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 26)
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 (0)
2019–2020 Pinzgau Saalfelden 0 (0)
2019–2020 Pinzgau 1B 7 (8)
2020–2021 Austin Bold 16 (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 retired professional footballer. Born in the United States, he has represented Jamaica at youth level.

Contents

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] He would later return to the University, graduating in 2024. [4]

CD Feirense

In 2017, Adamolekun joined Portuguese side Feirense. He spent time with the under-23 side [5] 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. [6] [7] [1]

Austin Bold

On 31 July 2020, Adamolekun returned to his hometown in the United States, joining USL Championship side Austin Bold. [8] He made his debut on 19 August 2020, appearing as an 86th-minute substitute during a 2–2 draw with FC Tulsa, and made two more appearances that season. [9] [10] He scored one goal in 2 starts and 13 appearances during the 2021 season, after which he left the team and did not sign with another club. [11]

International career

Adamolekun has been capped at the U17 [12] [13] and u20 for Jamaica internationally. [14] His sister Olufolasade Adamolekun played in the 2019 Women's World Cup for Jamaica. [15]

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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. ↑ "Spring 2024 Degree Recipient List". Office of the University Registrar. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  5. ↑ "Clube Desportivo Feirense » SUB-23 ARRANCA A TEMPORADA COM RIO AVE FC".
  6. ↑ Nachrichten, Salzburger (8 July 2019). "FC Pinzgau plant mit Profi-Betrieb". www.sn.at.
  7. ↑ "Fußball im Pinzgau: FC Pinzgau Saalfelden: Der Kader und die Ziele". meinbezirk.at.
  8. ↑ Communications, Austin Bold FC (31 July 2020). "AUSTIN NATIVE NATHANIEL ADAMOLEKUN JOINS AUSTIN BOLD FC FOR 2020 SEASON". Austin Bold FC.
  9. ↑ "FC Tulsa vs. Austin Bold FC - August 19, 2020 | USLChampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com.
  10. ↑ "2020 Player Stats". uslchampionship.com. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  11. ↑ "Player Stats". uslchampionship.com. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  12. ↑ "Nathaniel Adamolekun Called up to U-17 Jamaica National Team for CONCACAF Championships | Orlando City".
  13. ↑ https://www.concacaf.com/en/under-17s-men/article/jamaica-edges-guatemala-on-late-cu-17-goal [ dead link ]
  14. ↑ "Jamaica Observer Limited".
  15. ↑ "Austin's Adamolekun to play for Jamaica at Women's World Cup".


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