Hakeeb Adelakun
Hakeeb Adeola Abiola Ayinde Adelakun (born 11 June 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays for Lincoln City.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Hakeeb Adeola Abiola Ayinde Adelakun[1] | ||
Date of birth | 11 June 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Hackney, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Lincoln City | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
Crystal Palace | |||
West Ham United | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2018 | Scunthorpe United | 139 | (16) |
2018–2021 | Bristol City | 7 | (0) |
2020 | → Rotherham United (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → Hull City (loan) | 14 | (3) |
2021– | Lincoln City | 32 | (5) |
2022–2023 | → Gillingham (loan) | 21 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:48, 24 October 2023 (UTC) |
Club career
Scunthorpe United
Adelakun played youth football with Crystal Palace and West Ham United,[3] before joining Scunthorpe United. He 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.[4] He became the club's youngest player at the age of 16 years and 201 days.[5] 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.[6]
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.[7] He was named EFL League One Player of the Month in December 2017.[3]
Bristol City
In July 2018, following the expiration of his contract at Scunthorpe, Adelakun joined Championship club Bristol City, signing a three-year deal with the option of a further year.[8]
Adelakun signed for Rotherham United until the end of the 2019–20 season on 9 January 2020.[9]
On 24 September 2020, Adelakun signed for Hull City on a season-long loan deal.[10] He would make his debut for Hull City on 26 September 2020 away to Northampton Town in a League One game.[11] He would score his first goal for the club on 3 October 2020, in the 1–0 home win against Plymouth Argyle.[12] On 4 January 2021, Adelakun was recalled by Bristol City, ending his loan deal at Hull.[13]
On 14 May 2021, Adelakun was released from Bristol City following his contract expiring.[14]
Lincoln City
On 26 July 2021. he would join Lincoln City on a long-term contract.[15] He would make his Lincoln City debut on the opening day of the season, coming off the bench against Gillingham.[16] His first goal for the club would come against Bradford City in the EFL Trophy on 31 August 2021.[17]
Gillingham (loan)
On 15 August 2022, he joined Gillingham on loan for the season.[18] He made his debut the following day, in a 2–0 defeat to Harrogate Town.[19]
Personal life
Adelakun is of Nigerian descent.[20] His older brother Hakeem is a non-league player.[3]
Career statistics
- As of 24 October 2023
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Scunthorpe United | 2012–13[21] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2013–14[22] | League Two | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | |
2014–15[23] | League One | 32 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 40 | 6 | |
2015–16[24] | League One | 21 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 26 | 3 | |
2016–17[25] | League One | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 23 | 4 | |
2017–18[26] | League One | 39 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 49 | 5 | |
Total | 139 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 169 | 19 | ||
Bristol City | 2018–19[27] | Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
2019–20[28] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2020–21[29] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
Total | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
Rotherham United (loan) | 2019–20[28] | League One | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
Hull City (loan) | 2020–21[29] | League One | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 17 | 3 |
Lincoln City | 2021–22[30] | League One | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 30 | 3 |
2022–23[31] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
2023–24[32] | League One | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 10 | 4 | |
Total | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 7 | ||
Gillingham (loan) | 2022–23[31] | League Two | 21 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 32 | 1 |
Career total | 222 | 24 | 20 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 277 | 31 |
- Appearances in the Football League Trophy
- Three appearances in the EFL Trophy, two in League One play-offs
References
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- "Hakeeb Adelakun – Midfielder – First Team – Rotherham United". Rotherham United F.C. Archived from the original on 27 March 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- "Hakeeb Adelakun: Scunthorpe United winger wins EFL Young Player of the Month award". BBC Sport. 20 December 2017.
- "Tranmere 1–0 Scunthorpe". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
- "Scunthorpe United newcomer Hakeeb Adelakun already a record breaker". This is Scunthorpe. Archived from the original on 11 February 2013. 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.
- "Hakeeb Adelakun: Bristol City sign former Scunthorpe United midfielder". BBC Sport. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- "Hakeeb Adelakun: Rotherham United sign winger on loan from Bristol City". BBC Sport. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- "Hakeeb Adelakun joins Hull City on season-long loan". Hull City A.F.C. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- "Northampton Town v Hull City". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- "Hull City v Plymouth Argyle". BBC Sport. BBC. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- "Adelakun Recalled By Bristol City". Hull City A.F.C. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- "Bristol City Announce Retained List". Bristol City F.C. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- "Creative winger Adelakun signs for Imps". Lincoln City F.C. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- "Match report: Gillingham 1 Imps 1". Lincoln City F.C. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- "Bradford City 0 Imps 3". Lincoln City F.C. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- "Adelakun joins Gillingham on loan". Lincoln City FC. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- "Gillingham 0–2 Harrogate Town". BBC Sport. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- "Scunthorpe Boss Reacts To Hull, Crystal Palace, Barnsley Interest In Nigerian Winger". All Nigeria Soccer. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
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- "Games played by Hakeeb Adelakun in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
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- "Games played by Hakeeb Adelakun in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
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- "Games played by Hakeeb Adelakun in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- "Games played by Hakeeb Adelakun in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- "Games played by Hakeeb Adelakun in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- "Games played by Hakeeb Adelakun in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- "Games played by Hakeeb Adelakun in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- "Games played by Hakeeb Adelakun in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2021.