Hakeeb Adelakun

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Hakeeb Adelakun
Personal information
Full name Hakeeb Adeola Abiola Ayinde Adelakun [1]
Date of birth (1996-06-11) 11 June 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Hackney, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m) [2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Lincoln City
Number 21
Youth career
Crystal Palace
West Ham United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2018 Scunthorpe United 139 (16)
2018–2021 Bristol City 7 (0)
2020 → Rotherham United (loan) 9 (0)
2020–2021 → Hull City (loan) 14 (3)
2021–2024 Lincoln City 44 (5)
2022–2023 → Gillingham (loan) 21 (0)
2024 → Doncaster Rovers (loan) 19 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:52, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

Hakeeb Adeola Abiola Ayinde Adelakun (born 11 June 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays for Lincoln City. He will be a free agent on 30 June 2024 following the expiration of his contract.

Contents

Club career

Scunthorpe United

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]

Bristol City

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]

On 24 September 2020, Adelakun signed for Hull City on a season-long loan deal. [10] He would make his debut for Hull City on 26 September 2020 away to Northampton Town in a League One game. [11] He would score his first goal for the club on 3 October 2020, in the 1–0 home win against Plymouth Argyle. [12] On 4 January 2021, Adelakun was recalled by Bristol City, ending his loan deal at Hull. [13]

On 14 May 2021, Adelakun was released from Bristol City following his contract expiring. [14]

Lincoln City

On 26 July 2021. he would join Lincoln City on a long-term contract. [15] He would make his Lincoln City debut on the opening day of the season, coming off the bench against Gillingham. [16] His first goal for the club would come against Bradford City in the EFL Trophy on 31 August 2021. [17] The club announced he would be released following the end of the 2023–24 season. [18]

Gillingham (loan)

On 15 August 2022, he joined Gillingham on loan for the season. [19] He made his debut the following day, in a 2–0 defeat to Harrogate Town. [20]

Doncaster Rovers (loan)

On 22 January 2024, he joined Doncaster Rovers on loan for the season. [21] His arrival coincided with an upturn in form for the club and having registered three goals and four assists across February, he was named the EFL League Two Player of the Month. [22] He would miss the decisive penalty in the League Two play-offs semi final against Crewe Alexandra. [23]

Personal life

Adelakun is of Nigerian descent. [24] His older brother Hakeem is a non-league player. [3]

Career statistics

As of 10 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Scunthorpe United 2012–13 [25] League One 2000000020
2013–14 [26] League Two 282100000292
2014–15 [27] League One32650102 [lower-alpha 1] 0406
2015–16 [28] League One21231101 [lower-alpha 1] 0263
2016–17 [29] League One17200204 [lower-alpha 1] 2234
2017–18 [30] League One39431205 [lower-alpha 2] 0495
Total139151226012216919
Bristol City 2018–19 [31] Championship 500000—50
2019–20 [32] Championship000000—00
2020–21 [33] Championship202000—40
Total702000—80
Rotherham United (loan) 2019–20 [32] League One90———90
Hull City (loan) 2020–21 [33] League One14300003 [lower-alpha 1] 0173
Lincoln City 2021–22 [34] League One23210103 [lower-alpha 1] 1303
2022–23 [35] League One2000000020
2023–24 [36] League One19310104 [lower-alpha 1] 1254
Total445202072577
Gillingham (loan) 2022–23 [35] League Two21041403 [lower-alpha 1] 0321
Doncaster Rovers (loan) 2023–24 [36] League Two19900002 [lower-alpha 3] 0219
Career total2533321312027431340
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Appearances in the Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ Three appearances in the EFL Trophy, two in League One play-offs
  3. ↑ Two appearances in League Two play-offs

Honours

Individual

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References

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  31. ↑ "Games played by Hakeeb Adelakun in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
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  33. 1 2 "Games played by Hakeeb Adelakun in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
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