Hakeeb Adeola Abiola Ayinde O. O. J. Adelakun (born 11 June 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays for Gillingham on loan from Lincoln City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hakeeb Adeola Abiola Ayinde O. O. J. Adelakun[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-06-11) 11 June 1996 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Hackney, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Gillingham (on loan from Lincoln City) | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Crystal Palace | |||
| West Ham United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2018 | Scunthorpe United | 139 | (16) |
| 2018–2021 | Bristol City | 7 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Rotherham United (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Hull City (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| 2021– | Lincoln City | 25 | (2) |
| 2022– | → Gillingham (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:50, 12 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
Adelakun played youth football with Crystal Palace and West Ham United,[3] 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.[4] He became the club's youngest player at the age of 16 years and 201 days.[5] 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.[6]
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.[7] He was named EFL League One Player of the Month in December 2017.[3]
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.[8]
Adelakun signed for Rotherham United until the end of the 2019–20 season on 9 January 2020.[9]
On 24 September 2020, Adelakun signed for Hull City on a season-long loan deal.[10] He would make his debut for Hull City on 26 September 2020 away to Northampton Town in a League One game.[11] He would score his first goal for the club on 3 October 2020, in the 1–0 home win against Plymouth Argyle.[12] On 4 January 2021, Adelakun was recalled by Bristol City, ending his loan deal at Hull.[13]
On 14 May 2021, Adelakun was released from Bristol City following his contract expiring.[14]
On 26 July 2021. he would join Lincoln City on a long-term contract.[15] He would make his Lincoln City debut on the opening day of the season, coming off the bench against Gillingham.[16] His first goal for the club would come against Bradford City in the EFL Trophy on 31 August 2021.[17]
On 15 August 2022, he joined Gillingham on loan for the season.[18] He made his debut the following day, in a 2–0 defeat to Harrogate Town.[19]
Adelakun is of Nigerian descent.[20] His older brother Hakeem is a non-league player.[3]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Scunthorpe United | 2012–13[21] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013–14[22] | League Two | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | |
| 2014–15[23] | League One | 32 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 40 | 6 | |
| 2015–16[24] | League One | 21 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 26 | 3 | |
| 2016–17[25] | League One | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 23 | 4 | |
| 2017–18[26] | League One | 39 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 49 | 5 | |
| Total | 139 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 169 | 19 | ||
| Bristol City | 2018–19[27] | Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| 2019–20[28] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21[29] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Rotherham United (loan) | 2019–20[28] | League One | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Hull City (loan) | 2020–21[29] | League One | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 17 | 3 |
| Lincoln City | 2021–22[30] | League One | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 30 | 3 |
| 2022–23[31] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 3 | ||
| Gillingham | 2022–23[31] | League Two | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Career total | 207 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 254 | 26 | ||
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