Emmanuel Adebayor

Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor (French pronunciation: [ɛmanɥɛl

Emmanuel Adebayor
adəbɛjɔʁ]; born 26 February 1984) is a Togolese former
professional footballer who played as a striker. During his
career, he played for English clubs Arsenal, Manchester
City, Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace, as well as
French side Metz, Monégasque team Monaco, Spanish
team Real Madrid, Turkish clubs İstanbul Başakşehir and
Kayserispor, Paraguay's Club Olimpia and Togolese club
Semassi.

He was voted African Footballer of the Year for 2008 while

playing at Arsenal,[3] and during his latter career, when he
joined Olimpia Asunción in 2020, he became the highest
paid player in Paraguay.[4]
Adebayor warming-up with Manchester City in 2010
Adebayor represented the Togo national team at the 2006 Personal information
FIFA World Cup in Germany, the country's debut, and to Full name Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor[1]
date only, appearance at the World Cup. In January 2010, Date of birth 26 February 1984[2]
Adebayor was one of the players involved when the Togo Place of birth Lomé, Togo
team's bus came under gunfire on the way to the 2010 Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Africa Cup of Nations in Angola, after which he retired
Position(s) Striker
from national team duty. In 2013, he returned to the Togo
Youth career
team for the 2013 African Cup of Nations in South Africa,
where he helped them to qualify for the quarter-finals. He 1998–1999 OC Agaza
is Togo's all-time top goalscorer with 32 goals.[5] 1999–2001 Metz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Club career 2001–2003 Metz 44 (15)
2003–2006 Monaco 78 (18)
2006–2009 Arsenal 104 (46)
Early career 2009–2012 Manchester City 34 (15)
2011 → Real Madrid (loan) 14 (5)
Born in Lomé to parents of Yoruba ethnicity, Adebayor
2011–2012 → Tottenham Hotspur (loan) 33 (17)
spent most of his youth in Togo, where he attended the
2012–2015 Tottenham Hotspur 59 (18)
Centre de Développement Sportif de Lomé (English:
Sports Development Centre of Lomé), also known as 2016 Crystal Palace 12 (1)
2017–2019 İstanbul Başakşehir 60 (24)
Sporting Club de Lomé.[6] Adebayor was spotted playing
for Sporting Club de Lomé by scouts from Metz, who 2019 Kayserispor 8 (2)
brought him to France in 1999. He made his Ligue 1 debut 2020 Olimpia 2 (0)
against Sochaux on 17 November 2001. Following Metz's 2021–2023 Semassi
relegation, he played a season in Ligue 2, where 13 goals in Total 448 (162)
34 league matches prompted a summer 2003 move to International career
Monaco. He featured nine times in Europe as Monaco 2000–2019 Togo 87[a] (32)
reached the 2004 UEFA Champions League final against *Club domestic league appearances and goals
Porto in Gelsenkirchen, for which he was an unused
substitute in his club's 3–0 loss.[7]
Arsenal
On 13 January 2006, Premier League club Arsenal signed Adebayor for a reported £3 million.[8] He was given the
nickname "Baby Kanu" due to his resemblance to former Arsenal star Nwankwo Kanu, whom Adebayor had idolised
as a youth.[9] On 4 February 2006, Adebayor made his Arsenal debut in a Premier League match at Birmingham City
and scored after 21 minutes, with Arsenal winning 2–0.[10] Adebayor was cup-tied for Arsenal's run to the 2006
UEFA Champions League Final.[11]

Adebayor scored Arsenal's winning goal against Manchester United to give Arsenal a 1–0 win at Old Trafford, their
first league win of the 2006–07 season. Earlier in the match, Adebayor was brought down in the six-yard box to earn
Arsenal a penalty, which was taken by Gilberto Silva and saved.[12]

Adebayor was sent off in the 2007 League Cup final which Arsenal lost 2–1 to Chelsea. He
was shown a red card after a fracas towards the end of the match involving both Chelsea and
Arsenal players. It was alleged that he had thrown a punch at Frank Lampard. The FA
subsequently gave him an additional one-match ban and a fine of £7,500 for failing to leave
the field of play immediately, as well as a three-match ban for the red card.[13] Adebayor and
Lampard both denied it.[14]

