Ola Adeyemo

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Ola Adeyemo

| image = Ola Adeyemo, Lewes F.C. footballer, September 2019.jpg

| caption = Adeyemo celebrating a goal scored for Lewes in September 2019

| fullname = Olajuwon Bamidele Adeyemo

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|2|13|df=y}}

| birth_place = Nigeria

| height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}}{{Cite web |url=http://dufc.co/the-teams/development-squad/6899/ |title=Development squad – Ola Adeyemo |website=Dundee United FC |access-date=12 October 2014}}

| position = Striker

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Stella Maris

| youthyears2 = 2012

| youthclubs2 = St Patrick's Athletic

| youthyears3 = 2012–2013

| youthclubs3 = UCD

| years1 = 2013

| clubs1 = UCD

| caps1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2014–2015

| clubs2 = Dundee United

| caps2 = 1

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2015

| clubs3 = → East Fife (loan)

| caps3 = 11

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2016–2017

| clubs4 = Watford

| caps4 = 0

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2017–2018

| clubs5 = Valdres FK

| caps5 = 12

| goals5 = 7

| years6 = 2019

| clubs6 = Walton Casuals

| caps6 = 2

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2019

| clubs7 = Lewes

| caps7 = 21

| goals7 = 4

| years8 = 2020

| clubs8 = Wexford

| caps8 = 4

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2021–2022

| clubs9 = Cove Rangers

| caps9 = 11

| goals9 = 1

| years10= 2022

| clubs10= Peterhead

| caps10 = 4

| goals10= 1

| years11= 2023

| clubs11= Newry City

| caps11= 13

| goals11 = 1

| years12 = 2023

| clubs12 = Longford Town

| caps12 = 9

| goals12 = 0

| club-update = 21 October 2023

}}

Olajuwon Bamidele Adeyemo (born 13 February 1995) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a striker.

Born in Nigeria,{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/sport/football/cove-rangers/3487874/ola-adeyemo-keen-to-grasp-chance-given-to-him-by-cove-rangers/|title=Ola Adeyemo keen to grasp chance given to him by Cove Rangers|date=24 September 2021 }} Adeyemo moved to London, England as a baby and then to Dublin, Republic of Ireland at the age of two.{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30794079 |title=Dundee United: Mark Wilson to leave club by mutual consent |date=13 January 2015 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=14 January 2015}} He later went on to play youth football with Stella Maris and St Patrick's Athletic,{{Cite web |url=http://extratime.ie/player/11115184/ola_adeyemo/ |title=Ola Adeyemo |website=extratime.ie |access-date=15 October 2014}} and was part of the Football Association of Ireland's national youth development programme.

