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Deji Elerewe
Personal information
Full name	Ayodeji Joshua Oluwapelumi Akinola Elerewe
Date of birth	14 September 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth	Croydon, England
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Bromley
Number	3
Youth career
2016–2021	Charlton Athletic
Senior career*
Years	Team
2021–2024	Charlton Athletic
2022	→ Wealdstone (loan)
2023	→ Bromley (loan)
2023	→ Bromley (loan)
2024–	Bromley
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 23 March 2024 (UTC)

Ayodeji Joshua Oluwapelumi Akinola Elerewe (born 14 September 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL League Two club Bromley.

Career

Charlton Athletic

Elerewe joined the youth academy of Charlton Athletic at the age of 13, and worked his way up their youth categories.^[3] He made his professional debut with Charlton in a 1–0 EFL Cup loss to AFC Wimbledon on 10 August 2021.^[4]

Wealdstone (loan)

On 30 July 2022, Elerewe joined National League side Wealdstone on loan until 2 January 2023.^[5] He made his Wealdstone debut on 6 August 2022, in a 3–2 win over Bromley.^[6]

On 7 November 2022, it was confirmed that Charlton had recalled Elerewe due to injuries at the club.^[7]

On 9 December 2023, Elerewe was recalled early from his second loan spell at Bromley.^[8]

Bromley (loans)

On 3 March 2023, Elerewe joined National League side Bromley on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season.^[9]

On 13 October 2023, Elerewe rejoined Bromley on loan until 4 January 2024.^[10]

Bromley

On 2 February 2024, Elewere joined Bromley on a permanent deal for an undisclosed fee with a sell-on clause.^[11]

Personal life

Born in England, Elerewe is of Nigerian descent.^[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 March 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
Charlton Athletic	2021–22	League One	3	0	2	0	1	0	5^[a]	0	11	0
	2022–23	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	1^[a]	0	1	0
	2023–24	League One	2	0	0	0	0	0	2^[a]	0	4	0
	Total		5	0	2	0	1	0	8	0	16	0
Wealdstone (loan)	2022–23	National League	13	0	1	0	—		0	0	14	0
Bromley (loan)	2022–23	National League	10	1	0	0	—		2^[b]	1	12	2
Bromley (loan)	2023–24	National League	8	2	1	0	—		0	0	9	2
Bromley	2023–24	National League	2	0	0	0	—		0	0	2	0
	2024–25	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		20	3	1	0	0	0	2	1	23	4
Career total			38	3	4	0	1	0	10	1	53	4

^ ^a ^b ^c Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
^ Two appearances in National League play-offs

Honours

Individual

EFL League One Apprentice of the Season: 2021–22^[13]

References

^ "EFL squad list 2021/22 & U21 registered contracted players" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
^ "Young Nigerian Center Back Likened To Van Dijk Making Waves At Charlton Athletic:: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
^ "Academy player update | New contracts and new arrivals". www.cafc.co.uk.
^ "Charlton Athletic vs. AFC Wimbledon - 10 August 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
^ "DEJI ELEREWE JOINS WEALDSTONE ON LOAN". Charlton Athletic Official Site. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
^ "Wealdstone 3–2 Bromley". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
^ "DEJI ELEREWE RECALLED FROM WEALDSTONE LOAN SPELL". Charlton Athletic Official Site. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
^ "DEJI ELEREWE RECALLED FROM BROMLEY LOAN SPELL". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 9 December 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
^ "DEJI ELEREWE JOINS BROMLEY ON LOAN". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
^ "DEJI ELEREWE REJOINS BROMLEY ON LOAN". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ "DEJI ELEREWE JOINS BROMLEY". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
^ "Charlton Athletic defender reveals his ambition plan". The 72. May 13, 2021.
^ "Aleksandar Mitrovic named Sky Bet Championship Player of the Season". EFL. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

External links

Deji Elerewe at Soccerbase
Deji Elerewe at Soccerway

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