Hakeeb Adelakun

Hakeeb Adelakun
Personal information
Full name Hakeeb Adeola Abiola Adelakun[1]
Date of birth (1996-06-11) 11 June 1996
Place of birth Hackney, England
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Bristol City
Number 16
Youth career
Crystal Palace
West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2018 Scunthorpe United 139 (16)
2018– Bristol City 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:38, 5 May 2018 (UTC)

Hakeeb Adeola Abiola Ayinde Adelakun (born 11 June 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays for Bristol City, as a winger.

Club career

Adelakun played youth football with Crystal Palace and West Ham United,[2] before joining Scunthorpe United, where 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.[3] He became the club's youngest player at the age of 16 years and 201 days.[4] 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.[5]

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.[6] He was named EFL League One Player of the Month in December 2017.[2]

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.[7]

Personal life

Adelakun is of Nigerian descent.[8] His older brother Hakeem is a non-league player.[2]

Career statistics

As of match played 17 March 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Scunthorpe United 2012–13[9] League One 2000000020
2013–14[10] League Two 282100000292
2014–15[11] League One 32650102[lower-alpha 1]0406
2015–16[12] 21231101[lower-alpha 1]0263
2016–17[13] 17200204[lower-alpha 2]2234
2017–18[14] 32331203[lower-alpha 2]0404
Career total 132151226010216019
  1. 1 2 Appearances in the Football League Trophy
  2. 1 2 Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "Hakeeb Adelakun: Scunthorpe United winger wins EFL Young Player of the Month award". BBC Sport. 20 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Tranmere 1–0 Scunthorpe". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  4. ↑ "Scunthorpe United newcomer Hakeeb Adelakun already a record breaker". This is Scunthorpe. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  5. ↑ "Scunthorpe 3–1 Swindon". BBC Sport. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  6. ↑ "Scunthorpe 3–1 Torquay". BBC Sport. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  7. ↑ "Hakeeb Adelakun: Bristol City sign former Scunthorpe United midfielder". BBC Sport. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "Scunthorpe Boss Reacts To Hull, Crystal Palace, Barnsley Interest In Nigerian Winger". All Nigeria Soccer.
  9. ↑ "Games played by Hakeeb Adelakun in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Hakeeb Adelakun in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Hakeeb Adelakun in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Hakeeb Adelakun in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Hakeeb Adelakun in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Hakeeb Adelakun in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
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