# Victorien Adebayor

Adebayor Zakari Adje (born 12 November 1996) 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

    Scores and results list Niger's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Victorien Adebayor :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 18 January 2016 | Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali, Rwanda | Nigeria | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2016 African Nations Championship |
| 2. | 29 March 2016 | Stade Général-Seyni-Kountché, Niamey, Niger | Senegal | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 3. | 5 September 2017 | Stade Adrar, Agadir, Morocco | Mauritania | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 4. | 27 May 2018 | Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey, Niger | Central African Republic | 3–2 | 3–3 | Friendly |
| 5. | 2 June 2018 | Stade Général-Seyni-Kountché, Niamey, Niger | Uganda | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 6. | 2 June 2018 | Stade Général-Seyni-Kountché, Niamey, Niger | Uganda | 2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 7. | 18 November 2018 | Mavuso Sports Centre, Manzini, Eswatini | Eswatini | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 8. | 18 November 2018 | Mavuso Sports Centre, Manzini, Eswatini | Eswatini | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 9. | 20 March 2020 | Stade Général-Seyni-Kountché, Niamey, Niger | Chad | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 10. | 11 June 2021 | Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex, Manavgat, Turkey | Guinea | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 11. | 6 September 2021 | Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco | Djibouti | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 12. | 6 September 2021 | Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco | Djibouti | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 13. | 15 November 2021 | Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey, Niger | Djibouti | 1–0 | 7–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 14. | 15 November 2021 | Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey, Niger | Djibouti | 2–1 | 7–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 15. | 15 November 2021 | Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey, Niger | Djibouti | 5–1 | 7–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 16. | 23 March 2022 | Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya, Nouakchott, Mauritania | Mozambique | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 17. | 26 March 2022 | Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya, Nouakchott, Mauritania | Libya | 1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 18. | 17 November 2022 | Zeytinköy 1 Nolu Saha, Antalya, Turkey | Libya | ?–? | 2–3 | Friendly |
| 19. | 17 November 2022 | Zeytinköy 1 Nolu Saha, Antalya, Turkey | Libya | ?–? | 2–3 | Friendly |
| 20. | 20 November 2022 | Atilla Vehbi Konuk Tesisleri, Antalya, Turkey | Gabon | 1–2 | 1–3 | Friendly |

## Honours
### Individual

* CAF Confederation Cup Top scorer: 2021–22