Adebayor Zakari Adje (born 12 November 1996) is a Nigerien professional footballer who plays for DStv Premiership clubs AmaZulu and the Niger national team.

Adebayor Zakari Adje
Personal information
Full name Adebayor Zakari Victorien Adje
Date of birth (1996-11-12) 12 November 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Niamey, Niger[1]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
AmaZulu
Number 14
Youth career
Atcha Académie[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 AS Douanes
2017 Raon-l’Étape 0 (0)
2017–2018 AS GNN
2018–2020 Inter Allies 24 (20)
2018Vejle (loan) 0 (0)
2020–2022 HB Køge 0 (0)
2021Legon Cities (loan) 12 (1)
2021ENPPI (loan)
2022 US GN
2022–2023 RS Berkane 1 (0)
2023–2023 AmaZulu 00 (00)
2024 AS GNN (22)
International career
2015– Niger 55 (20)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 September 2024

Club career

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In 2016, Adebayor had trials with Ligue 1 sides FC Lorient and AS Monaco but was not offered a deal at either club.[3][4]

On 29 August 2018, Vejle Boldklub in Denmark announced the signing of Adebayor from Inter Allies on a loan deal until 30 June 2019.[2] However, one month later, the club announced that they wanted to terminate the loan deal because Adebayor did not show up as agreed and the club had not been able to get in touch with the player.[5]

However, he returned to Denmark in October 2020, when he signed with Danish 1st Division club HB Køge, which is a professional Danish football club based primarily in the town of Herfølge, and secondly in the town of Køge, both in the Køge Municipality.[6] However, on 4 March 2021, the club confirmed, that Adebayor had been loaned out to Legon Cities, because he wanted to be closer to his family for personal reasons.[7] On 10 September 2021, Adebayor agreed to a year Loan deal with ENPPI SC of Egypt.

International career

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Adebayor is the top scorer of Niger with 20 goals.[8]

Career statistics

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International

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Scores and results list Niger's goal tally first.[9]
List of international goals scored by Victorien Adebayor
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 18 January 2016 Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali, Rwanda   Nigeria 1–2 1–4 2016 African Nations Championship
2. 29 March 2016 Stade Général-Seyni-Kountché, Niamey, Niger   Senegal 1–2 1–2 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3. 5 September 2017 Stade Adrar, Agadir, Morocco   Mauritania 2–0 2–0 Friendly
4. 27 May 2018 Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey, Niger   Central African Republic 3–2 3–3 Friendly
5. 2 June 2018 Stade Général-Seyni-Kountché, Niamey, Niger   Uganda 1–0 2–1 Friendly
6. 2–0
7. 18 November 2018 Mavuso Sports Centre, Manzini, Eswatini   Eswatini 1–1 2–1 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
8. 2–0
9. 20 March 2020 Stade Général-Seyni-Kountché, Niamey, Niger   Chad 1–0 2–0 Friendly
10. 11 June 2021 Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex, Manavgat, Turkey   Guinea 1–0 2–0 Friendly
11. 6 September 2021 Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco   Djibouti 1–1 4–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
12. 2–1
13. 15 November 2021 Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey, Niger   Djibouti 1–0 7–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
14. 2–1
15. 5–1
16. 23 March 2022 Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya, Nouakchott, Mauritania   Mozambique 1–0 1–1 Friendly
17. 26 March 2022 Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya, Nouakchott, Mauritania   Libya 1–2 1–2 Friendly
18. 17 November 2022 Zeytinköy 1 Nolu Saha, Antalya, Turkey   Libya ?–? 2–3 Friendly
19. ?–?
20. 20 November 2022 Atilla Vehbi Konuk Tesisleri, Antalya, Turkey   Gabon 1–2 1–3 Friendly

Honours

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Individual

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References

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  1. ^ Victorien Adebayor at WorldFootball.net  
  2. ^ a b 21-årig afrikansk angriber på plads i VB, vejle-boldklub.dk, 28 August 2018
  3. ^ "Monaco: Victorien Adebayor, une pépite nigérienne à l'essai". Africa Top Sports (in French). 2016-05-13. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  4. ^ "Essai du joueur Zakari Victorien Adebayor au FC Lorient (France) : La petite perle de Atcha Académie bientôt en ligue 1 française". Archived from the original on 2016-08-15. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
  5. ^ Vejle vil ophæve kontrakt med forsvundet spiller, tipsbladet.dk, 26 September 2018
  6. ^ Rekordkøb: HB Køge henter Adebayor, hbkoge.dk, 4 October 2020
  7. ^ HB Køge udlejer Adebayor til Legon Cities FC, hbkoge.dk, 4 March 2021
  8. ^ "AFCON Qualification: Ethiopia 3-3 Algeria". Al Bawaba. 2016-03-30. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  9. ^ "Adebayor, Victorien". National Football Teams.
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