Freddie Ladapo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Olayinka Fredrick Oladotun Ladapo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 February 1993[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Romford, England[2] | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Kidderminster Harriers | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Colchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2011–2014 | Colchester United | 6 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Thurrock (loan) | 2 | (1) |
| 2011 | → Chelmsford City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Bishop's Stortford (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Woking (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Nuneaton Town (loan) | 6 | (2) |
| 2014– | Kidderminster Harriers | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:16, 27 December 2013 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Olayinka Fredrick Oladotun "Freddie" Ladapo (born 1 February 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Kidderminster Harriers.
Club career
Colchester United
Ladapo, born in Romford, England,[3] is a powerful and robust forward who at youth level scored close to a goal a game.[4] He made appearances on loan and work experience for teams including Chelmsford City, Thurrock and Bishop's Stortford during his progression through Colchester United's youth ranks,[4][5] before being offered a professional one-and-a-half-year contract with the club in March 2012.[6]
Ladapo made his first appearance for Colchester in the 2012–13 season, coming on as a 68th minute substitute for Gavin Massey in a 3–1 home defeat to Brentford on 26 December 2012.[7] His second appearance came as a 66th minute substitute for Clinton Morrison in a 0–0 away draw against Hartlepool United on 5 March 2013.[8]
In June 2013, Ladapo signed a new one-year contract to keep him with Colchester for a further season, looking to add to his four first-team appearances he made during the 2012–13 season.[9] He was then loaned out to Conference outfit Woking on 16 August 2013 for one month to bolster Garry Hill's strike-force. Ladapo was brought in to cover Giuseppe Sole's suspension following his sending-off in the previous match against Braintree Town, a 2–0 defeat.[10][11]
Featuring in the starting line-up against Chester on 17 August, Ladapo was replaced after 53 minutes by Joe McNerny who went on to score ten minutes later in the 2–0 victory.[12] He appeared as a 76th minute substitute for George Bowerman in the next game, a 4–2 defeat against Welling United[13] and made further substitute appearances in a 2–1 reverse at Aldershot Town on 26 August[14] and during a 2–1 home defeat to Gateshead on 31 August.[15]
Following his return from his Woking loan spell, Ladapo made his first Colchester appearance of the 2013–14 season on 21 September, coming on as an 80th minute substitute for Freddie Sears in a 1–1 draw with Crawley Town.[16] His next appearance came on 5 October when the U's were defeated 3–0 at home by Wolverhampton Wanderers.[17]
Having previously failed to score in his four appearances for Woking, Ladapo was sent out on loan to Nuneaton Town on 1 November for one month.[18] He went on to make his debut the following day in a 2–2 draw with Hyde. He scored the opening goal before being substituted after 84 minutes.[19] In his next match against Welling United on 16 November, Ladapo was brought on as an 86th minute substitute and subsequently scored an injury-time goal to win the game for Nuneaton 2–1.[20]
Kidderminster Harriers
On 24 January 2014, Ladapo joined Conference side Kidderminster Harriers on a free transfer from Colchester United.[21] Ladapo was registered in time to face Premier League club Sunderland in the FA Cup fourth round the following day. He made his Harriers debut in the game as a 68th minute substitute in front of a crowd of 25,081 as Kiddermister went down 1–0, Ladapo missing a late chance to level the game.[22]
International career
Ladapo is elegible to represent either England or Nigeria at international level. In June 2011, Ladapo was invited to join a provisional training camp for the Nigeria under-20 team held at Bisham Abbey in preparation for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[23] However, he failed to make the final 21-man squad.
Career statistics
- As of match played 25 January 2014.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Colchester United | 2010–11[24] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011–12[25] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012–13[26] | League One | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2013–14[27] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Thurrock (loan) | 2010–11[28] | Conference South | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Chelmsford City (loan) | 2010–11[28] | Conference South | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Bishop's Stortford (loan) | 2012–13[28] | Conference North | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Woking (loan) | 2013–14[28] | Conference Premier | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Nuneaton Town (loan) | 2013–14[28] | Conference Premier | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 8 | 2 | |
| Kidderminster Harriers | 2013–14[28] | Conference Premier | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 3 | ||
References
- ↑ "Professional retain lists & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. May 2013. p. 4. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "FootballSquads – Colchester United – 2012/13". FootballSquads. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- ↑ "Player Profile – Freddie Ladapo". Colchester United F.C. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Colchester United's Freddie Ladapo joins Thurrock". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ↑ "Chelmsford City sign Freddie Ladapo and Rob Swaine". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ↑ "Freddi Ladapo seals Colchester United deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ↑ "Colchester 1–3 Brentford". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ↑ "Hartlepool 0–0 Colchester". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- ↑ "Freddie Extends U's Stay". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- ↑ "It's on the Cards as Freddie leaves U's for loan spell". Green'un 24. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
- ↑ "Woking sign Colchester's Freddie Ladapo on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
- ↑ "Chester 0–2 Woking". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- ↑ "Woking 2–4 Welling". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
- ↑ "Aldershot 2–1 Woking". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
- ↑ "Woking 1–2 Gateshead". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- ↑ "Colchester 1–1 Crawley". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ↑ "Colchester 0–3 Wolves". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- ↑ "Nuneaton:Colchester striker Freddie Ladapo joins on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
- ↑ "Hyde 2–2 Nuneaton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
- ↑ "Welling 1–2 Nuneaton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ↑ "Freddie Ladapo: Kidderminster Harriers sign Colchester striker". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ↑ "Sunderland 1–0 Kidderminster". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ↑ "Ladapo excited by Nigeria call". Kickoff.com. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ↑ "Games played by Freddie Ladapo in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ↑ "Games played by Freddie Ladapo in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ↑ "Games played by Freddie Ladapo in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ↑ "Games played by Freddie Ladapo in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 28.3 28.4 28.5 "F. Ladapo". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
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