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James Debayo
Personal information
Full name	James Boluwatife Debayo
Date of birth	(2005-07-11) 11 July 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth	Hillingdon, London, England
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Leeds United
Number	37
Youth career
–2021	Watford
2021–	Leeds United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2024–	Leeds United	1	(0)
International career
2023	England U18
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:02, 26 November 2024 (UTC)

James Boluwatife Debayo (born 11 July 2005) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Leeds United.

Club career

A product of the Watford academy, Debayo signed a two year scholarship deal with Leeds United in July 2021.^[2] He made his English football league debut for Leeds on 24 November 2024 in the 4–3 EFL Championship away win against Swansea City as an 89th-minute substitute for Dan James.^[3]

International career

Born in England, Debayo is of Nigerian descent.^[4] He is an England under-18 international.^[5]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 November 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Leeds United	2024–25^[6]	Championship	1	0	1	0	0	0	—		2	0
Career total			1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0

Honours

Leeds

EFL Championship: 2024–25^[7]

References

^ James Debayo at Soccerway
^ Scott, Craig (8 July 2021). "Leeds United complete James Debayo signing from Watford". MOT Leeds News.
^ Butcher, Will (3 November 2024). "Daniel Farke shares what he noticed about Sam Chambers and Josuha Guilavogui after making Leeds United debuts". Leeds United News.
^ "Photo : Man Utd, Chelsea, Spurs target Debayo completes move to Leeds from Watford academy | All Nigeria Soccer". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
^ "Leeds United youngster continues stellar progress with big role in England youth triumph". Yorkshire Evening Post. 11 June 2023.
^ "Games played by James Debayo in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
^ Cite error: The named reference auto1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

External links

James Debayo at Soccerbase
James Debayo at Soccerway

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