Rio Adebisi

Rio Adesola Frederick Adebisi (born 27 September 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One side Peterborough United.

Rio Adebisi

Personal information
Full name	Rio Adesola Frederick Adebisi[1]
Date of birth	(2000-09-27) 27 September 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Croydon, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Peterborough United
Number	3
Youth career
2012–2019	Crewe Alexandra
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2024	Crewe Alexandra	117	(6)
2019	→ Leek Town (loan)	5	(1)
2024–	Peterborough United	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:51, 28 December 2024 (UTC)

Early life

Adebisi was born in Croydon; his family moved to Northwich, Cheshire in 2004. He joined Northwich side Barnton, playing mainly as an attacking box-to-box midfielder.

Club career

Crewe Alexandra

He joined Crewe Alexandra's Academy aged 12, progressing through the ranks to play under-23 games in 2018-19;^[3] he also went on loan to Leek Town.^[4] He made his first team debut, aged 18, at Gresty Road in an EFL Cup second round tie against Aston Villa on 27 August 2019,^[3] and made his league debut, coming on as a 79th-minute substitute for Harry Pickering, against Scunthorpe United at Gresty Road on 29 December 2019.^[5]

A foot injury limited his appearances during the remainder of the 2019-20 season, but he was offered a new contract in June 2020,^[6] and signed a new two-year deal at the end of July 2020.^[7] In October 2021, he signed a new contract through to 2024.^[8] In December 2022, Adebisi suffered another foot injury in a 2–1 win at Morecambe; this did not respond to treatment, and in March 2022 he required an operation that sidelined him for four months.^[9]

He returned to the first team in September 2022, and on 25 October 2022 scored his first Crewe goal, the equaliser in a 1–1 draw at AFC Wimbledon.^[10] He scored in Crewe's last league game of the 2022–2023 season (a 2–2 draw at Newport County on 8 May 2023),^[11] then started the following season with goals in both of Crewe's opening league games, both also 2–2 draws, against Mansfield Town and Swindon Town respectively.^[12][13] After helping the club reach the League 2 play-off final in May 2024, Adebisi was offered a new contract by Crewe.^[14]

Peterborough United

On 3 July 2024, Adebisi signed for EFL League One side Peterborough United on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.^[15] He made his Peterborough debut on 20 December 2024, coming on as a 78th minute substitute in the side's 2–1 defeat at Stockport County.^[16]

Career statistics

As of 28 December 2024.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Leek Town (loan)	2018–19[17]	NPL Division One West	5	1	—		—		2[a]	0	7	1
Crewe Alexandra	2019–20[18]	League Two	2	0	0	0	1	0	2[b]	0	5	0
	2020–21[19]	League One	15	0	0	0	0	0	2[b]	0	17	0
	2021–22[20]	League One	22	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	24	0
	2022–23[21]	League Two	32	2	2	0	0	0	2[b]	0	36	2
	2023–24[22]	League Two	46	4	3	0	2	0	3[c]	0	54	4
	Crewe total		117	6	6	0	4	0	9	0	136	6
Peterborough United	2024–25[23]	League One	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Career total			123	7	6	0	4	0	11	0	144	7

1. Appearances in Northern Premier League Division One West play-offs
2. Appearances in EFL Trophy
3. Appearances in EFL League 2 play-offs

References

1. "Retained List 2018–19" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
2. "Rio Adebisi - Defender - First Team - Peterborough United". www.theposh.co.uk. Peterborough United F.C. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
3. Morse, Peter (28 August 2019). "Interview: Rio Adebisi is a man in a hurry at Crewe Alex". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
4. "BAKER ADDS ADEBISI". Leek Town. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
5. "Crewe Alexandra 3-1 Scunthorpe United". BBC Sport. BBC. 29 December 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
6. Morse, Peter (10 June 2020). "Paul Green and Nicky Hunt released as Crewe Alex announce retained list". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
7. Powell, Dave (28 July 2020). "Long term future of Crewe Alex starlet Rio Adebisi is resolved". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
8. "Rio Adebisi Signs New Deal". CreweAlex.net. 25 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
9. "Adebisi Set For Operation". CreweAlex.net. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
10. "AFC Wimbledon 1-1 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
11. "Newport County 2-2 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
12. "Crewe Alexandra 2-2 Mansfield Town". BBC Sport. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
13. "Swindon Town 2-2 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
14. "Crewe release five players but offer five more new deals". BBC Sport. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
15. "Adebisi Puts Pen To Paper". www.theposh.com. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
16. "Stockport County Stockport County 2-1 Peterborough United". BBC Sport. 20 December 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
17. "Leek Town – Appearances – Rio Adebisi – 2018-2019". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
18. "Games played by Rio Adebisi in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
19. "Games played by Rio Adebisi in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
20. "Games played by Rio Adebisi in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
21. "Games played by Rio Adebisi in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
22. "Games played by Rio Adebisi in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
23. "Games played by Rio Adebisi in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2024.