Jili Buyabu

Jili Buyabu
Personal information
Full name Jili Buyabu[1]
Date of birth (2003-08-09) 9 August 2003
Place of birth Enfield, England
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Rotherham United
(on loan from Sheffield United)
Number 24
Youth career
Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 Hornchurch 13 (2)
2021– Sheffield United 1 (0)
2024 → Motherwell (loan) 0 (0)
2024–2025 → Rochdale (loan) 22 (0)
2025–2026 → Forest Green Rovers (loan) 35 (7)
2026– → Rotherham United (loan) 2 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:42, 23 August 2026 (UTC)

Jili Buyabu (born 9 August 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left wing-back for EFL League Two club Rotherham United, on loan from EFL Championship club Sheffield United.

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]

On 12 October 2024, Buyabu joined National League side Rochdale on an initial one-month loan deal.[9] On 7 November 2024, this was extended until the end of January 2025[10] and on 1 February, extended until the end of the season.[11]

On 14 August 2025, Buyabu returned on loan to the National League, this time joining Forest Green Rovers on a season-long loan deal.[12]

On 28 July 2026, Buyabu joined League Two club Rotherham United on a season-long loan for the 2026–27 season.[13]

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[a]0173
Sheffield United 2022–23[14] Championship 100000—10
2023–24[14] 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. 1 2 "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. ↑ "Dale Complete Loan Signing Of Jili Buyabu". rochdaleafc.co.uk. 12 October 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  10. ↑ "Jili Buyabu Extends Loan Stay". Rochdale AFC. 7 November 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  11. ↑ "Jili Buyabu Extends Loan From Sheffield United". Rochdale AFC. 1 February 2025. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  12. ↑ "Forest Green sign Sheffield United's Buyabu on loan". BBC. 14 August 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  13. ↑ "Rotherham sign Sheff Utd full-back Buyabu on loan". BBC. 28 July 2026. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
  14. 1 2 Jili Buyabu at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
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