Playing career

=Club=

Adeyemo joined UCD from St Patrick's Athletic, where he went on to make his first senior appearance. He joined Scottish Premiership club Dundee United in June 2014 after a spell on trial with Leyton Orient. After making his debut for Dundee United as a substitute in a Premiership match at Kilmarnock on 3 October 2014,{{Cite news |url=http://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/sport/other-sport/killie-up-to-third-1.610345 |title=Killie up to third |date=4 October 2014 |work=Evening Telegraph |access-date=12 October 2014 |location=Dundee |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017002625/http://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/sport/other-sport/killie-up-to-third-1.610345 |archive-date=17 October 2014 |url-status=dead }} Adeyemo signed a contract extension in December 2014 to keep him at the club for a further eighteen months.{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31104597 |title=Dundee United's Ola Adeyemo moves on loan to East Fife |date=2 February 2015 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=3 February 2015}} In February 2015, he joined East Fife in Scottish League Two on a development loan for the rest of the 2014–15 season. Adeyemo left Dundee United in December 2015 after his contract was cancelled by mutual agreement, having made only two substitute appearances for the first team.{{Cite news |url=http://www.thecourier.co.uk/sport/football/dundee-united/ola-adeyemo-latest-player-to-leave-dundee-united1.916805 |title=Ola Adeyemo latest player to leave Dundee United |date=21 December 2015 |work=The Courier |access-date=22 December 2015 |location=Dundee}} Adeyemo signed for English Premier League club Watford on 30 March 2016 until 2017 after a successful trial with the club's Under-21s.{{Cite news |url=http://www.watfordfc.com/news/article/160330-watford-fc-under-21-ola-adeyemo-signs-3033669.aspx? |title=UNDER-21: Adeyemo Signs For Hornets |date=30 March 2016 |work=watfordfc.com |access-date=31 March 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410175459/http://www.watfordfc.com/news/article/160330-watford-fc-under-21-ola-adeyemo-signs-3033669.aspx |archive-date=10 April 2016}} He was released by Watford at the end of the 2016–17 season and in July 2017 signed for Norwegian 3. divisjon side Valdres FK.{{Cite news |url=http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/sport/15336349.Two_departures_as_Watford_announce_retained_list/ |title=Two departures as Watford announce retained list |date=8 June 2017 |work=Watford Observer |access-date=20 July 2017 |language=en}}{{Cite news |url=http://www.valdresfk.no/nyheter/2017/7/ola-adeyemo-er-klar-for-valdres-fk.aspx |title=Ola Adeyemo er klar for Valdres FK |last=Walker |first=Ron |date=31 July 2017 |work=Valdres FK |access-date=2 August 2017 |language=no}} Having left Valdres after the 2017 season,{{Cite news |url=https://www.oa.no/valdres-fk/sport/fotball/ulven-starter-sitt-nye-byggeprosjekt/s/5-35-547972 |title=Ulven starter sitt nye byggeprosjekt |date=6 January 2018 |work=OA |access-date=7 January 2019 |location=Gjøvik |language=no}} Adeyemo had a trial with Scottish Championship club Falkirk in November 2018.{{Cite news |url=https://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/sport/football/falkirk-fc/falkirk-trial-former-sheffield-wednesday-youth-striker-1-4818945 |title=Falkirk trial former Sheffield Wednesday youth striker |last=Oliver |first=David |work=Falkirk Herald |access-date=7 January 2019}} He signed for non-league Southern Premier side Walton Casuals in January 2019.{{Cite news |url=https://www.waltoncasuals.co.uk/seniors/stags-sign-ola-adeyemo/ |title=Stags Sign Former Premier League Player |date=20 January 2019 |access-date=26 November 2019 |publisher=Walton Casuals F.C.}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.waltoncasuals.co.uk/2018-19-statistics/ |title=2018/19 Statistics |website=Walton Casuals FC |language=en-GB |access-date=19 January 2020}} Adeyemo transferred to Isthmian League Premier Division club Lewes in February 2019.{{Cite web |url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/lewes/appearances/2018-2019/olajuwon-adeyemo/686010 |title=Lewes {{!}} Appearances {{!}} Olajuwon Adeyemo {{!}} 2018–2019 {{!}} Football Web Pages |website=www.footballwebpages.co.uk |access-date=19 January 2020}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/lewes/appearances/olajuwon-adeyemo/686010 |title=Lewes {{!}} Appearances {{!}} Olajuwon Adeyemo {{!}} Football Web Pages |website=www.footballwebpages.co.uk |access-date=19 January 2020}}

On 30 July 2020, it was announced that Adeyemo has returned to Ireland, signing for League of Ireland First Division side Wexford.{{Cite web|url=http://wexfordfc.ie/latest-news/961-ola-adeyemo-signs-for-wexford-fc|title = Ola Adeyemo signs for Wexford FC}}

Adeyemo signed for Scottish League One side Cove Rangers on 9 September 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://coverangersfc.com/2021/09/09/adeyemo-joins-cove/|title = Adeyemo joins Cove |date = 9 September 2021 }} He was let go at the end of the 2021-22 season and subsequently signed for Peterhead. He scored one goal in four appearances for the club before being released in December 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://www.peterheadfc.org/2022/12/02/kelty-hearts-v-peterhead-match-preview/|title = Kelty Hearts v Peterhead match preview}}

Adeyemo was announced as a Newry City AFC player in January 2023. He made his debut as a substitute, coming on in a scoreless draw at home to Larne.

On 23 July 2023, it was announced that Adeyemo had signed for League of Ireland First Division club Longford Town, where he would play alongside his younger brother Jordan for the first time.{{Cite web|url=https://ltfc.ie/2023/07/ola-adeyemo-signs/|title=Ola Adeyemo Signs!}} He made his debut the same day, coming off the bench in a 2–1 loss at home to St Patrick's Athletic in the first round of the 2023 FAI Cup.{{cite web | url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2023/0723/1396062-st-pats-overcome-nine-man-longford/ | title=St Pat's overcome nine-man Longford | date=23 July 2023 | last1=Buttner | first1=Paul | website=RTÉ.ie }} Adeyemo was released at the end of the season.

=International=

Adeyemo, who is also qualified to represent England or the Republic of Ireland, received a call-up to a Nigeria under-23 squad training camp in January 2015.