Michael Bakare

Michael Bakare
Personal information
Full nameMichael Adewale A. Oluwabunmi Bakare[1][2]
Date of birth1 December 1986
Place of birthHackney, England
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 12 in)
Playing positionMidfielder , Striker
Club information
Current team
Braintree Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2009Leyton?(?)
2009–2010Welling United19(1)
2010Thurrock5(0)
2010–2011Bishop's Stortford35(13)
2011–2012Chelmsford City10(5)
2012Macclesfield Town9(0)
2012Southport11(0)
2012Droylsden (loan)1(1)
2012–2013Chelmsford City14(5)
2013–2014Dover Athletic12(1)
2014Tonbridge Angels17(5)
2014–Braintree Town11(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:55, 18 March 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Michael Adewale A. Oluwabunmi Bakare (born 1 December 1986 in the London Borough of Hackney) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Conference Premier side Braintree Town.

Career

Early career

After starting his career with Leyton, and spells with Welling United,[3] and Thurrock, Bakare joined Bishop's Stortford in 2010.[4] It was here where he first made an real impact, converting from a full back and midfielder to a forward player.

Following an impressive 9 goals in 14 games early in the 2011/12 season, Bakare joined Conference South club Chelmsford City, in a free transfer on 19 October 2011.[5] He continued to impress at his new club, scoring 5 goals in 10 games, which earnt Bakare a move to Football League side, Macclesfield Town on 17 January 2012.

Macclesfield Town

Bakare signed on a free transfer,[6] and made his first appearance as a substitute against Swindon Town on 21 January 2012. He was however limited to substitute appearances at Macclesfield, not starting a single game, and was released by the club, following their relegation at the end of the 2011/2012 season, making only 9 appearances.[7] His last game was against Southend United on 5 May 2012.

Southport

Conference National club Southport took Bakare on trial in July 2012. After a single appearance in a friendly against Skelmersdale United it was announced manager Liam Watson had signed the player to a contract for the 2012/13 season at the club's AGM on 27 July 2012.

Droylsden (loan)

In October 2012 he joined Droylsden on loan[8] and scored on his club debut on 27 October as the club beat Colwyn Bay.

References

  1. "Search 1837 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". FindMyPast.com. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
  2. "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/01/2012 and 31/01/2012" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  3. "Latest moves ...". NonLeagueDaily.com. 13 September 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  4. "Stortford bring in new trio". NonLeagueDaily.com. 29 October 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  5. "Chelmsford sign Bishop's Stortford's Michael Bakare". BBC Sport. 19 October 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  6. "Macclesfield chance for Bakare". NonLeagueDaily.com. 16 January 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  7. "Macc release sixteen players". NonLeagueDaily.com. 23 May 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  8. "Southport Loan Bakare To Droylsden". Blue Square North. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.

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