Emmanuel Adebayor

Emmanuel Adebayor (born 26 February 1984) is a Togolese football player. He currently plays for English Premier League club Crystal Palace and Togo national team.

Emmanuel Adebayor
Emmanuel Adebayor - Lech - Manchester 026.jpg
Adebayor in 2010
Personal information
Full nameSheyi Emmanuel Adebayor[1]
Date of birth (1984-02-26) 26 February 1984 (age 40)[2]
Place of birthLomé, Togo
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Playing positionStriker
Youth career
1998–1999OC Agaza
1999–2001Metz
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2001–2003Metz44(15)
2003–2006Monaco78(18)
2006–2009Arsenal104(46)
2009–2012Manchester City34(15)
2011Real Madrid (loan)14(5)
2011–2012Tottenham Hotspur (loan)33(17)
2012–2015Tottenham Hotspur59(18)
2016Crystal Palace12(1)
2017–2019İstanbul Başakşehir60(24)
2019Kayserispor8(2)
2020Olimpia2(0)
2021–2023Semassi
Total448(162)
National team
2000–2019Togo87[a](32)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club

As of 4 April 2020[3]
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 10 2 1 0 0 0 11 2
2002–03 Ligue 2 34 13 2 0 4 2 40 15
Total 44 15 3 0 4 2 51 17
Monaco 2003–04 Ligue 1 31 8 4 0 0 0 9 0 44 8
2004–05 Ligue 1 34 9 2 0 4 3 10 2 50 14
2005–06 Ligue 1 13 1 0 0 1 0 7 3 21 4
Total 78 18 6 0 5 3 26 5 115 26
Arsenal 2005–06 Premier League 13 4 0 0 0 0 13 4
2006–07 Premier League 29 8 3 2 4 2 8 0 44 12
2007–08 Premier League 36 24 2 2 1 1 9 3 48 30
2008–09 Premier League 26 10 2 0 0 0 9 6 37 16
Total 104 46 7 4 5 3 26 9 142 62
Manchester City 2009–10 Premier League 26 14 2 0 3 0 31 14
2010–11 Premier League 8 1 0 0 0 0 6 4 14 5
Total 34 15 2 0 3 0 6 4 45 19
Real Madrid (loan) 2010–11 La Liga 14 5 2 1 6 2 22 8
Tottenham Hotspur (loan) 2011–12 Premier League 33 17 4 1 0 0 0 0 37 18
Tottenham Hotspur 2012–13 Premier League 25 5 1 0 0 0 8 3 34 8
2013–14 Premier League 21 11 1 0 1 1 2 2 25 14
2014–15 Premier League 13 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 17 2
Total 92 35 7 1 2 1 12 5 113 42
Crystal Palace 2015–16 Premier League 12 1 3 0 15 1
İstanbul Başakşehir 2016–17 Süper Lig 11 6 5 1 16 7
2017–18 Süper Lig 30 15 1 1 5 1 36 17
2018–19 Süper Lig 19 3 4 1 1 0 24 4
Total 60 24 10 3 6 1 76 28
Kayserispor 2019–20 Süper Lig 8 2 0 0 0 0 8 2
Olimpia 2020 Paraguayan Primera División 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 0
Career total 451 161 40 9 19 9 84 26 591 205

International

Appearances and goals by national team, year and competition
Team Year Competitive Friendly Total
Caps Goals Caps Goals Caps Goals
Togo[4] 2000 5[b] 0 0 0 5 0
2001 2[c] 0 0 0 2 0
2002 3[d] 1 0 0 3 1
2003 5[e] 2 0 0 5 2
2004 5[f] 4 0 0 5 4
2005 5[f] 6 1 0 6 6
2006 6[g] 0 2 0 8 0
2007 2[c] 2 3 2 5 4
2008 3[f] 4 3 1 6 5
2009 5[f] 1 1 0 6 1
2010 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011 1[f] 0 0 0 1 0
2012 2[c] 2 1[a] 1 3 3
2013 4[h] 1 0 0 4 1
2014 6[c] 2 6 2
2015 1[c] 1 0 0 1 1
2016 3[c] 0 5 0 8 0
2017 4[i] 0 4 1 8 1
2018 2[c] 0 2 0 4 0
2019 1[c] 1 0 0 1 1
Career total 65 27 22 5 87 32
  1. 1.0 1.1 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. Four appearances in Africa Cup of Nations qualification, one appearance in FIFA World Cup qualification
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Appearances in Africa Cup of Nations qualification
  4. Two appearances and one goal in Africa Cup of Nations qualification, one appearance in Africa Cup of Nations
  5. Three appearances in Africa Cup of Nations qualification, two appearances in FIFA World Cup qualification
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Appearances in FIFA World Cup qualification
  7. Two appearances in Africa Cup of Nations, three appearances in FIFA World Cup, one appearance in Africa Cup of Nations qualification
  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

  • Four Nations Tournament (Ghana) third place: 2007[9]

Individual

Emmanuel Adebayor Media

References

  1. "Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor" (in français). L'équipe.fr. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "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. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  6. Chelsea 2–1 Arsenal: Match report. BBC Sport. 25 February 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/6371613.stm. 
  7. "Copa S.M. El Rey – Barcelona 0–1 Real Madrid". acras.ref.es. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  8. McNulty, Phil (21 May 2016). Crystal Palace 1–2 Manchester United. BBC Sport. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36292265. 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. 1 January 2000. https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/afr-poy.html. 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. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7370319.stm. Retrieved 25 April 2018.