Michael Bakare

Michael Adewale A. Oluwabunmi Bakare (born 1 December 1986) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Glacis United.

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Michael Bakare
Personal information
Full name Michael Adewale A. Oluwabunmi Bakare[1]
Date of birth (1986-12-01) 1 December 1986
Place of birth Hackney, England
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Glacis United
Number 14
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Hertford Town
2007 Waltham Forest
2007–2008 Welwyn Garden City
2008–2009 Leyton
2009–2010 Welling United 19 (1)
2010 Thurrock 5 (0)
2010–2011 Bishop's Stortford 35 (13)
2011–2012 Chelmsford City 10 (5)
2012 Macclesfield Town 9 (0)
2012 Southport 11 (0)
2012 → Droylsden (loan) 1 (1)
2012–2013 Chelmsford City 14 (5)
2013–2014 Dover Athletic 12 (1)
2014 Tonbridge Angels 17 (5)
2014 Braintree Town 11 (1)
2015 → Bury Town (loan) 2 (1)
2015 VCD Athletic
2015 Witham Town
2015–2016 Welling United 21 (3)
2016–2017 Wrexham 8 (0)
2016 → Billericay Town (loan) (4)
2017 Warrington Town 4 (2)
2017–2020 Connah's Quay Nomads 81 (30)
2021 Hereford 1 (1)
2021 Fjölnir 11 (4)
2021–2022 Leatherhead 7 (4)
2022 Arbroath 2 (0)
2022 HIFK 11 (2)
2023 Enfield Town 4 (1)
2023– Glacis United 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:42, 22 October 2023 (UTC)

Career

Early career

Bakare started his senior career in the 2006–07 season, playing for Hertford Town and Waltham Forest.[2][3] The following season, Bakare signed for Welwyn Garden City.[4] In 2008, Bakare signed for Leyton, before spells with Welling United,[5] and Thurrock. In 2010, Bakare joined Bishop's Stortford.[6] It was here where he first made a 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.[7] He continued to impress at his new club, scoring 5 goals in 10 games, which earned Bakare a move to Football League side, Macclesfield Town on 17 January 2012.

Macclesfield Town

Bakare signed on a free transfer,[8] 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.[9] 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[10] and scored on his club debut on 27 October as the club beat Colwyn Bay.

2013–2016

From then on he has been somewhat of a journeyman, going on to play for Chelmsford City, Dover Athletic, Tonbridge Angels, Braintree Town, Bury Town, VCD Athletic and Witham Town[11] before rejoining his former club Welling United for the 2015/16 season.[12]

Wrexham

On 22 June 2016, he joined Wrexham, along with his Welling teammate Nortei Nortey, on a 1-year deal.[13] He made his debut for the club on the opening day of the 2016–17 season, in a 0–0 draw with Dover Athletic.[14]

On 24 November 2016, he joined Billericay Town on loan from Wrexham until January 2017. He made his debut in a league match against Metropolitan Police where he won his side a penalty before converting it himself, in a game that finished 1–1. Following the end of his loan spell, Bakare returned to Wrexham where his contract was cancelled by mutual consent on 23 January 2017.[15]

Warrington Town

Bakare signed for Warrington Town on 23 March 2017.[16]

Connah's Quay Nomads

In August 2017, Bakare joined Welsh Premier League side Connah's Quay Nomads, alongside his brother Mathias, after a successful trial period.[17] In May 2018, he scored in the Welsh Cup final, helping his team to a 4–1 win. In December 2018, Bakare extended his contract with Connah's Quay for a further year.[18]

Hereford

On 16 February 2021, Bakare joined National League North side Hereford on a short-term deal.[19]

Iceland

ON 13 July 2021, Bakare signed for Icelandic 1. deild karla side Fjölnir, joining a team outside of the UK for the first time.[20]

Leatherhead

In November 2021, he returned to England and signed for Isthmian League Premier Division side Leatherhead.[21]

Arbroath

In February 2022, Bakare signed a short-term deal with Scottish Championship side Arbroath until the end of the season.[22]

HIFK

In July 2022, Bakare joined Veikkausliiga side HIFK until the end of the year.[23]

Enfield Town

In March 2023, Bakare returned to England and signed for Isthmian League Premier Division club Enfield Town on a contract till the end of the season.[24]

References
  1. "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/01/2012 and 31/01/2012" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  2. "Bees go back to front". Hendon & Finchley Times. 2 November 2006. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  3. "Bakare, Michael". Walthamstow F.C. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  4. "Michael Bakare". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  5. "Latest moves ..." NonLeagueDaily.com. 13 September 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  6. "Stortford bring in new trio". NonLeagueDaily.com. 29 October 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  7. "Chelmsford sign Bishop's Stortford's Michael Bakare". BBC Sport. 19 October 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  8. "Macclesfield chance for Bakare". NonLeagueDaily.com. 16 January 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  9. "Macc release sixteen players". NonLeagueDaily.com. 23 May 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  10. "Southport Loan Bakare To Droylsden". Blue Square North. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  11. "Ryman League Premier Division relegation-battlers Witham Town have signed Harry Cook from Tilbury and Michael Bakare from VCD Athletic". Pitchero. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  12. "Trio of New Wings". Pitchero. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  13. "Wrexham recruit Nortei Nortey and Michael Bakare". BBC Sport. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  14. "Wrexham 0–0 Dover Athletic". BBC Sport. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  15. Rob Griffiths (23 January 2017). "Michael Bakare leaves Wrexham AFC after seeing contract terminated". Daily Post. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  16. Evo Stik (23 March 2017). "Final Moves before window closed". Evostikleague.co.uk. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  17. Rob Griffiths (11 August 2017). "Former Wrexham AFC striker joins Connah's Quay Nomads". Daily Post. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  18. "Bakare extends his stay at top of the table Nomads".
  19. "Bulls bring in Bakare". Hereford FC. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  20. "Fjölnir verður 25. lið sóknarmannsins". mbl.is (in Icelandic). 13 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  21. "Leatherhead – Appearances – Michael Bakare". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  22. "Michael Bakare". arbroathfc.co.uk. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  23. "Michael Bakare vahvistamaan HIFK:ta!" (in Finnish). HIFK Fotboll. 24 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  24. "Enfield Town – New Arrivals". Enfield Town. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
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