On 15 September 2007, Adebayor's two goals against Tottenham Hotspur helped Arsenal win
3–1 in the first North London derby of the season.[15] Adebayor then scored his first hat-trick
for Arsenal in a 5–0 home win against Derby County on 22 September; this was the second-
ever hat-trick scored at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium.[16] He was involved in a controversial
incident on 22 January in which he clashed with teammate Nicklas Bendtner seven minutes
from the end of a 5–1 League Cup semi-final defeat to Tottenham. Bendtner appeared to cut
Adebayor playing
for Arsenal in 2008 his nose in the clash, for which Adebayor apologised the following day.[17] Three days later,
he scored the 100th goal at the Emirates during the side's 3–0 FA Cup victory over Newcastle
United.[18] Starting on 4 March against Milan, Adebayor went on a goalscoring streak in the
Champions League. Despite having never scored before in the competition, he scored a goal in the second leg against
Milan at the San Siro.[19]

On 28 April, Adebayor scored his second hat-trick for Arsenal after coming off the bench at half time in a 6–2 victory
against Derby County, making him the only player in Premier League history to score a hat-trick home and away
against the same side in the same season.[20] Although Arsenal finished the season empty handed, he was named in
the PFA Team of the Year.[21] Adebayor's second goal against Tottenham won Match of the Day's Goal of the Season
competition for the 2007–08 season.[22] He was also awarded the BBC African Footballer of the Year for his
performance in 2008.

In the 2008 summer transfer window, he was linked with £30 million moves to Milan and Barcelona,[23] but later
signed a new long-term contract at Arsenal.[24] On 13 September 2008, Adebayor scored a hat trick in Arsenal's 4–0
win away to Blackburn Rovers, scoring his first league goals of the 2008–09 season.[25] Adebayor received his first
red card of the season in a 1–1 draw with Liverpool after an altercation with opposing defender Álvaro Arbeloa; this
was his second bookable offence of the game and therefore served a one-match ban.[26] On 8 February, Adebayor
suffered a hamstring injury in Arsenal's 0–0 draw against Tottenham. The injury would keep him out for almost two
months, despite initial estimations suggesting only a three-week absence.[27] He made a goalscoring return to action,
scoring a brace on his return against Manchester City.[28]

On 7 April 2009, Adebayor equalized a goal for Arsenal in the quarter-finals of the Champions League against
Villarreal, in which he chested the ball into his control and then performed a bicycle kick.[29] In the return leg at the
Emirates a week later, he scored in a 3–0 Arsenal win, setting up a semi-final showdown with Manchester United.
Adebayor, however, was injured for the last two Premier League matches and finished the season as Arsenal's second
top goalscorer in all competitions with 16, behind Robin van Persie's 20.[30]
Manchester City
On 18 July 2009, Adebayor signed a five-year contract with Manchester City for a
transfer fee believed to be in the region of £25 million.[31] He scored a goal on his debut
for City against Blackburn with a shot from 18 yards in the third minute.[32] On his home
debut, Adebayor scored in the 17th minute in a 1–0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers,
assisted by fellow summer signing Carlos Tevez.[33] He scored in his third consecutive
Premier League match, heading the winner in a 1–0 away victory against Portsmouth.[34]

Adebayor then scored in his fourth consecutive match, this time against former club
Arsenal in a 4–2 victory at the City of Manchester Stadium.[35] As a result, he is one of
only six players to score in their first four games for a club.[36] In the match against
Arsenal, Adebayor's former teammate Robin van Persie accused him of deliberately
kicking him in the face,[37] and he was later handed a three-match ban after being found
guilty of violent conduct.[38] Adebayor was also criticised for running almost the full Adebayor in Manchester
length of the pitch to the Arsenal supporters and celebrating his goal in front of them.[39] City colours.
He was booked for this, but did later apologise.[39] Manchester City manager Mark
Hughes suggested Adebayor did it because he wanted to be loved by City fans.[40]
Moreover, Arsenal's former Cameroonian defensive midfielder Alex Song, who is one of Adebayor's closest friends
in football, alleged he was slapped in the face by Adebayor during City's 4–2 victory, while Cesc Fàbregas, former
Arsenal captain, felt that Adebayor had also tried to stamp on him.[41]

