Adebayor Zakari Adje (born 12 November 1996) is a Nigerien professional footballer who plays for Super Ligue (Niger) club US GN 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; he instead stayed at AS Douanes until 2017.
On 29 August 2018, Vejle Boldklub in Denmark announced the signing of Adebayor from Inter Allies on a loan deal until 30 June 2019.21-årig afrikansk angriber på plads i VB , vejle-boldklub.dk, 28 August 2018 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.Vejle vil ophæve kontrakt med forsvundet spiller, tipsbladet.dk, 26 September 2018
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.Rekordkøb: HB Køge henter Adebayor, hbkoge.dk, 4 October 2020 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.HB Køge udlejer Adebayor til Legon Cities FC , hbkoge.dk, 4 March 2021 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 Scores and results list Niger's goal tally first.
+ List of international goals scored by Victorien AdebayorNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition 1. 18 January 2016 Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali, Rwanda 1–2 1–4 2016 African Nations Championship 2. 29 March 2016 Stade Général-Seyni-Kountché, Niamey, Niger 1–2 1–2 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification 3. 5 September 2017 Stade Adrar, Agadir, Morocco 2–0 2–0 Friendly 4. 27 May 2018 Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey, Niger 3–2 3–3 Friendly 5. 2 June 2018 Stade Général-Seyni-Kountché, Niamey, Niger 1–0 2–1 Friendly 6. 2–0 7. 18 November 2018 Mavuso Sports Centre, Manzini, Eswatini 1–1 2–1 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification 8. 2–0 9. 20 March 2020 Stade Général-Seyni-Kountché, Niamey, Niger 1–0 2–0 Friendly 10. 11 June 2021 Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex, Manavgat, Turkey 1–0 2–0 Friendly 11. 6 September 2021 Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco 1–1 4–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 12. 2–1 13. 15 November 2021 Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey, Niger 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 1–0 1–1 Friendly 17. 26 March 2022 Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya, Nouakchott, Mauritania 1–2 1–2 Friendly 18. 17 November 2022 Zeytinköy 1 Nolu Saha, Antalya, Turkey 1–0 2–3 Friendly 19. 2–0 20. 20 November 2022 Atilla Vehbi Konuk Tesisleri, Antalya, Turkey 1–2 1–3 Friendly 21. 10 June 2025 Père Jégo Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco 1–1 1–1 Friendly 22. 8 October 2025 Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso 3–0 3–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
Honours Individual CAF Confederation Cup Top scorer: 2021–22
References
External links
https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/06/05/world/friendlies/niger/gambia/3508655/ https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2021-06-09/niger-vs-congo/2381855/ https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/09/02/africa/wc-qualifying-africa/niger/burkina-faso/3500795/head2head/ https://www.oddsshark.com/soccer/world-cup/djibouti-niger-odds-september-6-2021-1419671