Personal information | |||
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Full name | Olakunle Olumide Dada-Luke | ||
Date of birth | January 12, 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Position(s) | Full-back,Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Pacific FC | ||
Number | 13 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2013 | West Toronto SC | ||
2013–2018 | Toronto FC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2018 | Toronto FC III | 25 | (6) |
2018 | Toronto FC II | 5 | (0) |
2019 | Helsingør | 0 | (0) |
2020 | Atlético Ottawa | 0 | (0) |
2021– | Pacific FC | 69 | (1) |
International career | |||
2017 | Canada U17 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 7, 2023 |
Olakunle Olumide Dada-Luke (born January 12, 2000) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a full-back for Pacific FC in the Canadian Premier League.
Dada-Luke began playing youth soccer with West Toronto SC at age of three. [1] [2] After ten years with West Toronto, he joined the Toronto FC Academy in 2013. [3] [4] On March 15, 2017, he scored in a 1-1 draw at the Viareggio Cup against the Juventus academy team. [5]
From 2016 to 2018, he played with Toronto FC III in League1 Ontario. In 2018, he was named co-Young Player of the Year and was named to the league 2nd all-star team. [6]
In 2018, he began playing for Toronto FC II in the USL, making five total appearances. [7]
In July 2019, Dada-Luke joined Danish club FC Helsingør on a three-year contract after a successful trial. [8] While at Helsingør, he converted from playing winger to becoming a defender at right-back. [9] On January 14, 2020, they announced he had left the club, after not making any appearances. [10] [11]
In March 2020, he joined Atlético Ottawa in the Canadian Premier League . [12] [13] However, he was unable to travel to Prince Edward Island for the shortened 2020 season due to an ankle injury, and never appeared for the club as a result. [14] [15]
In March 2021, Dada-Luke signed with Pacific FC. [16] He recorded two assists in his debut season and also caused the winning goal in the semi-final against Cavalry FC (which was ultimately ruled an own goal), en route to winning the CPL title that season. [17] On September 3, 2022, he scored his first professional goal against York United FC, which helped him earn CPL Team of the Week honours for the second time that season. [18] In January 2023, he re-signed with the club for another season, with an option for 2024. [19] [20] In January 2024, the club picked up his option for the 2024 season. [21] [22]
Dada-Luke was born in Canada and is of Nigerian descent. [23] In October 2014, he made his debut in the Canadian youth program at an identification camp for the Canada U15 team. [1] He was named to the roster for the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, where he made two appearances. [24]
Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Toronto FC III | 2016 [26] | League1 Ontario | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2017 [27] | 11 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |||||
2018 [28] | 13 | 6 | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | 17 | 9 | |||||
Total | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 9 | ||
Toronto FC II | 2018 | USL | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
FC Helsingør | 2019–20 | Danish 2nd Division | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Atlético Ottawa | 2020 | Canadian Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
Pacific FC | 2021 | Canadian Premier League | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||
2022 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |||
2023 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | ||||
Total | 69 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 85 | 1 | ||
Career total | 99 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 120 | 10 |
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