Dele Adeleye

Dele Adeleye
Personal information
Full name Ayodele Adeleye
Date of birth December 25, 1988 (1988-12-25) (age 23)
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club SC Tavriya Simferopol
Number 3
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2005-2006 Shooting Stars 20 (1)
2007–2010 Sparta Rotterdam 74 (3)
2010–2011 FC Metalurh Donetsk 26 (3)
2011– SC Tavriya Simferopol 0 (0)
National team‡
2005 Nigeria U-20 3 (0)
2007–2008 Nigeria U-23 6 (0)
2009– Nigeria 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 August 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 June 2010

Ayodele "Dele" Adeleye (born 25 December 1988) is a Nigerian footballer who currently plays for SC Tavriya Simferopol.

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Club career

Adeleye is a defender who was born in Lagos and made his debut in professional football as part of the Shooting Stars FC squad before joining Sparta Rotterdam. Reports had linked him to English Premier League clubs Everton, West Ham United and Blackburn Rovers.[1] After Sparta's relegation Adeleye went to FC Metalurh Donetsk on a free transfer in June 2010. On September 2, 2011: Tavria have officially announced the signing of two Nigerian international players - Dele Adeleye and Sani Kaita- through a statement on their official website, FC Tavria, Dele Adeleye, in the Nigeria squad for two live-wire games against Madagascar on Sunday, comes from Donetsk Metallurg, where he scored three goals in 26 appearances from central defense. [1]

International career

A tall central defender, Adeleye caught the eye of Sparta when playing 3 matches for the Nigeria U-20 at the 2005 FIFA Youth World Cup in the Netherlands.[2] He made his first senior cap in a friendly against Ireland on May 29, 2009.

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References

  1. ^ Everton, Blackburn want Dele Adeleye – Nigerian Tribune
  2. ^ Record at FIFA Tournaments -FIFA
Nigeria squad – 2008 Summer Olympics silver medalists
Nigeria squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup
Metalurh Donetsk – current squad