Tope Obadeyi

Tope Obadeyi

Personal information
Full name	Temitope Ayoluwa Obadeyi[1]
Date of birth	29 October 1989 (1989-10-29) (age 22)
Place of birth	Birmingham, England
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Bolton Wanderers
Number	35
Youth career
	Coventry City
2006–2008	Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2008–	Bolton Wanderers	3	(0)
2009	→ Swindon Town (loan)	12	(2)
2010	→ Rochdale (loan)	11	(1)
2010–2011	→ Shrewbury Town (loan)	9	(0)
National team‡
2007	England U19	4	(5)
2009	England U20	2	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:39, 6 January 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:38, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

Temitope Ayoluwa "Tope" Obadeyi (born 29 October 1989) is an English footballer of Nigerian heritage who plays for Bolton Wanderers as a striker.

Career

Obadeyi made his senior debut for Bolton as a substitute in the club's 0–1 home Premier League defeat to Wigan on 28 December 2008.

In August 2009, Obadeyi signed for Swindon Town on a one month loan deal and scored his first goal in a 2–1 victory over Southend United on 29 August. On 11 September his loan was extended by another month,^[2] and again on 15 October for a final month under the 93 day emergency loan limit.^[3] In January 2010, Obadeyi went on loan again, this time to Rochdale for the rest of the season.^[4] He scored his first goal for Rochdale against Dagenham & Redbridge on 20 February 2010.^[5] The third loan deal of his career was made on 22 October 2010 when he joined Shrewsbury Town on an initial one month deal.^[6] on 24 November, the loan was extended until 8 January 2011,^[7] but, following the end of that period, the club decided not to extend it any further.^[8]

On 7 July 2011, Obadeyi signed a one year extension to his contract at Bolton.^[9]

Early life

During his time at Primary School in Birmingham, Tope's strike partner was Daniel Sturridge and in 2011 the two where reunited when the latter moved to Bolton on loan from Chelsea.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. p. 311. ISBN 9781845964740. 
2. ^ "Obadeyi extends Swindon stay". Sky Sports News (Sky Sports). 11 September 2009. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12875_5550724,00.html. Retrieved 11 September 2009. 
3. ^ OBADEYI EXTENDS ROBINS LOAN SPELL
4. ^ "Dale Loan Trotters Striker". rochdaleafc.co.uk (Rochdale Football Club). 30 January 2010. http://www.rochdaleafc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10441~1949668,00.html. Retrieved 30 January 2010. 
5. ^ "Rochdale 3–1 Dag & Red". BBC. 20 February 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/8495951.stm. Retrieved 14 March 2010. 
6. ^ "Obadeyi Joins Shrewsbury". bwfc.co.uk (Bolton Wanderers F.C.). 22 October 2010. http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~2192695,00.html. Retrieved 22 October 2010. 
7. ^ "Obadeyi Loan Extended". bwfc.co.uk (Bolton Wanderers F.C.). 24 November 2010. http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~2229295,00.html. Retrieved 24 November 2010. 
8. ^ "Weekend Updates". shrewsburytown.com (Shrewsbury Town F.C.). 10 January 2011. http://www.shrewsburytown.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10443~2262574,00.html. Retrieved 10 January 2011. 
9. ^ "Obadeyi Pens Extension". bwfc.co.uk (Bolton Wanderers F.C.). 7 July 2011. http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~2388215,00.html?=. Retrieved 7 July 2011. 

External links

• Tope Obadeyi career stats at Soccerbase

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Name	Obadeyi, Tope
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Date of birth	29 October 1989
Place of birth	Birmingham, England
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