Emmanuel Adebayor
Club: Does not play in Premier League
Number: 25
Height: 190 cm.
Position: Forward
Date Birth: 1984-02-26 (40 years old)
Country: Togo
Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor (French pronunciation: [ɛmanɥɛl adəbɛjɔʁ]; born 26 February 1984), known as Emmanuel Adebayor, is a Togolese professional footballer who plays as a forward for English club Tottenham Hotspur and the Togo national team. Adebayor previously played for Metz, Monaco, Arsenal, Real Madrid and Manchester City. He was voted African Footballer of the Year for 2008.
Adebayor represented the Togo national football team at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, the country's début, and to date only, appearance at the World Cup. In January 2010, Adebayor was one of the players involved when the Togo team's bus came under gunfire on the way to the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations in Angola, after which he retired from national team duty. In 2013 he returned to the Togo team for the 2013 African Cup of Nations in South Africa, where he helped them to qualify for the quarterfinals. He is currently Togo's all-time top goalscorer with 28 goals.
Season | Goals* | Fastest | ||||||
2015-16 | 1 (1-0) | 45' | 1 | |||||
2014-15 | 2 (1-1) | 18' | 2 | |||||
2013-14 | 11 (6-5) | 19' | 10 | 1 | 1 |
* First and Second half goals are shown in brackets
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