For the start of the 2010–11 season, Adebayor was given the number 9 shirt instead of his favoured number 25, which
he previously wore at Arsenal and City. He scored his first hat-trick for City on 21 October in a UEFA Europa
League group stage match against Lech Poznań.[42] In doing so, he became the first Manchester City player to score
a hat-trick in a European competition. During the 2010–11 season, however, Adebayor fell down the pecking order at
Manchester City following the club purchasing Edin Džeko, with Carlos Tevez and Mario Balotelli also being chosen
ahead of him. In August 2011, Roberto Mancini confirmed that Adebayor, along with Craig Bellamy, were no longer
part of his plans and could leave Manchester City.

Loan to Real Madrid

On 25 January 2011, Adebayor signed a loan deal to play for Real Madrid for the
remainder of the 2010–11 season.[43] Adebayor scored his first goal for Real
Madrid in the second leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final against Sevilla at the
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.[44] The game ended 2–0 with an aggregate score of
3–0.

The following weekend, he scored his first goal in La Liga against Real
Sociedad, again at the Santiago Bernabéu. The game ended 4–1 and Adebayor
scored the last goal within the last 3 minutes of the game. On 6 March 2011,
Adebayor scored the opening goal in the 24th minute against Racing de
Santander from a Mesut Özil pass. Real Madrid won the match 3–1. Adebayor
was heavily criticised for his performance against Sporting de Gijón, especially Adebayor with Real Madrid
for missing many chances; the match ended 0–1 to Sporting. Adebayor added
two goals to his European tally for Madrid with goals against Tottenham Hotspur
in a 4–0 win on 5 April 2011. He won his first winner's medal at Real Madrid on 20 April, coming on as a second-
half substitute in his side's 1–0 win over Barcelona in the 2011 Copa del Rey final.[45]

Adebayor scored his first hat-trick for Real Madrid on 21 May 2011, in the last round of the 2010–11 La Liga season,
against Almería. In that match, Real Madrid beat Almería 8–1.[46]
Adebayor returned to Manchester City after the Spanish season had finished, but was omitted from their pre-season
tour of the United States on 11 July 2011 and later risked a £300,000 fine for refusing to train with the club's reserve
and youth teams.[47]

Tottenham Hotspur
On 25 August 2011, Tottenham Hotspur signed Adebayor on a season-long loan.[48] On 10 September 2011,
Adebayor scored on his debut against Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 67th minute.[49] On 18 September 2011, he
scored twice on his home debut in a 4–0 win against Liverpool, his second strike marking the 100th league goal of
his senior career.[50]

Adebayor also provided the assist for Rafael van der Vaart's goal in their 2–1 North London derby win against former
club Arsenal on 2 October.[51] During that game, Adebayor was subjected to Arsenal fans taunting him about the
Togo national football team attack, which he had survived 2 years earlier. The attack, which left 3 people dead and 9
others, including two of his teammates, wounded was described by Adebayor as being "one of the worst things I've
ever been through in my life". During the derby match, the visiting Arsenal fans chanted at him, "It should have been
you, it should have been you, killed in Angola, it should have been you."[52] He scored his fourth and fifth goal for
Tottenham in their 2–0 win against Aston Villa on 21 November, the first with an overhead kick and the second after
a mistake from Villa defender James Collins.[53] He scored another two goals in Tottenham's 3–1 win over West
Bromwich Albion.[54] Later on, Adebayor went on to score a further two goals – one a penalty at Stoke City, and one
in a derby against Chelsea where the score ended 1–1.

