Dele Adeleye

Dele Adeleye
Personal information
Full name Ayodele Adeleye
Date of birth (1988-12-25) 25 December 1988
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Shooting Stars
2007–2010 Sparta Rotterdam 72 (3)
2010–2011 Metalurh Donetsk 26 (3)
2011–2013 Tavriya Simferopol 20 (1)
2013 Kuban Krasnodar 0 (0)
2013–2014 Anzhi Makhachkala 9 (0)
2014 Ergotelis 8 (0)
2014–2015 OFI Crete 14 (0)
2015 Aktobe 29 (1)
National team
2005 Nigeria U-20 3 (0)
2007–2008 Nigeria U-23 6 (0)
2009– Nigeria 10 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:40, 9 November 2015 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:42, 5 January 2015 (UTC)

Ayodele "Dele" Adeleye (born 25 December 1988) is a Nigerian football defender who last played for FC Aktobe in the Kazakhstan Premier League.

Club career

Adeleye is a defender who was born in Lagos and made his debut in professional football as part of the Shooting Stars FC squad before joining Sparta Rotterdam. Reports had linked him to English Premier League clubs Everton, West Ham United and Blackburn Rovers.[1] After Sparta's relegation Adeleye went to FC Metalurh Donetsk on a free transfer in June 2010. On 2 September 2011: Tavria have officially announced the signing of two Nigerian international players – Dele Adeleye and Sani Kaita- through a statement on their official website, FC Tavria, Dele Adeleye, in the Nigeria squad for two live-wire games against Madagascar on Sunday, comes from Donetsk Metallurg, where he scored three goals in 26 appearances from central defense.[2] In August 2013, Adeleye signed for Anzhi Makhachkala.[3] In January 2014 Adeleye moved to Greek side Ergotelis on a Five-month contract, with the option of another year.[4]

In February 2015, Adeleye signed a two-year-contract with Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Aktobe.[5] Following the conclusion of the 2015 season, Adeleye was transfer listed by Aktobe.[6]

International career

A tall central defender, Adeleye caught the eye of Sparta when playing 3 matches for the Nigeria U-20 at the 2005 FIFA Youth World Cup in the Netherlands.[7] He made his first senior cap in a friendly against Ireland on 29 May 2009.

Career statistics

As of Match played 8 November 2015[8]
Club performance League Cup Other[9] Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2006-07Sparta RotterdamEredivisie51 --51
2007-08220 --220
2008-09172 --172
2009-102812030-331
2010-11Metalurh DonetskUkrainian Premier League26310--273
2011-120000--00
Tavriya Simferopol18110--191
2012-132000--20
2012-13Kuban KrasnodarRussian Premier League0000--00
2012-13Anzhi Makhachkala9000-40130
2014–15ErgotelisSuperleague8000--80
2014–15OFI Crete14020--160
2015AktobeKazakhstan Premier League29130-20341
Total Netherlands 7242030-744
Ukraine 46420--484
Russia 9000-40130
Greece 22020--240
Kazakhstan 29130-20341
Career total 17899030601969

References

  1. Everton, Blackburn want Dele Adeleye – Nigerian Tribune
  2. "Nigeria: Kaita, Adeleye Join Tavria". AllAfrica. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  3. "Information Statement". fc-anji.ru/news/en/. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  4. "Greek club Ergotelis signs Dele Adeleye". Goal.com. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  5. Мусонды и Байрыева в Актобе не будет. http://fc-aktobe.kz/ (in Russian). FC Aktobe. 24 February 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  6. "Актобе выставляет игроков на трансфер". fc-aktobe.kz/ (in Russian). FC Aktobe. 18 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  7. Record at FIFA Tournaments -FIFA
  8. "A. Adeleye". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  9. Includes Eredivisie Play-offs
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