Dele Adeleye

Dele Adeleye

Personal information
Full name	Ayodele Adeleye
Date of birth	December 25, 1988 (1988-12-25) (age 22)
Place of birth	Lagos, Nigeria
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	SC Tavriya Simferopol
Number	3
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2005-2006	Shooting Stars	20	(1)
2007–2010	Sparta Rotterdam	74	(3)
2010–2011	FC Metalurh Donetsk	26	(3)
2011–	SC Tavriya Simferopol	0	(0)
National team‡
2005	Nigeria U-20	3	(0)
2007–2008	Nigeria U-23	6	(0)
2009–	Nigeria	9	(0)
Honours Competitor for  Nigeria Men's Football Silver 2008 Beijing Team Competition
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 August 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 June 2010

Ayodele "Dele" Adeleye (born 25 December 1988) is a Nigerian footballer who currently plays for SC Tavriya Simferopol.

Club career

Adeleye is a defender who was born in Lagos and made his debut in professional football as part of the Shooting Stars FC squad before joining Sparta Rotterdam. Reports had linked him to English Premier League clubs Everton, West Ham United and Blackburn Rovers.^[1] After Sparta's relegation Adeleye went to FC Metalurh Donetsk on a free transfer in June 2010. On September 2, 2011: Tavria have officially announced the signing of two Nigerian international players - Dele Adeleye and Sani Kaita- through a statement on their official website, FC Tavria, Dele Adeleye, in the Nigeria squad for two live-wire games against Madagascar on Sunday, comes from Donetsk Metallurg, where he scored three goals in 26 appearances from central defense. [1]

International career

A tall central defender, Adeleye caught the eye of Sparta when playing 3 matches for the Nigeria U-20 at the 2005 FIFA Youth World Cup in the Netherlands.^[2] He made his first senior cap in a friendly against Ireland on May 29, 2009.

External links

• Player profile – Sparta Rotterdam
• Career stats – Voetbal international (Dutch)

References

1. ^ Everton, Blackburn want Dele Adeleye – Nigerian Tribune
2. ^ Record at FIFA Tournaments -FIFA

Persondata
Name	Adeleye, Dele
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Date of birth	1988-12-25
Place of birth	Lagos, Nigeria
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