On 11 February 2012, Adebayor scored on a volley and supplied four assists in the 5–0 win over Newcastle
United.[55] On 26 February, his 28th birthday, Adebayor converted a penalty against Arsenal to bring Spurs 2–0 up at
the Emirates which ended in a 5–2 defeat for Tottenham.[56] On 1 April, Adebayor scored two goals in a 3–1 win
over Swansea City.[57] On 15 April 2012, Adebayor provided an assist for Gareth Bale in Tottenham's only goal in
the 5–1 loss to Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final.[58] Adebayor then went on to score goals in back to back games for
Tottenham, scoring two against Bolton Wanderers in a 4–1 win at Reebok Stadium[59] and converting a penalty
against Aston Villa in a 1–1 draw.[60]

In the final game of his loan spell with Tottenham,[61] Adebayor opened the scoring as Spurs defeated London rivals
Fulham 2–0 on 13 May to secure fourth place in the Premier League.[62]

Adebayor finished the season as Tottenham's top goalscorer, with 18 goals, 17 in the Premier League. On 21 August
2012, Adebayor signed a permanent deal with Tottenham in a deal worth £5 million after a protracted period of
negotiations.[63][64]

On 17 November 2012, Adebayor scored an early goal for Tottenham in a North

London derby match against Arsenal to put them 1–0 up, but seven minutes later his
challenge on Santi Cazorla saw him sent off by referee Howard Webb. Arsenal went
on to win the match 5–2.[65] On 1 January 2013, Adebayor scored his first home goal
of the season for Spurs against Reading, with a header from an Aaron Lennon cross.
Spurs eventually won 3–1.

On 14 March 2013, Adebayor scored the decisive away goal that put Spurs through to
the quarter-finals of the Europa League in an aggregate win against Internazionale.[66]
He went on to shoot over the bar following a run-up with a decisive penalty in the
following round against Basel, which ultimately resulted in Spurs' elimination from
the tournament.[67] He scored a goal on 8 May against Chelsea in a 2–2 draw from
outside the penalty box to bring the game level to 1–1.[68] He then scored the winning Adebayor in action for
goal on the following Sunday (12 May 2013) to give Tottenham a 2–1 win at Stoke Tottenham Hotspur in
City on a cross from Clint Dempsey in the 83rd minute.[69] November 2014
After the sacking of Spurs manager André Villas-Boas, who had told the striker to train with the youth team at the
start of the 2013–14 season,[70] Adebayor returned to the Tottenham team under Tim Sherwood, scoring in a 2–1
League Cup quarter-final defeat at home to West Ham United.[71] He went on to score eight goals in his next ten
Premier League matches, with goals in wins against Southampton, Manchester United and Swansea City,[72]
Everton[73] and Newcastle United.[74]

On 7 April 2014, Adebayor reached ten goals for the Premier League season, scoring twice in a 5–1 home win over
Sunderland.[75]

He ended the season as Spurs' top goalscorer with 14 goals from 25 appearances after scoring in their final Premier
League match on 11 May 2014, a 3–0 defeat of Aston Villa at White Hart Lane.[76] He was released from his
Tottenham contract by mutual consent on 13 September 2015.[77]

Crystal Palace
On 26 January 2016, Adebayor joined Premier League side Crystal Palace on a six-month deal until the end of the
season.[78] He scored his only goal for the club on 13 February in an ultimate 2–1 loss to Watford in the Premier
League.[79] On 13 June 2016, it was confirmed that Adebayor would be released upon the expiry of his Palace
contract on 30 June.[80]

İstanbul Başakşehir
On 31 January 2017, Adebayor signed a contract with Süper Lig club İstanbul Başakşehir until June 2018.[81] He
scored six goals in 11 league games over the remainder of the season, including a hat-trick on 10 April in a 4–0 home
win over Galatasaray, as his team finished runners-up.[82] He added another goal from five Turkish Cup games,
where his team was again runners-up.

Adebayor scored another hat-trick against Galatasaray on 19 November 2017, in a 5–1 win at the Başakşehir Fatih
Terim Stadium.[83]

On 20 June 2019, Adebayor left İstanbul Başakşehir.[84]

Kayserispor
On 26 August 2019, Adebayor joined Süper Lig side Kayserispor on a one-year contract.[85][86] He left the club in
December 2019.[87]

