David Adekola

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David Adekola
Personal information
Full name David Adeolu Adekola
Date of birth (1968-05-19) 19 May 1968 (age 55)
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1987–1990 Julius Berger
1993–1994 Bury 35 (12)
1994 → Exeter City (loan) 3 (1)
1994 AFC Bournemouth 1 (0)
1994–1995 Wigan Athletic 4 (0)
1995 Halifax Town 2 (0)
1995 Hereford United 0 (0)
1995 Bath City 7 (2)
1995 Cambridge United 5 (1)
1995 → Bishop's Stortford (loan)
1995–1996 BFC Preussen
1996 Viktoria Köln
1996 Brighton & Hove Albion 1 (0)
1998–1999 Billericay Town
1999–2000 Slough Town 24 (5)
2000 Walton & Hersham
2000–2001 Hendon [2] 30 (7)
International career
1987 Nigeria U20 3 (1)
1989–1991 Nigeria 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Adeolu Adekola (born 18 May 1968) [3] is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played for various English clubs in the 1990s and 2000s.

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Club career

Adekola was born in Lagos. He joined Bury in January 1993, amid claims that he had played top-flight football in France and Belgium, although it later transpired that his entire international background was untrue. [4] He joined Exeter City on loan in February 1994 and left Bury to join AFC Bournemouth on a free transfer in September 1994. A month later he joined Wigan Athletic, but played only four times before being released in February 1995. He joined Halifax Town, playing twice in the Conference. [5] He had a brief spell with Hereford United before joining Bath City in March 1995, [4] where he scored 3 goals from 9 games in all competitions. [6]

He joined Cambridge United in July 1995, but once more struggled to establish himself and was loaned to Bishop's Stortford. Released by Cambridge in December 1995, Adekola moved to Germany to play for BFC Preussen and Viktoria Köln.

He returned to English football in October 1996 when he signed for Brighton & Hove Albion. He played just once for Brighton, in a 2–1 defeat at home to Cambridge United on 12 October, before being released the following month.

In July 1998 he joined Billericay Town, moving to Slough Town in August 1999. [7] He joined Hendon during the 2000–01 season. [2]

In May 2005, Adekola finished runner-up (to Craig Madden) in a vote for Bury's Cult Hero organised by the BBC show Football Focus . [8]

International career

Adekola played for Nigeria's youth side at the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship in Chile. He also played for the senior Nigeria national football team, scoring on goal on his debut in a 1990 African Cup of Nations qualifier against Guinea in 1989. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (1997). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1997–98. London: Headline. p. 424. ISBN   978-0-7472-7738-5.
  2. 1 2 "Profile: David Adekola". Greensnet. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
  3. ↑ "David Adekola". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
  4. 1 2 "Past Players – A". I Love Bath City. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
  5. ↑ "David Adekola". Shaymen Online. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2009.
  6. ↑ "1995–96". I Love Bath City. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
  7. ↑ "Plan changes as Adekola leaves". The Echo. 25 August 1999. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
  8. ↑ "Bury's cult heroes". BBC Sport. 14 May 2005. Retrieved 4 February 2009.
  9. ↑ Solaja, Kunle (10 February 2011). "Ehiosun is 58th scoring debutant". Supersport.com.
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