Victorien Adebayor


Adebayor Zakari Adje is a Nigerien professional footballer who plays for DStv Premiership clubs AmaZulu and the Niger national team.

Club career

In 2016, Adebayor had trials with Ligue 1 sides FC Lorient and AS Monaco but was not offered a deal at either club.
On 29 August 2018, Vejle Boldklub in Denmark announced the signing of Adebayor from Inter Allies on a loan deal until 30 June 2019. 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.
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. 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. On 10 September 2021, Adebayor agreed to a year Loan deal with ENPPI SC of Egypt.

International career

Adebayor is the top scorer of Niger with 20 goals.

Career statistics

International

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.18 January 2016Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali, Rwanda1–21–42016 African Nations Championship
2.29 March 2016Stade Général-Seyni-Kountché, Niamey, Niger1–21–22017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3.5 September 2017Stade Adrar, Agadir, Morocco2–02–0Friendly
4.27 May 2018Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey, Niger3–23–3Friendly
5.2 June 2018Stade Général-Seyni-Kountché, Niamey, Niger1–02–1Friendly
6.2 June 2018Stade Général-Seyni-Kountché, Niamey, Niger2–02–1Friendly
7.18 November 2018Mavuso Sports Centre, Manzini, Eswatini1–12–12019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
8.18 November 2018Mavuso Sports Centre, Manzini, Eswatini2–02–12019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
9.20 March 2020Stade Général-Seyni-Kountché, Niamey, Niger1–02–0Friendly
10.11 June 2021Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex, Manavgat, Turkey1–02–0Friendly
11.6 September 2021Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco1–14–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification
12.6 September 2021Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco2–14–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification
13.15 November 2021Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey, Niger1–07–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification
14.15 November 2021Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey, Niger2–17–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification
15.15 November 2021Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey, Niger5–17–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification
16.23 March 2022Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya, Nouakchott, Mauritania1–01–1Friendly
17.26 March 2022Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya, Nouakchott, Mauritania1–21–2Friendly
18.17 November 2022Zeytinköy 1 Nolu Saha, Antalya, Turkey1–02–3Friendly
19.17 November 2022Zeytinköy 1 Nolu Saha, Antalya, Turkey2–02–3Friendly
20.20 November 2022Atilla Vehbi Konuk Tesisleri, Antalya, Turkey1–21–3Friendly
21.10 June 2025Père Jégo Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco1–11–1Friendly
22.8 October 2025Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso3–03–12026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Individual