Olimpia
Adebayor joined Paraguayan Primera División club Olimpia Asunción on 11 February 2020, on a free transfer from
Kayserispor.[88][89] On his arrival in Paraguay on 14 February, Adebayor was met by a crowd at the Silvio Pettirossi
International Airport. He signed a contract after a successful medical examination and was officially presented at the
Estadio Manuel Ferreira.[90] He was allocated the number 25 jersey.[91] Adebayor was reunited at Olimpia with his
former Manchester City teammate Roque Santa Cruz, who had returned to the club in 2016. Adebayor said that it
was the influence of Santa Cruz that convinced him to join Olimpia.[92]

On 23 February, Adebayor made his debut for Olimpia in the Paraguayan Superclásico against Cerro Porteño in a 1–1
home draw, coming on after half time in place of Santa Cruz.[93] On 5 March, Adebayor made his first appearance in
the 2020 Copa Libertadores in a 1–1 away draw against Ecuadorian club Delfin, replacing Santa Cruz in the 80th
minute.[94]
On 9 March 2020, he made his second and last league appearance against River Plate Asunción in a 1–1 home draw,
playing the full 90 minutes at Olimpia's Estadio Manuel Ferreira.[95] Three days later, Adebayor played in the Copa
Libertadores against Argentine club Defensa y Justicia. In the 73rd minute of the fixture Adebayor received a red
card for a flying kick on Enzo Coacci when disputing an aerial ball, jumping for the ball with his right foot forward
which impacted the opponent's face. This was Adebayor's last appearance for the club.[96] In the same month,
Adebayor travelled to Togo to undergo quarantine with his family amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.[97] In April,
Adebayor stated during a Facebook post that he would return to Paraguay in two more weeks.[98]

At the beginning of July, it was announced that Adebayor, who was contracted until December,[99] would not return
to the club, by mutual consent, due to the high risk of the contagious virus during travel and that the flights and stop
offs were complicated.[100][101] That same month, Adebayor stated that he wanted to return to Olimpia at some
point.[102] Adebayor played four games for Olimpia from February to March.[103]

Semassi
After his spell at Olimpia, Adebayor signed for Togolese Championnat National club Semassi in July 2021.[104]

Adebayor announced his retirement from professional football on 21 March 2023, aged 39.[105]

International career
Adebayor was also eligible to play for Nigeria but chose to represent the country of
his birth, Togo.[106] Adebayor helped Togo qualify for the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations
after scoring 11 goals in the qualifiers, more than any other player in the African
qualifiers. On 10 February 2009, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) picked
Adebayor as the African Footballer of the Year for 2008 at an awards ceremony held
in Lagos, Nigeria. Adebayor beat final nominees Mohamed Aboutrika of Egypt and
Ghana's Michael Essien in a vote that involved the national team coaches of CAF's 54
member-nations. It was the first time a Togolese won the award as Africa's best
player.

Adebayor helped Togo to qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany and
started all three group matches against South Korea, Switzerland and France, but did
not score any goals and Togo ended up in last place in their group. Adebayor was
Adebayor playing for Togo
made team captain after the finals. in May 2006

Adebayor was called up for the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations, where he was a
substitute for the country's first match, following a row with the coach. Adebayor first vowed to leave the tournament
and return home, although he later resumed training with the side.[107] Togo were eliminated after losing all three
matches. He was dropped by Togo following the row over bonus payments.[108] However, Adebayor was brought
back into the Togo team in September 2007. On 11 October 2008, he scored four goals in Togo's 6–0 hammering of
Swaziland during the World Cup qualification rounds.

Despite being injured, Adebayor played for Togo against Cameroon. In the match, he scored the only goal for Togo to
seal the win.[109]

On 8 January 2010, Adebayor was one of the players involved when the Togo national team's bus came under a
gunfire attack on the way to the Africa Cup of Nations in Angola.[110] The fatal attack, in which all the players
survived but three other people were killed, led to Togo withdrawing from the tournament.[111] Adebayor
consequently announced his retirement from international football on 12 April 2010 in a statement which read, "I
have weighed up my feelings in the weeks and months since the attack and I am still haunted by the events which I
witnessed on that horrible afternoon on the Togo team bus. We were just footballers going to play a football match
and represent our country, yet we were attacked by people who wanted to kill us all. It is a moment I will never forget
and one I never want to experience again."[112]

