Ayomide Victor Adeboyejo (born 12 January 1998) is a Nigerian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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side Burton Albion.

Club career

Leyton Orient

After spells with the academies of

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and

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, Adeboyejo moved to Orient in the summer of 2014. He performed well in Leyton Orient's U18 side during the early part of the 2014–15 season, scoring 10 goals in 16 appearances, and progressed to the club's reserve team, for which he also scored. He is contracted to Orient until 30 June 2016. Adeboyejo was first named on Orient's first-team bench for the 2–0 win at Doncaster Rovers on 21 October 2014, and made his senior debut as a substitute for

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in the 2–1 defeat at home to Peterborough United on 13 December, in manager

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's first match in charge of the club. In February 2015, Adeboyejo went on a work experience loan to Southern League club Royston Town. He scored on his debut in Royston's 2–0 win at Aylesbury United on 21 February. On 1 October 2015, Adeboyejo went on a youth loan to Conference South club Hemel Hempstead Town. On 21 October, he moved to

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and featured in their penalty shoot-out victory at

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in the Third Round of the Essex Senior Cup on the same day. He subsequently played as a substitute in Swifts' 8–1 home league defeat to Cheshunt on 24 October. On his return to Orient, he featured as a substitute in the 0–0

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Second Round draw at home to

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on 5 December. Ahead of the start of the 2016–17 season, Adeboyejo went on a work experience loan to

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Premier Division club

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. After making two substitute appearances during his loan spell with Dulwich Hamlet, Adeboyejo joined

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on loan at the start of September 2016. On 17 April 2017 Adeboyejo scored his first goal for Leyton Orient in a 2-1 win over

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Barnsley

After leaving Leyton Orient in the summer of 2017, Adeboyejo went on trial with Chelsea, playing two games for their under-23s before signing for

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on a three-year deal. He scored on his debut for Barnsley in a 4-0 win over

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on 4 August 2018. In December 2018, Adeboyejo signed a new two and a half year deal until the summer of 2021. On 23 February 2021,

triggered a clause in Adeboyejo’s contract which saw him sign a new one-year contract extension.

Bristol Rovers (loan)

On 26 July 2019, Adeboyejo joined Bristol Rovers of League One on loan for the duration of the 2019-20 season.

Cambridge United (loan)

After his loan at Bristol Rovers was cut short, Adeboyejo dropped down a league to join

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club Cambridge United on loan for the rest of the campaign.

Burton Albion

On 15 July 2022, Adeboyejo joined fellow League One club Burton Albion following Barnsley's relegation from the Championship. On 1 October 2022, Adeboyejo scored a first career hat trick, the third of the goals being a 92nd minute winner, as Burton beat fellow strugglers Forest Green Rovers 3–2.

International career

Adeboyejo has expressed a desire to represent Nigeria if he reaches international standard.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

Barnsley *

runner-up: 2018–19

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Adeboyejo, Victor 1998 births Living people Nigerian footballers English footballers People from Ibadan Association football forwards Leyton Orient F.C. players Royston Town F.C. players Hemel Hempstead Town F.C. players Heybridge Swifts F.C. players Soham Town Rangers F.C. players Margate F.C. players Barnsley F.C. players Bristol Rovers F.C. players Cambridge United F.C. players Burton Albion F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Southern Football League players