David Adekola
FullnameDavid Adeolu Adekola
Birth date19 May 1968 (age 58)
Birth placeLagos, Nigeria
Height6 ft (1.8 m)[1]
PositionForward
Youthyears 1–
Years 11987–1990
Clubs 1Julius Berger
Years 21993–1994
Clubs 2Bury
Caps 235
Goals 212
Years 31994
Clubs 3→ Exeter City (loan)
Caps 33
Goals 31
Years 41994
Clubs 4AFC Bournemouth
Caps 41
Goals 40
Years 51994–1995
Clubs 5Wigan Athletic
Caps 54
Goals 50
Years 61995
Clubs 6Halifax Town
Caps 62
Goals 60
Years 71995
Clubs 7Hereford United
Caps 70
Goals 70
Years 81995
Clubs 8Bath City
Caps 87
Goals 82
Years 91995
Clubs 9Cambridge United
Caps 95
Goals 91
Years 101995
Clubs 10→ Bishop's Stortford (loan)
Years 111995–1996
Clubs 11BFC Preussen
Years 121996
Clubs 12Viktoria Köln
Years 131996
Clubs 13Brighton & Hove Albion
Caps 131
Goals 130
Years 141998–1999
Clubs 14Billericay Town
Years 151999–2000
Clubs 15Slough Town
Caps 1524
Goals 155
Years 162000
Clubs 16Walton & Hersham
Years 172000–2001
Clubs 17Hendon[2]
Caps 1730
Goals 177
Nationalyears 11987
Nationalteam 1Nigeria U20
Nationalcaps 13
Nationalgoals 11
Nationalyears 21989–1991
Nationalteam 2Nigeria
Nationalcaps 22
Nationalgoals 21

David Adeolu Adekola Listen(born 18 May 1968)[3] is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played for various English clubs in the 1990s and 2000s.

Club career

Adekola was born in Lagos. He joined Bury in January 1993, amid claims that he had played top-flight football in France and Belgium, although it later transpired that his entire international background was untrue.[4] He joined Exeter City on loan in February 1994 and left Bury to join AFC Bournemouth on a free transfer in September 1994. A month later he joined Wigan Athletic, but played only four times before being released in February 1995. He joined Halifax Town, playing twice in the Conference.[5] He had a brief spell with Hereford United before joining Bath City in March 1995,[4] where he scored 3 goals from 9 games in all competitions.[6]

He joined Cambridge United in July 1995, but once more struggled to establish himself and was loaned to Bishop's Stortford. Released by Cambridge in December 1995, Adekola moved to Germany to play for BFC Preussen and Viktoria Köln.

He returned to English football in October 1996 when he signed for Brighton & Hove Albion. He played just once for Brighton, in a 2–1 home defeat to Cambridge United on 12 October, before being released the following month.

In July 1998 he joined Billericay Town, moving to Slough Town in August 1999.[7] He joined Hendon during the 2000–01 season.[2]

In May 2005, Adekola finished runner-up (to Craig Madden) in a vote for Bury's Cult Hero organised by the BBC show Football Focus.[8]

International career

Adekola played for Nigeria's youth side at the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship in Chile. He also played for the senior Nigeria national football team, scoring on goal on his debut in a 1990 African Cup of Nations qualifier against Guinea in 1989.[9]

References

  1. ^ Rothmans Football Yearbook 1997–98. London: Headline. 1997. p. 424. ISBN 978-0-7472-7738-5.
  2. ^ "Profile: David Adekola". Greensnet. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
  3. ^ "David Adekola". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Archived 27 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
  4. ^ "Past Players – A". I Love Bath City. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
  5. ^ "David Adekola". Shaymen Online. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2009.
  6. ^ "1995–96". I Love Bath City. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
  7. ^ "Plan changes as Adekola leaves". The Echo. 25 August 1999. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
  8. ^ "Bury's cult heroes". BBC Sport. 14 May 2005. Retrieved 4 February 2009.
  9. ^ Solaja, Kunle (10 February 2011). "Ehiosun is 58th scoring debutant". Supersport.com.