Hakeeb Adelakun
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hakeeb Adeola Jerome Abiola Ayinde Adelakun[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 June 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Hackney, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Scunthorpe United | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| West Ham United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012– | Scunthorpe United | 73 | (8) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:43, 4 January 2016 (UTC) | |||
Hakeeb Adeola Jerome Abiola Ayinde Adelakun (born 11 June 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays for Scunthorpe United, as a forward.
Club career
Adelakun began his career with Crystal Palace.F.C and then went to West Ham United before joining Scunthorpe United and made his professional debut as a 72nd-minute substitute for Adda Djeziri on 29 December 2012 in a 1–0 defeat against Tranmere Rovers at Prenton Park.[2] He became the club's youngest player at the age of 16 years and 201 days.[3] Adelakun's only other appearance of the season was on 27 April 2013 in a 3–1 win over Swindon Town, coming on for Anthony Forde in the match which relegated Scunthorpe to League Two.[4]
He made 28 appearances and scored 2 goals in the 2013–14 season as Scunthorpe won promotion back to League One. On 30 November, he scored his first goal for Scunthorpe in a 3–1 home win over Torquay United, coming on for Reuben Noble-Lazarus in the 55th minute and scoring the last goal five minutes later.[5] He scored his second goal on 14 February 2014 in an away win over Accrington Stanley after replacing Christian Ribeiro at half time.[6]
References
- ^ "Professional retain lists & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. May 2013. p. 4. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
- ^ "Tranmere 1-0 Scunthorpe". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
- ^ "Scunthorpe United newcomer Hakeeb Adelakun already a record breaker". This is Scunthorpe. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
- ^ "Scunthorpe 3-1 Swindon". BBC Sport. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ "Scunthorpe 3-1 Torquay". BBC Sport. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ "Accrington 2-3 Scunthorpe". BBC Sport. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
External links
- Hakeeb Adelakun at Soccerbase
