Personal information | |||
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Full name | Oluwawunmi Somide Adelaja | ||
Date of birth | 16 May 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Abeokuta, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Chennai F.C | ||
Number | 33 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2007 | Pepsi Football Academy | ||
2007–2008 | Ebedei | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2012 | FC Olimpia Bălţi | 74 | (34) |
2013–2014 | United Sikkim F.C. | 15 | (9) |
2014 | Mohammedan S.C. | 27 | (15) |
2015 | SVF Tollygunge Agragami FC | 11 | (4) |
2015 | Guwahati F.C. (Loan) | 7 | (5) |
2016 | East Bengal | 12 | (6) |
2017 | Chennai F.C | 0 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2015 |
Oluwawunmi Somide Adelaja (born 16 May 1991) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Chennai F.C||Chennai. in the CFA 2017 tournament.
somide family's has played a huge role in his life as a football player and they are the one who encouraged him to become a footballer. It is his ambition to become one of the most successful players in the world.
Somide began his professional footballing career in 2005 with Nigerian club, Pepsi Football Academy. In 2007, he moved to Ebedei with whom he played till 2008.
He first moved out of Nigeria in 2008 to moldova where he signed a long term contract with FC Olimpia Bălţi He made his Moldovan national division debut on 28 may 2008 in a 1-0 win against Sheriff Tiraspol and scored his first goal in that match. He made 74 appearances and 34 goals from 2008 till 2012 in the moldovan national division 1.
In 2013, he moved to India where he signed a short term contract with United Sikkim F.C. He made his durand cup debut on 14 September 2013 in a 3-1 victory against Assam Regiment cemtre and he scored 2 goals in that match. In 2014, he signed a year contract with Mohammedan S.C. in the I-League 2nd division and he made his first debut in a 1-0 victory against United SC. in 2015, he signed six months contract with Guwahati F.C.. In 2016, he signed four Months contract with East Bengal in the Calcutta Football League his first debut was against Peerless S.C They won the match 2-0. He also helped his club win the Calcutta football League cup 2015-16 .