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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dennis Emmanuel Abiodun Bamidele Chijioke Adeniran[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-01-02) 2 January 1999 (age 23)[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 | 20 | (3) |
| National team | |||
| 2015–2016 | England U17 | 13 | (1) |
| 2016 | England U18 | 6 | (0) |
| 2017 | England U19 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:31, 27 August 2022 (UTC) | |||
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]
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]
On 25 September 2020, he joined newly-promoted Championship side Wycombe Wanderers on a season-long loan deal.[8]
On 10 July 2021, he joined recently relegated EFL League One side Sheffield Wednesday.[9] He made his competitive debut on 1 August 2021, at home to Huddersfield Town, in a game which saw 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 ruled himself out for the rest of the season after an operation, which was confirmed by manager Darren Moore.[13] The following season, he would win EFL Cup goal of the round for both the first and second round.[14]
Adeniran represented England under-17 at the 2016 U17 Euros.[15]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fulham | 2016–17[17] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Everton U21 | 2017–18[18] | — | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 2018–19[19] | — | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 2019–20[20] | — | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 2020–21[21] | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 2020–21[21] | Championship | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2021–22[22] | League One | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 23 | 3 |
| 2022–23[23] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| Total | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 42 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 62 | 7 | ||
Sheffield Wednesday F.C. – current squad | |
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