Fuad Adepapo Adeniyi (born 15 November 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for South Georgia Tormenta in the USL League One. Born in England, he has represented Nigeria at the youth level.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Fuad Adepapo Adeniyi | ||
| Date of birth | (1994-11-15) 15 November 1994 (age 27) | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) |
Defender Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | South Georgia Tormenta | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Shaftesbury | |||
| The Football CV Academy | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Mobile Rams | |||
| 2015 | UC Santa Barbara Gauchos | 15 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | FC London | ||
| 2015–2016 | AFC Ann Arbor | ||
| 2016 | Sporting Kristina | ||
| 2019 | Dalton Red Wolves | 7 | (6) |
| 2019 | Atlanta SC | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | Club ATLetic | ||
| 2022– | South Georgia Tormenta | 19 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| Nigeria U20 | |||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:17, 16 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 July 2022 | |||
Adeniyi played with various youth teams, including Harrow St. Mary's, Dorset RFC, Shaftesbury, and The Football CV Academy.[1][2]
In 2012, Adeniyi moved to the United States to play college soccer at the University of Mobile. After playing with the Rams, where he earned First Team All-League honors in 2014, Adeniyi transferred to the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2015, where he made 15 appearances.[1]
Following college, Adeniyi spent time with FC London in 2015,[3] and later spent two seasons with AFC Ann Arbor.[4][5] In late 2016, Adeniyi made the move to Finland, playing with four-tier side Sporting Kristina.[6]
Later in 2019, Adeniyi appeared seven times for USL League Two club Dalton Red Wolves, scoring six goals and tallying a single assist.[7] 2021 saw Adeniyi play with Atlanta-based amateur side Club ATLetic of the ADASL.[8]
In 2019, Adeniyi made two regular-season appearances in the NISA with Atlanta SC.[9] On 8 June 2022, Adeniyi signed with USL League One club .[6][10]
South Georgia Tormenta FC – current squad | |
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