James Debayo is a promising young defender currently rising through the ranks at Leeds United. A product of the club's esteemed academy, Debayo has earned a reputation for his strong physical presence and composure at the back. Comfortable playing as a center-back, he has featured prominently for Leeds' youth sides and has been tipped as one of the club's future stars.

	Spells
Signed From		Type	Joined	Left For		Left
	Glasgow Schools	Apprentice	Jun 1971		Nottingham Forest	Jun 1979
	Nottingham Forest	Permanent	Jul 1981		Sunderland	Jun 1985

	Other Clubs
Watford Hull City Swindon Town

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	Player Record	Apps	Start	(Sub)	Unused Sub	Goals
League		1	0	(1)	23	0
FA Cup		1	0	(1)	0	0
League Cup		0	0	(0)	1	0
TOTAL		2	0	(2)	24	0

	Season by Season	Apps	Start	(Sub)	Unused Sub	Goals
1971-1972		0	0	(0)	1	0
Europe 0 0 (0) 1 0
1972-1973		6	4	(2)	6	1
League 4 3 (1) 1 1 FA Cup 0 0 (0) 1 0 Europe 2 1 (1) 4 0
1973-1974		14	9	(5)	11	1
League 6 3 (3) 10 0 FA Cup 1 0 (1) 1 0 League Cup 1 1 (0) 0 0 Europe 6 5 (1) 0 1
1974-1975		33	32	(1)	3	2
League 18 18 (0) 0 2 FA Cup 8 8 (0) 0 0 League Cup 1 0 (1) 0 0 Europe 6 6 (0) 3 0
1975-1976		46	46	(0)	0	2
League 42 42 (0) 0 2 FA Cup 2 2 (0) 0 0 League Cup 2 2 (0) 0 0
1976-1977		47	47	(0)	0	3
League 41 41 (0) 0 3 FA Cup 5 5 (0) 0 0 League Cup 1 1 (0) 0 0
1977-1978		48	47	(1)	1	6
League 41 40 (1) 1 3 FA Cup 1 1 (0) 0 1 League Cup 6 6 (0) 0 2
1978-1979		51	51	(0)	0	10
League 40 40 (0) 0 6 FA Cup 3 3 (0) 0 2 League Cup 8 8 (0) 0 2
1979-1980		1	1	(0)	0	0
League 1 1 (0) 0 0
1981-1982		41	40	(1)	1	0
League 37 36 (1) 1 0 FA Cup 2 2 (0) 0 0 League Cup 2 2 (0) 0 0
1982-1983		48	48	(0)	0	5
League 42 42 (0) 0 5 FA Cup 3 3 (0) 0 0 League Cup 3 3 (0) 0 0
1983-1984		29	29	(0)	0	4
League 24 24 (0) 0 4 FA Cup 1 1 (0) 0 0 League Cup 4 4 (0) 0 0
1984-1985		43	43	(0)	0	1
League 39 39 (0) 0 1 FA Cup 1 1 (0) 0 0 League Cup 3 3 (0) 0 0

	Appearances		Date	Score		Match Events
	Swansea City Championship	A	24/11/2024	4 : 3	W
	Millwall FA Cup, 4th Round	H	08/02/2025	0 : 2	L

	Unused Sub		Date	Score		Match Events
	Wolverhampton Wanderers Carabao Cup, 3rd Round	A	09/11/2022	0 : 1	L	Unused Sub
	West Bromwich Albion Championship	A	17/08/2024	0 : 0	D	Unused Sub
	Sheffield Wednesday Championship	A	23/08/2024	2 : 0	W	Unused Sub
	Hull City Championship	H	31/08/2024	2 : 0	W	Unused Sub
	Burnley Championship	H	14/09/2024	0 : 1	L	Unused Sub
	Cardiff City Championship	A	21/09/2024	2 : 0	W	Unused Sub
	Coventry City Championship	H	28/09/2024	3 : 0	W	Unused Sub
	Norwich City Championship	A	01/10/2024	1 : 1	D	Unused Sub
	Sunderland Championship	A	04/10/2024	2 : 2	D	Unused Sub
	Sheffield United Championship	H	18/10/2024	2 : 0	W	Unused Sub
	Watford Championship	H	22/10/2024	2 : 1	W	Unused Sub
	Bristol City Championship	A	26/10/2024	0 : 0	D	Unused Sub
	Plymouth Argyle Championship	H	02/11/2024	3 : 0	W	Unused Sub
	Luton Town Championship	H	27/11/2024	3 : 0	W	Unused Sub
	Blackburn Rovers Championship	A	30/11/2024	0 : 1	L	Unused Sub
	Stoke City Championship	A	26/12/2024	2 : 0	W	Unused Sub
	Derby County Championship	A	29/12/2024	1 : 0	W	Unused Sub
	Hull City Championship	A	04/01/2025	3 : 3	D	Unused Sub
	Sheffield United Championship	A	24/02/2025	3 : 1	W	Unused Sub
	West Bromwich Albion Championship	H	01/03/2025	1 : 1	D	Unused Sub
	Portsmouth Championship	A	09/03/2025	0 : 1	L	Unused Sub
	Millwall Championship	H	12/03/2025	2 : 0	W	Unused Sub
	Queens Park Rangers Championship	A	15/03/2025	2 : 2	D	Unused Sub
	Preston North End Championship	H	12/04/2025	2 : 1	W	Unused Sub

	References
	Transfermarkt: Player Profile James Debayo
	Sheridan Dictates: Player Profile for James Debayo