Dennis Adeniran

Dennis Emmanuel Abiodun Bamidele Chijioke Adeniran (born 2 January 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga side Portimonense.

Dennis Adeniran
Personal information
Full name Dennis Emmanuel Abiodun Bamidele Chijioke Adeniran[1]
Date of birth (1999-01-02) 2 January 1999[2]
Place of birth Southwark, England
Height 10.80 m (35 ft 5 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Portimonense
Number 71
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)
2021–2023 Sheffield Wednesday 40 (5)
2023– Portimonense 0 (0)
International career
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 15:59, 29 April 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Fulham

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]

Everton

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]

Wycombe Wanderers (loan)

On 25 September 2020, he joined newly-promoted Championship side Wycombe Wanderers on a season-long loan deal.[8]

Sheffield Wednesday

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] Following promotion back to the EFL Championship it was confirmed that Adeniran would be released following the end of his contract.[15]

Portimonense

In August 2023, Adeniran joined Portuguese side Portimonense on a three-year deal.[16]

International career

Adeniran represented England under-17 at the 2016 U17 Euros.[17]

Career statistics
As of 12 May 2023[18]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fulham 2016–17[19] Championship101031——51
Total 1010310051
Everton U21 2017–18[20] ———2[lower-alpha 1]121
2018–19[21] ———3[lower-alpha 1]030
2019–20[22] ———3[lower-alpha 1]030
2020–21[23] ———0000
Total 0000008181
Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 2020–21[23] Championship2101000——220
Sheffield Wednesday 2021–22[24] League One18320102[lower-alpha 1]0233
2022–23[25] League One22230221[lower-alpha 2]0284
Total 405503230517
Portimonense 2023–24[26] Primeira Liga0000000000
Career total 6257063111869

Notes
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance(s) in League One Play-offs

Honours

Everton U23s

References
  1. "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. "Dennis Adeniran". Everton F.C. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  3. "Dennis Adeniran". 11v11. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  4. "Leyton Orient 2-3 Fulham". BBC Sport. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  5. "Nottm Forest 1-1 Fulham". BBC Sport. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  6. "Everton sign teenager Dennis Adeniran from Fulham". Sky Sports. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  7. "Everton Announces Players to Leave Club". Everton FC. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  8. "Dennis joins on season-long loan". Wycombe Wanderers F.C. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  9. "Dennis Adeniran joins the Owls". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  10. "Report: Wednesday 0-0 (2-4p) Huddersfield". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  11. "Adeniran: I'm lost for words!". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  12. "Adeniran voted Owls September Player of the Month". Sheffield Wednesday FC. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  13. "We all wish him well as he starts that road to recovery". Sheffield Wednesday FC. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  14. "Fisayo Dele-Bashiru awarded Carabao Cup Player of the Round for Round Two". EFL. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  15. "Owls retained list confirmed". Sheffield Wednesday FC. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  16. "Dennis Adeniran é reforço até 2026" (in Portuguese). Portimonense S.C. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  17. "Duo On England Duty". Fulham FC official site. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  18. "Dennis Adeniran statistics". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  19. "Games played by Dennis Adeniran in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  20. "Games played by Dennis Adeniran in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  21. "Games played by Dennis Adeniran in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  22. "Games played by Dennis Adeniran in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  23. "Games played by Dennis Adeniran in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  24. "Games played by Dennis Adeniran in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  25. "Games played by Dennis Adeniran in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  26. "Games played by Dennis Adeniran in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  27. Carroll, Sam (8 May 2019). "Everton vs Newcastle U23s LIVE - Live stream & score updates". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
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