| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Promise Oluwatobi Emmanuel David Akinpelu [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 July 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Brampton, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Union SG | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2016 | Toronto FC | ||
| 2016–2019 | Vaughan Azzurri | ||
| 2019–2021 | Trnje | ||
| 2021–2022 | FC Tulsa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | Valletta | 9 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Sirens | 7 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Nõmme Kalju | 39 | (21) |
| 2024– | Union SG | 20 | (8) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Nigeria U23 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of February 16, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 04:32, 30 July 2024 (UTC) | |||
Promise Oluwatobi Emmanuel David Akinpelu (born 3 July 2001), known as Promise David, is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Belgian Pro League club Union SG. Born in Canada, he was a youth international for Nigeria before committing to play for Canada on February 21, 2025. [2]
David began playing football with the youth academy of Toronto FC Academy, before moving to his local club Vaughan Azzurri in 2016. [3] In 2019, he was scouted by the Croatian club Trnje and joined their youth academy. On 18 September 2021, he signed an academy contract with the American club Tulsa. [4]
In January 2022, David joined the Maltese club Valletta on a short-term contract. [5] He scored the goal that got Valletta to the 2021–22 Maltese FA Trophy final, where they finished runners-up. [1] On 20 June 2022, he transferred to Sirens, also in Malta. [6] On 13 February 2023, he moved to Estonia with Nõmme Kalju. [7] In his last season in the Meistriliiga with Kalju he scored 14 goals and provided 3 assists in 16 matches. [8]
In July 2024, David signed with Union SG of the Belgian First Division A, on a three-year contract with an option of a further year. [9] He debuted with them as a substitute during the 2024 Belgian Super Cup on 20 July, where the club would be eventual 2–1 victors over Club Brugge. [10] David scored his first goal for his new club on 10 August against Westerlo. [11]
David was born in Canada to Nigerian parents. [12] In October 2022, he was called up to the Nigeria U23s for a set of 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against the Tanzania U23s. [13] He debuted with the Nigeria U23s, a 1–1 tie in the first leg with Tanzania U23 on October 22, 2022. [14] In January 2025 after inquiries from the Nigerian Football Federation, David stated that he was focused on playing for his country of birth, Canada. [15]
On February 21, 2025, David became cap-tied to Canada through a change of association approved by FIFA. [16]
| Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Valletta | 2021–22 | Maltese Premier League | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 14 | 4 | ||
| Sirens | 2022–23 | Maltese Premier League | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Nõmme Kalju | 2023 | Meistriliiga | 23 | 7 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 26 | 13 | ||
| 2024 | Meistriliiga | 16 | 14 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 18 | 17 | |||
| Total | 39 | 21 | 5 | 9 | — | — | 44 | 30 | ||||
| Nõmme Kalju II | 2023 | Esiliiga B | 19 | 22 | — | — | — | 19 | 22 | |||
| Union SG | 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 20 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 [b] | 1 | 1 [c] | 0 | 27 | 13 |
| Career total | 94 | 53 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 111 | 69 | ||