Jili Buyabu

Jili Buyabu (born 9 August 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a wing-back for EFL Championship club Sheffield United.

Jili Buyabu
Personal information
Full name Jili Buyabu[1]
Date of birth (2003-08-09) 9 August 2003
Place of birth Enfield, England
Position(s) Wing-back
Team information
Current team
 Sheffield United
Youth career
Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 Hornchurch 13 (2)
2021– Sheffield United 1 (0)
2024 → Motherwell (loan) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:05, 21 February 2024 (UTC)

Career

Buyabu began his career with Hornchurch in the Isthmian League in September 2021.[2][3] After an impressive start with Hornchurch, he transferred to Sheffield United on 21 December 2021 signing a two-and-a-half year contract.[4] In December 2022, he started training with their senior side.[5] He made his professional debut with Sheffield United as a substitute in a 2–1 win over Birmingham City on 8 May 2023.[6]

He was loaned to Scottish Premiership club Motherwell on 1 February 2024.[7] On 21 February 2024, Buyabu returned to his parent club Sheffield United from Motherwell for personal reasons.[8]

Career statistics
As of match played 30 August 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hornchurch 2021–22[3] IL Premier Division 13231—1[lower-alpha 1]0173
Sheffield United 2022–23[9] Championship 100000—10
2023–24[9] Premier League 000010—10
Motherwell 2023-24 Scottish Premiership 0000001010
Career total 142311020203
  1. Appearance in FA Trophy

References
  1. "2023/24 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  2. Wilding, Toby (18 December 2021). "Sheffield United set to win transfer race for midfielder". FootballLeagueWorld.
  3. "Hornchurch | Appearances | Jili Buyabu | 2021–2022". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  4. "Hornchurch youngster Jili Buyabu signs for Sheffield United". Romford Recorder.
  5. "Jili Buyabu: Sheffield United's newest face was looked at by Chelsea and Nottingham Forest". Sheffield United News. 27 October 2022.
  6. "Birmingham 1 - 2 Sheff Utd | Football". the Guardian.
  7. "Buyabu joins Motherwell on loan". www.bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  8. "JILI BUYABU RETURNS TO SHEFFIELD UNITED". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  9. Jili Buyabu at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
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