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| Birth Name(s) : Emmanuel Adebayor |
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Full Emmanuel Adebayor Biography
1 Senior club appearances and goalscounted for the domestic league only andcorrect as of 20:47, 7 October 2007 (UTC).2 National team caps and goals correctas of 24 December, 2006.* Appearances (Goals)
However, it was AS Monaco who signed him. In the 2003-04 season he scored seven goals in 17 matches for them, helping them to reach the UEFA Champions League final with two goals in ten games.
On January 13, 2006, Adebayor signed for Arsenal for an undisclosed fee, which is rumoured to be around £3 million. He was assigned shirt number 25, which previously belonged to, amongst others, Nigerian striker Nwankwo Kanu. In an interview with Arsenal.com, Adebayor said that he chose that shirt number because he idolised Kanu while he was a young player. Like Kanu, he also wears the number 4 shirt when playing for his national team. The two players also share an extraordinary physical resemblance, earning Adebayor the affectionate nickname 'Baby Kanu' in homage to the former Arsenal man. In fact, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger even described Adebayor as "Kanu with pace" when he signed him. He has also been compared with many fans and journalist as "a new Drogba" with his silky control, powerful body and ability in the air.
On February 4, 2006, the forward made his Arsenal debut in a Premiership match at Birmingham City and scored after 21 minutes; Arsenal won 2–0. At the end of his first season for the Gunners he had scored four goals in ten matches. However, Adebayor was cup-tied for Arsenal's 2006 Champions League run and missed the final against FC Barcelona, as he had appeared for Monaco in the Champions League earlier that season.
In the 2006-07 season, Adebayor has proved to be an able replacement for injured captain Thierry Henry. It was on September 17, 2006, when Adebayor won a place in the hearts of Arsenal fans for ever. Adebayor scored Arsenal's winning goal against rivals Manchester United, to give Arsenal a 1-0 win at Old Trafford, their first league win of the 2006-07 season. Cristiano Ronaldo lost possession of the ball to Cesc Fàbregas, who then threaded a through ball to Adebayor, who stroked the ball under goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak. Earlier in the game, Adebayor had himself been brought down by Kuszczak to earn Arsenal a penalty. Unfortunately, Gilberto Silva had his penalty saved. On November 8, 2006, Adebayor scored the only goal of the match to send a youthful Arsenal side into the quarter finals of the League Cup against a vastly experienced Everton F.C. side, popping up at the back post unmarked to head home the winner. On December 2, 2006, Adebayor continued endearing himself to the red side of north London by scoring the first goal in Arsenal's 3–0 Premiership win over Tottenham Hotspur.
After a fruitful pre-season, displaying vast improvements in terms of his shooting ability and attacking prowess, his 2007-08 campaign has started brightly. After dispatching a penalty during the 3–1 win over Portsmouth, his two goal brace against Tottenham Hotspur was instrumental in a 3–1 win in the first North London derby of the season. Adebyaor then scored his first hat-trick for Arsenal in a 5–0 home win against Derby County on 22 September 2007. This was the second hat-trick scored at the Emirates Stadium after Jay Simpson scored three for Arsenal's U18 side in an FA Youth Cup match against Cardiff City, in a 3-2 win.
The Arsenal faithful have taken Emmanuel Adebayor to their hearts audibly. This is underlined by the frequent use of the chant "Ade-bay-or, Ade-bay-or". It is sung to the same tune as the famous Portsmouth F.C. song "Play up Pompey, Pompey Play Up!", otherwise known as Westminster Chimes.
His first footballing action following his move to Arsenal came for Togo at the 2006 African Cup of Nations, where he was only a substitute for the country's first match, following a row with the coach. Adebayor first vowed to leave the tournament and return home, although he later rescinded and resumed training with the side. He played in Togo's two remaining fixtures, where he impressed despite not scoring; Togo were eliminated after losing all three matches. |
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