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Elijah Adekugbe
Personal information
Full name Elijah Adekugbe
Date of birth (1996-04-26) 26 April 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth London, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Cavalry FC
Number 8
Youth career
2000–2004 Manchester City
2004–2011 Calgary Foothills
2011–2014 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Trinity Western Spartans 39 (9)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Calgary Foothills 38 (6)
2019– Cavalry FC 28 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 15, 2020

Elijah Adekugbe (born 26 April 1996) is a professional footballer who plays for Cavalry FC as a midfielder.

Club career

Early career

Growing up in Manchester, England, Adekugbe started playing football with the academy of English Premier League side Manchester City in 2000.[1] In 2004, he and his family moved to Calgary, Canada where he joined the academy programme of local club Calgary Foothills FC.[1] In 2011, he joined the academy of Major League Soccer side Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[1]

Calgary Foothills

In 2015, Adekugbe joined his former youth club Calgary Foothills in their inaugural season in the Premier Development League while attending Trinity Western University.[2] He would be named Supporters MVP for the 2015 season.[3] In 2016, Adekugbe made twelve appearances for Calgary, scoring two goals.[2][4]

During a preseason match in April 2017, Adekugbe snapped his Achilles tendon, ruling him out for the rest of the year.[5] In 2018, he made his return, making fourteen league appearances and another four in the playoffs as Calgary won the PDL Championship.[5][6] Adekugbe was subsequently named to the 2018 PDL All-Western Conference Team.[7]

Cavalry FC

On 12 December 2018, Adekugbe signed with Canadian Premier League side Cavalry FC, joining former Foothills coach Tommy Wheeldon Jr. and several of his former Foothills teammates.[8] On 4 May 2019, he made his professional debut in the club's inaugural match against York 9 FC.[9] In December 2019, Cavalry announced Adekugbe would return to the club for the 2020 season.[10] In November 2020, Adekugbe would re-sign with the club for the 2021 season, his third season with the club.[11]

Personal life

Born in London, Adekugbe grew up in Manchester before emigrating to Canada with his family in 2004.[1] His older brother Sam is also a footballer and plays for Vålerenga and the Canadian national team.[12]

Honours

Club

Calgary Foothills

Calvary FC

Individual

  • PDL All-Western Conference Team: 2018

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Elijah Adekugbe". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b Daniel Austin (29 June 2016). "Foothills FC's Elijah Adekugbe named to top prospects list". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  3. ^ "2015 - Elijah Adekugbe". Foot Soldiers Supporters Group.
  4. ^ "Elijah Adekugbe 2016". USL League Two. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  5. ^ a b Marty Thompson (22 December 2018). "How an Achilles injury changed Cavalry FC midfielder Elijah Adekugbe as a player and a leader". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Elijah Adekugbe 2018". USL League Two. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  7. ^ Colton Coreschi (1 August 2018). "2018 PDL All-Western Conference Team". USL League Two. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  8. ^ John Molinaro (12 December 2018). "CPL's Cavalry FC signs ex-Whitecap goalkeeper Carducci". Sportsnet. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Elijah Adekugbe". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  10. ^ "Elijah Adekugbe and Joel Waterman return for 2020". Cavalry FC. 19 December 2019.
  11. ^ "Cavalry FC secure the core for the 2021 Canadian Premier League Season". Cavalry FC. 6 November 2020.
  12. ^ "Samuel Adekugbe". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
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