Snapped up from MK Dons in February, 2015, Dele remained at MK for the remainder of that 2014/15 season, spearheading them to promotion from League One – he was voted the Football League’s Young Player of the Season.
Dele was phenomenal as soon as he pulled on the Lilywhite shirt. He was voted PFA Young Player of the Year and named in the PFA’s Team of the Year in 2015/16 and 2016/17. His beautiful flip and volley at Palace received Match of the Day’s 2015/16 Goal of the Season. He scored twice in big wins towards Real Madrid in the UCL and Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in 2017/18. He scored once more in a 3-1 win towards the Blues in 2018/19, then added a scrumptious chip in the Carabao Cup win at Arsenal to his highlights reel. He arrange Lucas Moura’s well-known UCL semi-final winner at Ajax, and began eight video games on the highway to Madrid, together with the remaining.
Internationally, Dele was a part of England’s Euro 2016 and 2018 FIFA World Cup squads, memorably scoring in the quarter-final win towards Sweden as the Three Lions reached the semi-finals in Russia. He went on to earn 37 caps.
Dele ultimately moved to Everton in February, 2022 and has since had spells at Everton, Besiktas and Como.
