Fuad Sule

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Fuad Sule
Personal information
Full name Fuad Dapo Sule [1]
Date of birth (1997-01-20) 20 January 1997 (age 27) [2]
Place of birth Ibadan, Nigeria
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) [3]
Position(s) Holding midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Glentoran
Number 15
Youth career
2002–2013 Crumlin United
2013–2014 Shamrock Rovers
2014–2016 St Patrick's Athletic
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016 St Patrick's Athletic 1 (0)
2017 Bohemians 24 (0)
2018–2019 Barnet 1 (0)
2018–2019 → Larne (loan) 19 (0)
2019–2023 Larne 130 (3)
2023- Glentoran 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 October 2023

Fuad Dapo Sule (born 20 January 1997) is an Irish-Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a holding midfielder for Glentoran.

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Early life

Born in Ibadan, Nigeria, Sule moved to the Citywest area of Dublin aged three. He was in the academy at Crumlin United before joining Shamrock Rovers aged 16. [4]

Career

Sule joined St Patrick's Athletic in July 2014. He made his debut for the first team on the final day of the 2016 season against Derry City. This was his only appearance for the Saints before joining Bohemians in December 2016. [2] Sule won the League of Ireland Premier Division player of the month for July 2017. Sule won the Player of the Year award for Bohemians [5] and the League of Ireland Young Player of the Year award for 2017. [6] His transfer to Barnet went through on 1 January 2018 for an undisclosed fee. [7] [8] Sule made his debut as a substitute against Crawley Town on 13 January 2018, [9] but made no further appearances for the Bees for the rest of the season and joined NIFL Championship side Larne on loan on 3 September 2018. [10] Sule joined Larne permanently on a two-and-a-half year deal on 31 January 2019. He received the club's most man of the match awards in the 2018–19 season and established himself as a firm fans favourite with his all action style. [11] Sule left Larne at the end of the 2022–23 season after turning down a new contract. He made 185 appearances in all competitions before departing. [12]

On 8 July 2023, it was announced that Sule had signed for Larne’s Irish League rival, Glentoran.

Style of play

Sule played as a striker and attacking midfielder as a schoolboy, before switching to a defensive midfield role at St Patrick's Athletic. His style of play been compared to N'Golo Kanté. [4]

Personal life

Sule's brother Ajibola (born 1992) is also a footballer, having played for Shelbourne and Cabinteely, as well as his cousin Ismahil Akinade who has played in the League of Ireland, as well as Vietnam, Egypt, Bangladesh and Malaysia. [4]

Career statistics

As of 21 April 2023 [13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup League cup Europe OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
St Patrick's Athletic 2016 League of Ireland Premier Division 100000000010
Bohemians 2017 League of Ireland Premier Division2401020–00270
Barnet 2017–18 EFL League Two 100000–0010
2018–19 National League 000000–0000
Total100000–0010
Larne (loan) 2018–19 [14] NIFL Championship 1900000–30220
Larne 2018–19 [14] NIFL Championship712000–0091
2019–20 [14] NIFL Premiership 2912010–00321
2020–21 [14] NIFL Premiership3002000–00320
2021–22 [14] NIFL Premiership29030005000370
2022–23 [14] NIFL Premiership35140101000411
Total13031302060001512
Glentoran 2023–24 NIFL Premiership000000000000
Career total17531404060302023

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