Adebayo Adigun

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Adebayo Adigun junior
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-11-15) 15 November 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Ibadan, Nigeria
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Shooting Stars
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2008 Shooting Stars FC 18 (4)
2009 Kashiwa Reysol 0 (0)
2010 Tokyo Verdy 15 (0)
2012–2014 Bylis Ballsh 26 (3)
2014 Al Tahaddy 25 (3)
2015 Sunshine Stars FC 23 (5)
2016–17 FK Ventspils 20 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 March 2016

Adebayo Adigun (born 15 November 1990) is a Nigerian former football player.

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Adigun began his career with Shooting Stars F.C. [2] and signed on 6 December 2009 a three years contract with the J1 League club Kashiwa Reysol. [3] Adebayo Adigun retired from football in 2017.

Personal life

He is the son of the former international Bunmi Adigun. [4]

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