Hakeeb Adelakun


Hakeeb Adeola Abiola Ayinde O. O. J. Adelakun is an English professional footballer who plays for EFL Championship side Bristol City, as a winger.

Club career

Adelakun played youth football with Crystal Palace and West Ham United, before joining Scunthorpe United. He made his professional debut as a 72nd-minute substitute for Adda Djeziri on 29 December 2012 in a 1–0 defeat against Tranmere Rovers at Prenton Park. He became the club's youngest player at the age of 16 years and 201 days. Adelakun's only other appearance of the season was on 27 April 2013 in a 3–1 win over Swindon Town, coming on for Anthony Forde in the match which relegated Scunthorpe to League Two.
He made 28 appearances and scored 2 goals in the 2013–14 season as Scunthorpe won promotion back to League One. On 30 November, he scored his first goal for Scunthorpe in a 3–1 home win over Torquay United, coming on for Reuben Noble-Lazarus in the 55th minute and scoring the last goal five minutes later. He was named EFL League One Player of the Month in December 2017.
In July 2018, following the expiration of his contract at Scunthorpe, Adelakun joined Championship club Bristol City, signing a three-year deal with the option of a further year.
Adelakun signed for Rotherham United until the end of the 2019–20 season on 9 January 2020.

Personal life

Adelakun is of Nigerian descent. His older brother Hakeem is a non-league player.

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