Tom Dele-Bashiru

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Tom Dele-Bashiru
Tom Dele-Bashiru in 2025.
Personal information
Full name Ayotomiwa Sherif Dele-Bashiru[1]
Date of birth (1999-09-17) 17 September 1999 (age 26)[2]
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Gençlerbirliği
(on loan from Watford)
Youth career
2005–2017 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Manchester City 0 (0)
2019– Watford 71 (6)
2021–2022 → Reading (loan) 38 (4)
2025– → Gençlerbirliği (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2014 England U16 2 (0)
2019 Nigeria U20 3 (1)
2019– Nigeria U23 1 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 September 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 September 2020

Ayotomiwa Sherif "Tom" Dele-Bashiru (born 17 September 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Gençlerbirliği on loan from EFL Championship club Watford.[4] Born in England, Dele-Bashiru represents Nigeria internationally.

Club career

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Dele-Bashiru made his professional debut for Manchester City on 19 December 2017 in the EFL Cup against Leicester City, replacing Phil Foden in the 91st minute and playing in extra time.[5]

On 24 July 2019, Dele-Bashiru joined Watford on a six-year deal after his contract with Manchester City expired.[6] He made his Watford debut and scored the opening goal in a 3–3 draw against Tranmere Rovers in the FA Cup third round.[7]

On his first league start, Dele-Bashiru came off injured in the first-half against Reading on 3 October 2020. It was confirmed that he would undergo surgery for an anterior cruciate ligament injury and would be out for around six months.[8]

After returning to training and representing the Hornets during the pre-season in Summer 2021, Dele-Bashiru joined Reading on a season-long loan, in order to get more playing time and fully restore his fitness.[4] He scored his first goals for Reading when he scored twice against Peterborough United on 14 September 2021 in a 3-1 win.[9]

On 12 September 2025, Dele-Bashiru joined Süper Lig club Gençlerbirliği on a season-long loan.[10]

International career

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Dele-Bashiru has represented the England under-16 team,[11] but he is also eligible for Nigeria. He was part of the Nigeria national under-20 football team in the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland. Dele-Bashiru scored Nigeria's third goal in their opening match win against Qatar, with the game finishing 4–0.

Personal life

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Dele-Bashiru's younger brother Fisayo also came through the ranks at Manchester City before joining Sheffield Wednesday.[12]

Career statistics

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As of match played 1 October 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester City U21 2017–18[13] — — — — 3[a] 0 3 0
2018–19[14] — — — — 5[a] 1 5 1
Total — — — — 8 1 8 1
Manchester City 2017–18[13] Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
2018–19[14] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Watford 2019–20[15] Premier League 0 0 2 1 1 0 — — 3 1
2020–21[16] Championship 2 0 0 0 0 0 — — 2 0
2021–22[17] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 -
2022–23[18] Championship 6 0 0 0 0 0 — — 6 0
2023–24[19] Championship 35 2 2 1 1 0 — — 38 3
2024–25[20] Championship 27 4 0 0 3 0 — — 30 4
2025–26[20] Championship 1 0 0 0 1 0 — — 2 0
Total 71 6 4 2 6 0 — — 81 8
Reading (loan) 2021–22[17] Championship 38 4 1 0 0 0 — — 39 4
Total 38 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 39 4
Career total 107 10 5 2 6 0 0 0 8 1 127 12
  1. ^ a b Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

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