Hakeeb Adelakun
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Hakeeb Adeola Abiola Ayinde O. O. J. Adelakun[1] | ||
Date of birth | 11 June 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Hackney, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Lincoln City | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
Crystal Palace | |||
West Ham United | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2018 | Scunthorpe United | 139 | (16) |
2018–2021 | Bristol City | 7 | (0) |
2020 | → Rotherham United (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → Hull City (loan) | 14 | (3) |
2021– | Lincoln City | 22 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:24, 15 January 2022 (UTC) |
Hakeeb Adeola Abiola Ayinde O. O. J. Adelakun (born 11 June 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays for League One side Lincoln City, as a winger.
Club career[]
Scunthorpe United[]
Adelakun played youth football with Crystal Palace and West Ham United,[3] before joining Scunthorpe United. He made his professional debut as a 72nd-minute substitute for Adda Djeziri on 29 December 2012 in a 1–0 defeat against Tranmere Rovers at Prenton Park.[4] He became the club's youngest player at the age of 16 years and 201 days.[5] Adelakun's only other appearance of the season was on 27 April 2013 in a 3–1 win over Swindon Town, coming on for Anthony Forde in the match which relegated Scunthorpe to League Two.[6]
He made 28 appearances and scored 2 goals in the 2013–14 season as Scunthorpe won promotion back to League One. On 30 November, he scored his first goal for Scunthorpe in a 3–1 home win over Torquay United, coming on for Reuben Noble-Lazarus in the 55th minute and scoring the last goal five minutes later.[7] He was named EFL League One Player of the Month in December 2017.[3]
Bristol City[]
In July 2018, following the expiration of his contract at Scunthorpe, Adelakun joined Championship club Bristol City, signing a three-year deal with the option of a further year.[8]
Adelakun signed for Rotherham United until the end of the 2019–20 season on 9 January 2020.[9]
On 24 September 2020, Adelakun signed for Hull City on a season-long loan deal.[10] He would make his debut for Hull City on 26 September 2020 away to Northampton Town in a League One game.[11] He would score his first goal for the club on 3 October 2020, in the 1–0 home win against Plymouth Argyle.[12] On 4 January 2021, Adelakun was recalled by Bristol City, ending his loan deal at Hull.[13]
On 14 May 2021, Adelakun was released from Bristol City following his contract expiring.[14]
Lincoln City[]
On 26 July 2021. he would join Lincoln City on a long-term contract.[15] He would make his Lincoln City debut on the opening day of the season, coming off the bench against Gillingham.[16] His first goal for the club would come against Bradford City in the EFL Trophy on 31 August 2021.[17]
Personal life[]
Adelakun is of Nigerian descent.[18] His older brother Hakeem is a non-league player.[3]
Career statistics[]
- As of 15 January 2022
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Scunthorpe United | 2012–13[19] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2013–14[20] | League Two | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | |
2014–15[21] | League One | 32 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 40 | 6 | |
2015–16[22] | League One | 21 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 26 | 3 | |
2016–17[23] | League One | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[a] | 2 | 23 | 4 | |
2017–18[24] | League One | 39 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | 49 | 5 | |
Total | 139 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 169 | 19 | ||
Bristol City | 2018–19[25] | Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
2019–20[26] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2020–21[27] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
Total | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
Rotherham United (loan) | 2019–20[26] | League One | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
Hull City (loan) | 2020–21[27] | League One | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 17 | 3 |
Lincoln City | 2021–22[28] | League One | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 1 | 29 | 2 |
Career total | 191 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 232 | 25 |
- ^ a b c d e Appearances in the Football League Trophy
- ^ Three appearances in the EFL Trophy, two in League One play-offs
References[]
- ^ "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ "Hakeeb Adelakun - Midfielder - First Team - Rotherham United". Rotherham United F.C. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Hakeeb Adelakun: Scunthorpe United winger wins EFL Young Player of the Month award". BBC Sport. 20 December 2017.
- ^ "Tranmere 1–0 Scunthorpe". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
- ^ "Scunthorpe United newcomer Hakeeb Adelakun already a record breaker". This is Scunthorpe. Archived from the original on 11 February 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
- ^ "Scunthorpe 3–1 Swindon". BBC Sport. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ "Scunthorpe 3–1 Torquay". BBC Sport. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ "Hakeeb Adelakun: Bristol City sign former Scunthorpe United midfielder". BBC Sport. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ "Hakeeb Adelakun: Rotherham United sign winger on loan from Bristol City". BBC Sport. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Hakeeb Adelakun joins Hull City on season-long loan". Hull City A.F.C. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ "Northampton Town v Hull City". BBC. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Hull City v Plymouth Argyle". BBC. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Adelakun Recalled By Bristol City". Hull City A.F.C. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ "Bristol City Announce Retained List". Bristol City F.C. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "Creative winger Adelakun signs for Imps". Lincoln City F.C. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Match report: Gillingham 1 Imps 1". Lincoln City F.C. 7 August 2021.
- ^ "Bradford City 0 Imps 3". Lincoln City F.C. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Scunthorpe Boss Reacts To Hull, Crystal Palace, Barnsley Interest In Nigerian Winger". All Nigeria Soccer.
- ^ "Games played by Hakeeb Adelakun in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Hakeeb Adelakun in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Hakeeb Adelakun in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Hakeeb Adelakun in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Hakeeb Adelakun in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Hakeeb Adelakun in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Hakeeb Adelakun in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Games played by Hakeeb Adelakun in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Games played by Hakeeb Adelakun in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Hakeeb Adelakun in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- Living people
- 1996 births
- Footballers from Hackney Central
- English footballers
- English people of Nigerian descent
- Association football wingers
- Crystal Palace F.C. players
- West Ham United F.C. players
- Scunthorpe United F.C. players
- Bristol City F.C. players
- Rotherham United F.C. players
- Hull City A.F.C. players
- Lincoln City F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Black British sportspeople