Fisayo Dele-Bashiru: Football Profile, Lazio, Nigeria Caps and Net Worth

Fisayo Dele-Bashiru is a Nigeria central midfielder who joined Lazio in July 2024, making the Serie A move permanent in March 2025. The November 2026 reference record lists 19 international caps and two goals. For South African readers who follow soccer, his Nigeria football story includes a direct connection through Bafana Bafana, alongside his club career in Italy.

His first Nigeria goal in a 1-1 draw with South Africa on 7 June 2024 provides a shared reference point for supporters of both countries. For supporters of Nigeria, his career connects an English academy education with senior football in Turkey and Italy.

Who Is Fisayo Dele-Bashiru?

Oluwafisayo Faruq Dele-Bashiru is a central midfielder, born on 6 February 2001 in Lagos State, Nigeria. His brother, Tom Dele-Bashiru, is also a footballer, which explains why a surname search can lead to different player records. Fisayo Dele Bashiru, written without the hyphen, refers to the same player discussed here. Checking the first name is the simplest way to distinguish the brothers when reading a squad list or transfer report.

His route combines Nigerian identity with development in English football, followed by senior experience elsewhere in Europe. That makes him familiar territory for readers following African footballers whose careers cross several countries before their international role becomes established. The important distinction is between where a player develops and whom he represents. Dele-Bashiru trained within the Manchester City academy system, but his senior international career belongs to Nigeria, with his first call arriving in October 2023.

For readers tracing that journey, academy records, senior club appearances and international appearances answer different questions. Youth development explains his football education; senior records show competitive opportunities; Nigeria selections document his national team involvement. Keeping those strands separate makes comparisons with other African internationals more useful, particularly when their routes into European football began at different ages.

The Road Through Manchester, Sheffield, Hatay and Rome

Dele-Bashiru progressed through Manchester City, Sheffield Wednesday and Hatayspor before joining Lazio in 2024. His academy years at City ran from 2009 to 2020, beginning at around eight years old. Academy membership gave him a long development foundation, although senior football required a different opportunity. That distinction matters when describing a Man City academy graduate: the phrase explains his training background, while his subsequent clubs show where he built his senior career and earned international recognition.

Sheffield Wednesday signed him in July 2020 for an undisclosed fee, giving him the next stage of that development. He made 65 league appearances for Sheffield Wednesday and scored five league goals. The club won the League One play-offs in 2023, bringing a promotion honour before his departure. His Wednesday chapter therefore belongs in any account of his progress, rather than serving merely as a link between Manchester and his move abroad.

Hatayspor signed him on a three year contract in July 2023. He scored eight league goals during the 2023/24 Turkish season, including a late winner that helped Hatayspor preserve their top division place. His first Nigeria call in October 2023 also connects that Turkish chapter with the beginning of his Super Eagles career.

Lazio brought him to Italy on loan in July 2024 with an obligation to buy. The reported purchase clause was €5.4 million, and its activation in March 2025 made the transfer permanent. That amount describes the transfer arrangement between clubs, rather than money entering the player's personal accounts. Nigerian viewers following his international career and South African viewers who remember his June 2024 goal against Bafana Bafana have a specific connection when watching his Lazio matches.

What Does Dele-Bashiru Do on the Pitch?

Dele-Bashiru is a central midfielder. His dated goals offer concrete examples of his contributions: he scored against South Africa on 7 June 2024 and Libya on 11 October 2024. Those moments establish scoring contributions without defining his wider playing style.

His first Nigeria goal came in a 1-1 draw with South Africa in a World Cup qualifier on 7 June 2024. That fixture connects his international career with Bafana Bafana supporters as well as Nigerian fans following his appearances in Italy.

His Hatayspor season offers the club comparison, because eight league goals in 2023/24 show that scoring involvement preceded his Lazio move. Goals alone cannot describe a midfielder's passing decisions, defensive positioning or influence between the penalty areas. Use the match records to establish whether he started, appeared as a substitute or scored, then watch his movement around possession. A short appearance and a full match give different opportunities to affect play, even when their headline statistics look similar.

When watching Dele-Bashiru for club or country, follow a complete passage of possession. Notice where he receives relative to the nearest defender, whether his first touch opens a forward pass, and where he moves after releasing the ball. Those observations help explain how a midfielder supports an attack even when somebody else supplies the decisive pass.

Without possession, watch the space between him and the other midfielders. A step towards the ball can apply pressure, while holding a position can protect a passing route. Comparing those choices in Lazio and Nigeria appearances gives supporters a practical way to assess his role within each team, without assuming that the same position always carries identical instructions.

