Ife Adenuga

Ifeoluwa Tomilayo Adenuga (born February 17, 2003) is a Canadian professional soccer player who currently plays for Toronto FC II in MLS Next Pro.

Ife Adenuga
Personal information
Full name Ifeoluwa Tomilayo Adenuga
Date of birth (2003-02-17) February 17, 2003
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Toronto FC II
Youth career
Brampton YSC
2015–2019 Toronto FC
Vaughan Azzurri
2022 SC Fortuna Köln
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Toronto FC III 1 (0)
2023 Sigma FC 1 (0)
2023– Toronto FC II 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 16, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 26, 2022

Early life

Born in Canada, Adenuga is of Nigerian descent.[1] He began playing youth soccer with Brampton Youth SC. In February 2015, he joined the Toronto FC Academy, where he won the 2015 U12 Generation Adidas Cup and the 2019 U16 Dallas Cup.[2][3] Afterwards, he joined Vaughan Azzurri.[4] In November 2020, he committed to Syracuse University to join the men's soccer team in 2021,[4] but did not ultimately attend. He later joined the youth system of German club SC Fortuna Köln.[2]

Club career

In 2018, he appeared for Toronto FC III in a single match in League1 Ontario.[5]

In 2023, he joined Sigma FC in League1 Ontario.[6]

In June 2023, he signed a short-term contract with Toronto FC II in MLS Next Pro, with the team retaining options to extend the contract for the remainder of the 2023 season, as well as the 2024 season.[2] On July 16, he scored his first goal for the club against Huntsville City FC.[7]

Career statistics
As of July 16, 2023[8]
Club Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup Continental Total
Division AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Toronto FC III 2018[5] League1 Ontario 10———10
Sigma FC 2023[6] League1 Ontario 10———10
Toronto FC II 2023 MLS Next Pro 61———61
Career total 8100000081

References
  1. "Meet Canadian-born Nigerian 13-year-old potential Super Eagles material,Ifeoluwa Adenuga". Footy Alert. February 3, 2016.
  2. "Toronto FC II sign midfielder Ife Adenuga to short-term agreement". Toronto FC. June 3, 2023.
  3. "Ifeoluwa Adenuga Shines As Toronto Hold Barcelona To 2 - 2 Draw In Spain". All Nigeria Soccer. May 16, 2015.
  4. "Four to Join Orange Men's Soccer Program". Syracuse Orange. November 11, 2020.
  5. "Ife Adenuga 2018 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  6. "Ifeoluwa Adenuga 2023 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario. Archived from the original on June 3, 2023.
  7. "Huntsville City FC (1) - Toronto FC II (2) Postgame Summary". Our Sports Central. July 16, 2023.
  8. Ife Adenuga at Soccerway
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