Tomi Adeloye

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Tomi Adeloye
Personal information
Full name Oluwatomisin Akintunde Adeloye
Date of birth (1996-02-17) 17 February 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Sidcup, London, England
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
2008–2013 Charlton Athletic
2013–2014 Millwall
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2015 Stoke City 0 (0)
2015 → Macclesfield Town (loan) 0 (0)
2015 Chelmsford City 5 (2)
2015 Dover Athletic 0 (0)
2015 → Leatherhead (loan) 9 (4)
2015 Welling United 6 (0)
2016 Leatherhead 13 (3)
2016 FC United of Manchester 8 (1)
2017 Altrincham [1] 4 (0)
2017 Hartlepool United 9 (0)
2018–2019 Dagenham & Redbridge 27 (3)
2019–2020 Ebbsfleet United 22 (3)
2020 East Kilbride 2 (2)
2021 Barnet 17 (3)
2021–2022 Ayr United 32 (11)
2022–2024 Swindon Town 13 (1)
2023–2024 → Partick Thistle (loan) 21 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:32, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

Oluwatomisin Akintunde Adeloye (born 17 February 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward.

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Career

Early career

Adeloye began his career at Charlton Athletic where he enjoyed great success through the youth ranks, he went on to attract interest from Nigeria at youth level. He was then invited to train with Nigeria at U16 level. After departing Charlton Athletic, he moved to the youth team of both Millwall whilst he completed his scholarship. Soon after, he signed his first professional contract with Premier League outfit Stoke City scoring five goals for the U18s side before the close of the 2013–14 campaign. The majority of his moves since were all in the English Fifth tier where he got first-team experience with over 80 appearances to his name in the National League for Dagenham & Redbridge, Ebbsfleet United and Barnet.

Adeloye had a brief spell with East Kilbride in December 2020, scoring a brace as a second-half substitute on his debut in a 9–0 win over Edinburgh University, but made just one further appearance before the Lowland League was suspended and he played out the season with National League side Barnet, scoring three goals in 17 appearances. [2]

Ayr United

After turning down a two-year deal at Barnet Adeloye moved back to Scotland on 1 July 2021 joining Ayr United on an initial one-year deal. [3] Adeloye would become Ayr's top scorer that season with 14 goals in 38 appearances and would leave the club at the end of the season as a fan favourite. [4]

Swindon Town

On 15 July 2022, Adeloye signed for Swindon Town on a two-year deal [5] and made his debut in the 3–0 loss at Harrogate Town. [6] Adeloye scored his first goal for Swindon as a substitute in a 2–1 defeat at Newport County. [7]

Partick Thistle (loan)

Adeloye returned to Scotland in July 2023 to sign for Scottish Championship club Partick Thistle on a season long loan. [8]

Adeloye scored his first goal for Partick Thistle in a 4–1 away win over Greenock Morton, adding the 4th goal with a curling shot into the top corner. [9]

In March 2024, Adeloye suffered a hamstring injury which required surgery, ruling him out for the reminder of the season after coming off the bench and scoring in a 2–2 draw away to Queens Park. [10] [11]

During his time with Partick Thistle, Adeloye had the best goal to minutes ratio in the league, with an average of 1.55 goals every 90 minutes. [12] [10]

On 2 May 2024, Swindon announced the player would be released in the summer when his contract expired. [13]

Style of play

Upon joining Ayr United Adeloye was described by manager David Hopkin as “Something different to what we already have. He has real pace and power and leads the line really well”. [14]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 February 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hartlepool United 2017–18 [15] National League 9000000090
Dagenham & Redbridge 2018–19 [16] National League273000000273
Ebbsfleet United 2019–20 [17] National League22310001 [lower-alpha 1] 0243
Barnet 2020–21 [18] National League173000000173
Ayr United 2021–22 [19] Scottish Championship 321110431 [lower-alpha 2] 03814
Swindon Town 2022–23 [20] League Two 10100101 [lower-alpha 3] 0121
2023–24 [21] League Two0000000000
Total101001010121
Partick Thistle (loan) 2023–24 [21] Scottish Championship0000000000
Career total1172120533012724
  1. ↑ Appearances in FA Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy

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References

  1. ↑ "Altrincham FC".
  2. ↑ "Tomi is an Honest Man". Ayr United. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "Tomi is an Honest Man". Ayr United FC. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  4. ↑ Wilson, Stuart (20 June 2022). "Tomi Adeloye sends heartfelt message to Ayr United fans on Somerset exit". Daily Record. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "Town swoop for Adeloye". Swindon Town FC. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  6. ↑ "Harrogate 3-0 Swindon". BBC Sport. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "Morris' 10-man Swindon beaten at Newport". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  8. ↑ "Tomi Adeloye joins on loan from Swindon Town".
  9. ↑ "Greenock Morton 1-4 Partick Thistle: Graham inspired visitors in convincing win". BBC Sport. 2 September 2023.
  10. 1 2 "Swindon Town striker Tomi Adeloye undergoes surgery". 25 March 2024.
  11. ↑ "Queen's Park 2-2 Partick Thistle: Visitors come from two down to draw but are without a win in seven outings". BBC Sport. 9 March 2024.
  12. ↑ "Championship Top Scorers".
  13. ↑ "Charlie Austin: Swindon Town release striker among 11 departures". BBC Sport. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  14. ↑ "Ayr United snap up former East Kilbride striker". Daily Record. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Tomi Adeloye in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Tomi Adeloye in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Tomi Adeloye in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Tomi Adeloye in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Tomi Adeloye in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Tomi Adeloye in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  21. 1 2 "Games played by Tomi Adeloye in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
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