Hakeeb Adelakun

Hakeeb Adeola Abiola Ayinde O. O. J. Adelakun (born 11 June 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays for League One club Rotherham United on loan from Bristol City, as a winger.

Hakeeb Adelakun
Personal information
Full name Hakeeb Adeola Abiola Ayinde O. O. J. Adelakun[1]
Date of birth (1996-06-11) 11 June 1996
Place of birth Hackney, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m)[2]
Playing position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Rotherham United
(On loan from Bristol City)
Number 14
Youth career
Crystal Palace
West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2018 Scunthorpe United 139 (16)
2018– Bristol City 5 (0)
2020– → Rotherham United (loan) 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:40, 26 February 2020 (UTC)

Club career

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]

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]

Personal life

Adelakun is of Nigerian descent.[10] His older brother Hakeem is a non-league player.[3]

Career statistics
As of match played 25 February 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Scunthorpe United 2012–13[11] League One 2000000020
2013–14[12] League Two 282100000292
2014–15[13] League One 32650102[lower-alpha 1]0406
2015–16[14] League One 21231101[lower-alpha 1]0263
2016–17[15] League One 17200204[lower-alpha 2]2234
2017–18[16] League One 39431205[lower-alpha 3]0495
Total 139151226012216919
Bristol City 2018–19[17] Championship 500000—50
2019–20[18] Championship 000000—00
Total 500000—50
Rotherham United (loan) 2019–20[18] League One 90———90
Career total 153151226012218419
  1. Appearances in the Football League Trophy
  2. Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  3. Three appearances in the EFL Trophy, two in League One play-offs

References
  1. "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  2. "Hakeeb Adelakun - Midfielder - First Team - Rotherham United". Rotherham United F.C. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  3. "Hakeeb Adelakun: Scunthorpe United winger wins EFL Young Player of the Month award". BBC Sport. 20 December 2017.
  4. "Tranmere 1–0 Scunthorpe". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  5. "Scunthorpe United newcomer Hakeeb Adelakun already a record breaker". This is Scunthorpe. Archived from the original on 11 February 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  6. "Scunthorpe 3–1 Swindon". BBC Sport. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  7. "Scunthorpe 3–1 Torquay". BBC Sport. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  8. "Hakeeb Adelakun: Bristol City sign former Scunthorpe United midfielder". BBC Sport. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  9. "Hakeeb Adelakun: Rotherham United sign winger on loan from Bristol City". BBC Sport. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  10. "Scunthorpe Boss Reacts To Hull, Crystal Palace, Barnsley Interest In Nigerian Winger". All Nigeria Soccer.
  11. "Games played by Hakeeb Adelakun in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  12. "Games played by Hakeeb Adelakun in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  13. "Games played by Hakeeb Adelakun in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  14. "Games played by Hakeeb Adelakun in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  15. "Games played by Hakeeb Adelakun in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  16. "Games played by Hakeeb Adelakun in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  17. "Games played by Hakeeb Adelakun in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  18. "Games played by Hakeeb Adelakun in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
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