Olubayo Adefemi (13 August 1985 – 18 April 2011) was a Nigerian professional footballer who last played for Skoda Xanthi.^[2]

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Olubayo Adefemi

Personal information
Full name	Olubayo Adefemi
Date of birth	(1985-08-13)13 August 1985
Place of birth	Lagos, Nigeria
Date of death	18 April 2011(2011-04-18) (aged 25)
Place of death	Kavala, Greece
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
0000–2000	Bendel Insurance
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2002	Bendel Insurance
2002–2004	Delta Force
2004–2005	Hapoel Jerusalem	23	(0)
2005–2006	Hapoel Tel Aviv	10	(0)
2006–2007	Hakoah Ramat Gan	0	(0)
2007–2008	Hapoel Bnei Lod	30	(2)
2008	Rapid București	9	(0)
2009	SC Rheindorf Altach	0	(0)
2009–2010	Boulogne	13	(1)
2010–2011	Skoda Xanthi	24	(2[1])
International career
2005	Nigeria U20	5	(1)
2008	Nigeria U23	5	(1)
2009–2011	Nigeria	5	(0)
Medal record Representing  Nigeria Men's football 2008 Beijing Team competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Adefemi represented his country at the 2008 Olympic Games, playing all the games and scoring a goal in a semifinal match against Belgium. He was a member of the Nigerian Under 20 Team that came second behind a Lionel Messi-led Argentina Team at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in the Netherlands. Adefemi played 5 out of the six matches Nigeria played, scoring 1 goal during play against Morocco in the semi-final.^[3]

Adefemi made his Senior National Team debut against Ireland on 29 May 2009. Adefemi played his second senior game against France in a game that Nigeria won.^[4]

On 18 April 2011 Olubayo died in a car crash while driving on Egnatia Odos, near the city of Kavala, Greece.^[5][6] He was on his way to Nigeria in order to finalise details of his wedding.^[7]

• Vice World Champion 2005 U-20
• Israeli F.A cup winner with Hapoel Tel Aviv 2006
• Silver Medal 2008 Olympics