Adebayor subsequently returned to international duty in November 2011 following assurances from the Togolese
Football Federation regarding safety,[113] making his comeback in a 1–0 win over Guinea-Bissau in a 2014 World
Cup qualifier.[114]

After refusing to play earlier in the year, he was recalled again in November 2018.[115] In March 2019, he was
selected for the decisive 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Benin.[116]

Style of play
Upon signing for Arsenal, the club's manager Arsene Wenger likened Adebayor to one of his major influences as a
striker, Nwankwo Kanu, and described him as "tall, good in the air" and capable of making good runs behind the
defenders.[117] Adebayor even wore the number 25 shirt at Arsenal, like his Idol, and the number 4 shirt at
international level, while he was even given the nickname "Baby Kanu" in the media due to their similar playing
styles.[118] He was also known for his pace, strength, and technique, as well as his goalscoring and ability to link-up
with his teammates. However, he was also notorious for his lack of discipline, in particular in his early
career.[119][120]

Media career
Adebayor was a pundit for the BBC Sport's 2010 FIFA World Cup coverage.[121]

Personal life
Adebayor is married and has a daughter named Kendra (born June 2010).[122][123] He is the uncle of Georgia
Revolution FC midfielder Alex Harlley.[124]

In his childhood, Adebayor and his family lived in an apartment without electricity or bathrooms, and to shower
themselves, they would go to the beach.[125]

Adebayor has spoken about his faith, saying, "Everything I do in life I put in the hands of God, my creator. He gave
me the chance to be where I am today and He's the one that can take it all away from me. There is nothing more
important for me than God." Adebayor could not walk for the first four years of his life. His mother took young
Adebayor around Africa looking for a cure. Adebayor then spoke about his "miracle" saying, "I was in the church
laying down and, around nine or ten o'clock on the Sunday morning, I could hear children playing outside. Suddenly
somebody kicked a ball into the church. And the first person to stand up and run was me, because I wanted to get that
ball."[126]

On 5 May 2015, Adebayor made a lengthy post on his public Facebook page describing his family troubles. These
troubles included several relatives asking for large amounts of money, his sister renting out a house he had bought for
her without him knowing, and complications surrounding the death of his brother Peter. In July 2017, Adebayor
stated in an interview regarding his family issues that his late brother had sent an official letter to Real Madrid asking
them to not keep Adebayor on after his loan spell.[127]
Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[128]

National
League League cup[c] Continental Total
Club Season cup[b]
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2001–
Division 1 10 2 1 0 0 0 — 11 2
02

Metz 2002–
Ligue 2 34 13 2 0 4 2 — 40 15
03

Total 44 15 3 0 4 2 — 51 17
2003–
04
Ligue 1 31 8 4 0 0 0 9[d] 0 44 8

2004–
05
Ligue 1 34 9 2 0 4 3 10[d] 2 50 14
Monaco
2005–
06
Ligue 1 13 1 0 0 1 0 7[e] 3 21 4

Total 78 18 6 0 5 3 26 5 115 26

2005– Premier
13 4 0 0 0 0 — 13 4
06 League

2006– Premier
07 League
29 8 3 2 4 2 8[d] 0 44 12

Arsenal 2007– Premier

08 League
36 24 2 2 1 1 9[d] 3 48 30

2008– Premier
09 League
26 10 2 0 0 0 9[d] 6 37 16

Total 104 46 7 4 5 3 26 9 142 62

2009– Premier
26 14 2 0 3 0 — 31 14
10 League
Manchester
2010– Premier
City
11 League
8 1 0 0 0 0 6[f] 4 14 5

Total 34 15 2 0 3 0 6 4 45 19
Real
2010–
Madrid
11
La Liga 14 5 2 1 — 6[d] 2 22 8
(loan)

Tottenham
2011– Premier
Hotspur 33 17 4 1 0 0 0 0 37 18
12 League
(loan)

2012– Premier
13 League
25 5 1 0 0 0 8[f] 3 34 8

2013– Premier
Tottenham 14 League
21 11 1 0 1 1 2[f] 2 25 14
Hotspur
2014– Premier
15 League
13 2 1 0 1 0 2[f] 0 17 2

