Nathaniel Adamolekun

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Nathaniel Adamolekun
Personal information
Full name Nathaniel Ayodele Oluwademilade Adamolekun
Date of birth (1998-08-28) 28 August 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Austin, Texas, United States
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Forward, defender
Youth career
0000–2013 Lonestar SC
2013–2016 Orlando City
2017 Feirense
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016 North Carolina Tar Heels 5 (0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2019 Feirense 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Pedras Rubras (loan) 6 (6)
2019–2020 Pinzgau Saalfelden 0 (0)
2019–2020 Pinzgau 1B 7 (8)
2020–2021 Austin Bold 13 (1)
International career‡
Jamaica U17
Jamaica U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 November 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 October 2017

Nathaniel Ayodele Oluwademilade Adamolekun (born 28 August 1998) is a professional footballer. Born in the United States, he has represented Jamaica at youth level.

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Club career

Youth

Adamolekun started out with his local team Lonestar SC, before moving to play with the Orlando City academy in 2013. [1] [2]

College

In 2016, Adamolekun began playing college soccer at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, before opting to leave to pursue a professional career. [3]

CD Feirense

In 2017, Adamolekun joined Portuguese side Feirense. He spent time with the under-23 side [4] before spending the 2018-19 season on loan with Pedras Rubras. [1]

FC Pinzgau Saalfelden

Adamolekun moved to Austrian Regionalliga West side Pinzgau Saalfelden in July 2019, where he scored 8 goals in 7 appearances for the club's reserve team. [5] [6] [1]

Austin Bold

On 31 July 2019, Adamolekun returned to his hometown in the United States, joining USL Championship side Austin Bold. [7] He made his debut on 19 August 2020, appearing as an 86th-minute substitute during a 2–2 draw with FC Tulsa. [8]

International career

Adamolekun has been capped at the U17 [9] [10] and u20 for Jamaica internationally. [11] His sister Olufolasade Adamolekun played in the 2019 Women's World Cup for Jamaica. [12]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Nathaniel Adamolekun". www.austinboldfc.com.
  2. ↑ "Orlando City SC". ocsc.ussoccerda.com.
  3. ↑ "Nathaniel Adamolekun - Men's Soccer". University of North Carolina Athletics.
  4. ↑ "Clube Desportivo Feirense » SUB-23 ARRANCA A TEMPORADA COM RIO AVE FC".
  5. ↑ Nachrichten, Salzburger (8 July 2019). "FC Pinzgau plant mit Profi-Betrieb". www.sn.at.
  6. ↑ "Fußball im Pinzgau: FC Pinzgau Saalfelden: Der Kader und die Ziele". meinbezirk.at.
  7. ↑ Communications, Austin Bold FC (31 July 2020). "AUSTIN NATIVE NATHANIEL ADAMOLEKUN JOINS AUSTIN BOLD FC FOR 2020 SEASON". Austin Bold FC.
  8. ↑ "FC Tulsa vs. Austin Bold FC - August 19, 2020 | USLChampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com.
  9. ↑ "Nathaniel Adamolekun Called up to U-17 Jamaica National Team for CONCACAF Championships | Orlando City".
  10. ↑ https://www.concacaf.com/en/under-17s-men/article/jamaica-edges-guatemala-on-late-cu-17-goal [ dead link ]
  11. ↑ "Jamaica Observer Limited".
  12. ↑ "Austin's Adamolekun to play for Jamaica at Women's World Cup".
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