| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adebayor Zakari Victorien Adje | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-11-12)12 November 1996 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Niamey, Niger[1] | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Singida Black Stars FC | ||
| 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) |
| 2018 | →Vejle (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | HB Køge | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | →Legon Cities (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2021 | →ENPPI (loan) | ||
| 2022 | US GN | ||
| 2022–2023 | RS Berkane | 1 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | AmaZulu | 0 | (0) |
| 2024 | AS GNN | 18 | (22) |
| 2025 | Singida Black Stars FC | 10 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015– | Niger | 59 | (22) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 October 2025 | |||
Adebayor Zakari Adje (born 12 November 1996) is aNigerien professionalfootballer who plays forDStv Premiership clubsAmaZulu and theNiger national team.
In 2016, Adebayor had trials withLigue 1 sidesFC Lorient andAS Monaco but was not offered a deal at either club.[3][4]
On 29 August 2018,Vejle Boldklub inDenmark announced the signing of Adebayor fromInter 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 withDanish 1st Division clubHB Køge, which is a professionalDanishfootball club based primarily in the town ofHerfølge, and secondly in the town ofKøge, both in theKøge Municipality.[6] However, on 4 March 2021, the club confirmed, that Adebayor had been loaned out toLegon 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.
Adebayor is the top scorer ofNiger with 20 goals.[8]
| 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 | 1–0 | 2–3 | Friendly |
| 19. | 2–0 | |||||
| 20. | 20 November 2022 | Atilla Vehbi Konuk Tesisleri, Antalya, Turkey |  Gabon | 1–2 | 1–3 | Friendly |
| 21. | 10 June 2025 | Père Jégo Stadium,Casablanca, Morocco |  Zimbabwe | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 22. | 8 October 2025 | Stade du 4 Août,Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso |  Congo | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
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