Total 92 35 7 1 2 1 12 5 113 42
Crystal 2015– Premier
12 1 3 0 — — 15 1
Palace 16 League
 2016–
Süper Lig 11 6 5 1 — — 16 7
17
2017–
İstanbul 18
Süper Lig 30 15 1 1 — 5[g] 1 36 17
Başakşehir
2018–
19
Süper Lig 19 3 4 1 — 1[f] 0 24 4

Total 60 24 10 3 — 6 1 76 28
2019–
Kayserispor Süper Lig 8 2 0 0 — — 8 2
20

Paraguayan
Olimpia 2020 Primera 2 0 0 0 — 2[h] 0 4 0
División

Career total 451 161 40 9 19 9 84 26 591 205

a. Does not include the match against Burkina Faso on 14 August 2012. The match is not considered a
full A-international match by FIFA, but is by the Togolese Football Federation. He did not score in the
match.
b. Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup, Copa del Rey, Turkish Cup
c. Includes Coupe de la Ligue, Football League Cup
d. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
e. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and three goals in UEFA Cup
f. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
g. Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa
League
h. Appearances in Copa Libertadores
International

Appearances and goals by national team, year and competition

Competitive Friendly Total
Team Year
Caps Goals Caps Goals Caps Goals

2000 5[a] 0 0 0 5 0

2001 2[b] 0 0 0 2 0

2002 3[c] 1 0 0 3 1

2003 5[d] 2 0 0 5 2

2004 5[e] 4 0 0 5 4

2005 5[e] 6 1 0 6 6

2006 6[f] 0 2 0 8 0

2007 2[b] 2 3 2 5 4

2008 3[e] 4 3 1 6 5

2009 5[e] 1 1 0 6 1
Togo[129]
2010 0 0 0 0 0 0

2011 1[e] 0 0 0 1 0

2012 2[b] 2 1[g] 1 3 3

2013 4[h] 1 0 0 4 1

2014 6[b] 2 — 6 2

2015 1[b] 1 0 0 1 1

2016 3[b] 0 5 0 8 0

2017 4[i] 0 4 1 8 1

2018 2[b] 0 2 0 4 0

2019 1[b] 1 0 0 1 1

Career total 65 27 22 5 87 32

a. Four appearances in Africa Cup of Nations qualification, one appearance in FIFA World Cup
qualification
b. Appearances in Africa Cup of Nations qualification
c. Two appearances and one goal in Africa Cup of Nations qualification, one appearance in Africa Cup of
Nations
d. Three appearances in Africa Cup of Nations qualification, two appearances in FIFA World Cup
qualification
e. Appearances in FIFA World Cup qualification
f. Two appearances in Africa Cup of Nations, three appearances in FIFA World Cup, one appearance in
Africa Cup of Nations qualification
g. Does not include the match against Burkina Faso on 14 August 2012. The match is not considered a
full A-international match by FIFA, but is by the Togolese Football Federation. He did not score in the
match.
h. Appearances in Africa Cup of Nations
i. Three appearances in Africa Cup of Nations, one appearance in Africa Cup of Nations qualification
Honours
Monaco

UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2003–04[130]

Arsenal

Football League Cup runner-up: 2006–07[131]

Real Madrid

Copa del Rey: 2010–11[45]

Crystal Palace

FA Cup runner-up: 2015–16[132]

Togo

Four Nations Tournament (Ghana) third place: 2007[133]

Individual

BBC African Footballer of the Year: 2007[134]

African Player of the Year: 2008[135]
BBC Goal of the Season: 2007–08[136]
Premier League PFA Team of the Year: 2007–08[137]

See also
Football in Africa portal

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ww.tottenhamhotspur.com/first-team-profiles/emmanuel-adebayor/) at the Wayback Machine (archived
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Emmanuel Adebayor (https://web.archive.org/web/1/https://www.ligue1.com/joueur/adebayor-sheyi-em
manuel) – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (https://web.archive.org/web/1/https://
www.lfp.fr/joueur/adebayor-sheyi-emmanuel) (archived)
BBC World Service: African Footballer of the Year 2008 (https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/indepth/af
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Emmanuel Adebayor (https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/16684) at ESPN FC
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