Dele-Bashiru and Nigeria: Choice, Goals and AFCON Bronze

Dele-Bashiru received his first Nigeria call in October 2023, the year his senior international career began. He was eligible for England and Germany as well as Nigeria. Representing the Super Eagles established his international choice, but eligibility alone does not explain his personal reasoning. His eligibility and his decision to represent Nigeria are separate facts; neither establishes his personal motives. Nigerian supporters can recognise the diaspora connection without putting words in his mouth.

The November 2026 reference count is 19 Nigeria caps and two goals, with subsequent appearances handled by the records module. A cap means a senior international appearance, including a substitute appearance; selection for a squad alone does not add one. His caps figure changes with each international appearance and was checked in November 2026. When comparing records, check their update dates before deciding that two different totals describe the same moment.

His first Nigeria goal came in a 1-1 draw with South Africa on 7 June 2024, followed by the winner against Libya on 11 October 2024. Nigeria won that AFCON qualifier against Libya 1-0. These dated matches record his early international goals without treating a career total as permanent.

Nigeria won AFCON 2025 bronze in Casablanca on 17 January 2026, beating Egypt 4-2 on penalties after a goalless draw. They reached that match after losing their semi-final shoot-out to hosts Morocco. The tournament name and calendar year differ, so both dates matter when following his honours. Alongside that international bronze, his career honours include Sheffield Wednesday's League One play-off victory in 2023 and a Coppa Italia runners-up finish with Lazio in 2025/26.

Fisayo Dele-Bashiru net worth

Afrik-Foot estimates Fisayo Dele-Bashiru's net worth at USD 2 million in an undated profile, with no publication year or calculation method given. For scale, that is roughly 3 billion Nigerian naira, 260 million Kenyan shillings, 7.4 billion Ugandan shillings, 36 million South African rand or 24 million Ghanaian cedis using the illustrative conversion assumptions below. This is a published estimate, not a verified account of his assets and debts.

Capology's estimate for the 2025/26 season puts his Lazio salary at EUR 2.41 million a year gross, about EUR 46,346 a week, with a contract running to June 2028. The annual figure is roughly 4 billion naira, 345 million Kenyan shillings, 9.8 billion Ugandan shillings, 48 million rand or 32 million cedis under the same illustrative assumptions. The wage estimate excludes bonuses and is not an account of payments received.

No image rights amount, named endorsement agreement or endorsement income is supplied in the available financial record, so there is no supported figure to convert for those categories. Missing figures do not establish that he has no such income.

Soccerway's undated listing gives a market value of EUR 6.1 million, roughly 10.1 billion naira, 872 million Kenyan shillings, 24.8 billion Ugandan shillings, 121 million rand or 81 million cedis under the illustrative assumptions. This is a published player valuation, not personal wealth or a confirmed transfer price. The net worth, salary and market value figures are published estimates, not accounts, and should not be added together.

These rough conversions assume USD 1 equals NGN 1,500, KES 130, UGX 3,700, ZAR 18 or GHS 12, and EUR 1 equals USD 1.10. These are illustrative arithmetic assumptions, not quoted exchange rates; actual conversions vary with the rate and date used. Earnings describe income over time, while net worth requires assets minus debts. Lazio's reported EUR 5.4 million purchase clause describes a transfer arrangement between clubs and does not establish his personal wealth.

How to Watch Dele-Bashiru From Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Ghana and Uganda

To follow Dele-Bashiru, open the Lazio or Nigeria fixture listing and look for coverage available where you live. A Serie A broadcast listing does not necessarily cover his cup fixtures or Super Eagles appearances. Match the selected broadcast to your country, whether you are watching in Ghana, Uganda, Nigeria, South Africa or Kenya. His place in the starting side or on the bench is shown separately on the team sheet.

Read Dele-Bashiru's fixture time using all four displayed zones: WAT, EAT, SAST and GMT. Nigerian supporters use WAT, while EAT serves viewers in both Uganda and Kenya. SAST gives South African viewing times, and Ghanaian supporters follow GMT. The converted fixture entry also supplies the date to check before arranging to watch him.

For a hypothetical Dele-Bashiru fixture, 18:00 GMT in Ghana would mean Nigeria watches at 19:00 WAT. The equivalent South African time is 20:00 SAST, with viewers in Uganda and Kenya using 21:00 EAT. These times illustrate the conversion and do not announce a Lazio or Nigeria match. Seasonal clock changes at European venues make the fixture's converted time more useful than remembering an Italian clock reading.

When organising a gathering to watch Dele-Bashiru, check whether the advertised hour marks studio coverage or the match itself. Discussion before play can account for a difference between the programme listing and kick-off. Moving between his club appearances and Nigeria duty means checking the competition, broadcast entry and local match date together.