side Metz, Monégasque team Monaco, Spanish team Real Madrid, Turkish clubs İstanbul Başakşehir and Kayserispor, Paraguay's Club Olimpia and Togolese club Semassi.


Since wearing the Zamalek t-shirt in 2008. Adebayor made a lengthy post on his public Facebook page describing his family troubles.

These troubles included several relatives asking for large amounts of money, his sister renting out a house he had bought for her without him knowing, and complications surrounding the death of his brother Peter. In July 2017, Adebayor stated in an interview regarding his family issues that his late brother had sent an official letter to Real Madrid asking them to not keep Adebayor on after his loan spell.


Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Metz 2001–02 Division 1 1021000—112
2002–03 Ligue 2 34132042—4015
Total 44153042—5117
Monaco 2003–04 Ligue 1 318400090448
2004–05 Ligue 1 34920431025014
2005–06 Ligue 1 131001073214
Total 7818605326511526
Arsenal 2005–06 Premier League 1340000—134
2006–07 Premier League 2983242804412
2007–08 Premier League 36242211934830
2008–09 Premier League 26102000963716
Total 10446745326914262
Manchester City 2009–10 Premier League 26142030—3114
2010–11 Premier League 81000064145
Total 34152030644519
Real Madrid (loan) 2010–11 La Liga 14521—62228
Tottenham Hotspur (loan) 2011–12 Premier League 33174100003718
Tottenham Hotspur 2012–13 Premier League 255100083348
2013–14 Premier League 21111011222514
2014–15 Premier League 132101020172
Total 9235712112511342
Crystal Palace 2015–16 Premier League 12130——151
İstanbul Başakşehir 2016–17 Süper Lig 11651——167
2017–18 Süper Lig 301511—513617
2018–19 Süper Lig 19341—10244
Total 6024103—617628
Kayserispor 2019–20 Süper Lig 8200——82
Olimpia 2020 Paraguayan Primera División 2000—2040
Career total 4511614091998426591205
  1. ↑ Does not include the match against Burkina Faso on 14 August 2012. The match is not considered a full A-international match by FIFA, but is by the Togolese Football Federation. He did not score in the match.
  2. ↑ Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup, Copa del Rey, Turkish Cup
  3. ↑ Includes Coupe de la Ligue, Football League Cup
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and three goals in UEFA Cup
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. ↑ Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  8. ↑ Appearances in Copa Libertadores

International

Appearances and goals by national team, year and competition
Team Year Competitive Friendly Total
Caps Goals Caps Goals Caps Goals
Togo 2000 5 0 0 0 5 0
2001 2 0 0 0 2 0
2002 3 1 0 0 3 1
2003 5 2 0 0 5 2
2004 5 4 0 0 5 4
2005 5 6 1 0 6 6
2006 6 0 2 0 8 0
2007 2 2 3 2 5 4
2008 3 4 3 1 6 5
2009 5 1 1 0 6 1
2010 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011 1 0 0 0 1 0
2012 2 2 1 1 3 3
2013 4 1 0 0 4 1
2014 6 2 — 6 2
2015 1 1 0 0 1 1
2016 3 0 5 0 8 0
2017 4 0 4 1 8 1
2018 2 0 2 0 4 0
2019 1 1 0 0 1 1
Career total 65 27 22 5 87 32
  1. ↑ Four appearances in Africa Cup of Nations qualification, one appearance in FIFA World Cup qualification
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Appearances in Africa Cup of Nations qualification
  3. ↑ Two appearances and one goal in Africa Cup of Nations qualification, one appearance in Africa Cup of Nations
  4. ↑ Three appearances in Africa Cup of Nations qualification, two appearances in FIFA World Cup qualification
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in FIFA World Cup qualification
  6. ↑ Two appearances in Africa Cup of Nations, three appearances in FIFA World Cup, one appearance in Africa Cup of Nations qualification
  7. ↑ Does not include the match against Burkina Faso on 14 August 2012. The match is not considered a full A-international match by FIFA, but is by the Togolese Football Federation. He did not score in the match.
  8. ↑ Appearances in Africa Cup of Nations
  9. ↑ Three appearances in Africa Cup of Nations, one appearance in Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Monaco

Arsenal

Real Madrid

Crystal Palace

Togo

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor" (in French). L'équipe.fr. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Emmanual Adebayor". Player Profiles. Premier League. Archived from the original on 11 August 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  3. ↑ "Togo - E. Adebayor". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  4. ↑ Földesi, László; Mamrud, Roberto (26 January 2022). "Emmanuel Sheyi Adebayor - Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  5. ↑ "Final: Monaco 0–3 Porto: Overview". UEFA. Archived from the original on 4 December 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  6. ↑ "Chelsea 2–1 Arsenal: Match report". BBC Sport. 25 February 2007. Archived from the original on 7 November 2007.
  7. ↑ "Copa S.M. El Rey – Barcelona 0–1 Real Madrid". acras.ref.es. Retrieved 7 December 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  8. ↑ McNulty, Phil (21 May 2016). "Crystal Palace 1–2 Manchester United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  9. ↑ "Four Nation Tournament (Ghana) 2007". RSSSF.
  10. ↑ "Adebayor wins BBC player award". BBC Sport. 20 February 2001. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  11. ↑ "African Player of the Year". RSSSF. 1 January 2000. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  12. ↑ "Goal of the season". BBC Sport. 5 June 2008. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
  13. ↑ "Ronaldo named player of the year". BBC Sport. 27 April 2008. Retrieved 25 April 2018.