Hakeeb Adelakun

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	Salford City
Number	31
Youth career
	Crystal Palace
	West Ham United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(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)
2024–	Salford City	3	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:20, 21 September 2024 (UTC)

Hakeeb Adeola Abiola Ayinde Adelakun (born 11 June 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays for EFL League Two club Salford City.

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]

Salford City

On 30 August 2024, Adelakun joined League Two club Salford City on a one-year deal. ^[24]

Personal life

Adelakun is of Nigerian descent. ^[25] His older brother Hakeem is a non-league player. ^[3]

Career statistics

As of 21 September 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Scunthorpe United	2012–13 [26]	League One	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2013–14 [27]	League Two	28	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	29	2
	2014–15 [28]	League One	32	6	5	0	1	0	2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	40	6
	2015–16 [29]	League One	21	2	3	1	1	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	26	3
	2016–17 [30]	League One	17	2	0	0	2	0	4 [lower-alpha 1]	2	23	4
	2017–18 [31]	League One	39	4	3	1	2	0	5 [lower-alpha 2]	0	49	5
	Total		139	15	12	2	6	0	12	2	169	19
Bristol City	2018–19 [32]	Championship	5	0	0	0	0	0	—		5	0
	2019–20 [33]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2020–21 [34]	Championship	2	0	2	0	0	0	—		4	0
	Total		7	0	2	0	0	0	—		8	0
Rotherham United (loan)	2019–20 [33]	League One	9	0	—		—		—		9	0
Hull City (loan)	2020–21 [34]	League One	14	3	0	0	0	0	3 [lower-alpha 1]	0	17	3
Lincoln City	2021–22 [35]	League One	23	2	1	0	1	0	3 [lower-alpha 1]	1	30	3
	2022–23 [36]	League One	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2023–24 [37]	League One	19	3	1	0	1	0	4 [lower-alpha 1]	1	25	4
	Total		44	5	2	0	2	0	7	2	57	7
Gillingham (loan)	2022–23 [36]	League Two	21	0	4	1	4	0	3 [lower-alpha 1]	0	32	1
Doncaster Rovers (loan)	2023–24 [37]	League Two	19	9	0	0	0	0	2 [lower-alpha 3]	0	21	9
Salford City	2024–25 [38]	League Two	3	2	0	0	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	4	2
Career total			256	35	21	3	12	0	28	4	317	42

1. 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

• EFL League Two Player of the Month: February 2024 ^[22]

References

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