Oluwafisayo Faruq "Fisayo" Dele-Bashiru (born 6 February 2001) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Serie A club Lazio and the Nigeria national team.
Club career After playing for the Manchester City youth team, whom he joined at the age of 8, Dele-Bashiru moved to Sheffield Wednesday in July 2020, signing for an undisclosed fee.
Dele-Bashiru made his senior debut on 5 September 2020, in the EFL Cup, starting the game away to Walsall and would make his first league appearance against Bristol City coming off the bench. In February 2021, he suffered an ankle injury after coming off the bench against Brentford, and it was expected that he would be out-of-action for four-to-six weeks.
Dele-Bashiru broke into the first team again during his second season, and in October 2021 he won the club's Player of the Month award, as well as scoring his first senior goal in a game against Cambridge United.
In September 2022, Dele-Bashiru was nominated for the EFL Cup Player of the Second Round, following a goal and assist against Rochdale, which he subsequently won. Following promotion back to the EFL Championship he was offered a new contract to stay at the club.
On 6 July 2023, it was confirmed Dele-Bashiru had joined Turkish club Hatayspor on a three-year contract. He scored eight goals in his first Süper Lig season, finishing as the club's joint-top scorer along with Carlos Strandberg, including a crucial goal on the final matchday in a 2–0 win over Rizespor, securing his club's survival in the top tier.
On 6 July 2024, Dele-Bashiru joined Italian side Lazio on loan with an obligation to buy. He scored his first goal for the club in the UEFA Europa League on 25 September 2024 in a 3–0 victory over Dynamo Kyiv, and scored his first Serie A goal on 24 November 2024 in the 3–0 victory over Bologna. The clause in his contract was confirmed to be activated (for a figure of €5.4 million) in the club's half-yearly report released in March 2025.
International career In October 2023, Dele-Bashiru was called up to the Nigeria national team. He scored in his second appearance for Nigeria during their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against South Africa.
On 11 December 2025, Dele-Bashiru was called up to the Nigeria squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
Personal life His brother Tom Dele-Bashiru is also a footballer.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsManchester City U212019–20————4040Sheffield Wednesday2020–21Championship802030——1302021–22League One2412010—503212022–23League One3344021—20415Total6558061—70866Hatayspor2023–24Süper Lig36831———399Lazio (loan)2024–25Serie A20310—82—295Lazio2025–26Serie A24141———2822026–27Serie A0010——0010Lazio total44461—8200587Career total14517172618211018722
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsNigeria202310202452202560202670Total192
Scores and results list Nigeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dele-Bashiru goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Fisayo Dele-BashiruNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 7 June 2024 Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, Nigeria 1–1 1–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification2 11 October 2024 1–0 1–0 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
Honours Sheffield Wednesday EFL League One play-offs: 2023
Lazio Coppa Italia runner-up: 2025–26
Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations third place: 2025
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