Club Career

Adebayo-Smith attended the EastSoccerBase football organization in South East London and had trials with Cambridge United and Premier League team Watford, before joining Lincoln City on a two-year scholarship in August 2018 following a successful trial in which he scored against Derby County U23s in a pre-season friendly.

He was reportedly being monitored by Huddersfield Town and Wolverhampton Wanderers after scoring a hat-trick for Lincoln in an FA Youth Cup win over South Shields and scored again in a third-round defeat at West Bromwich Albion. He made his senior debut for the "Imps" in the EFL Trophy, playing the first 63 minutes of a 2–2 draw at Accrington Stanley on 4 December.

International Career

Having been born in California, Adebayo-Smith is eligible to represent the United States, Nigeria, and England.

He has so far not been called up by the United States.