Dele Adeleye
Personal information
Full name	Ayodele Adeleye
Date of birth	December 25, 1988 (1988-12-25) (age 21)
Place of birth	Lagos, Nigeria
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	defender
Club information
Current club	Sparta Rotterdam
Number	3
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
0000–2006 2007–present	Shooting Stars FC Sparta Rotterdam	57 (3)
National team2
2005 2007–2008 2009–	Nigeria U-20 Nigeria U-23 Nigeria	0? (?) 0? (?) 04 (0)
Competitor for  Nigeria
Men's Football
Silver	2008 Beijing	Team Competition
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 December 2009. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 12 July 2009. * Appearances (Goals)

Ayodele ("Dele") Adeleye (born 25 December 1988) is a Nigerian footballer who currently plays for Sparta Rotterdam.

[edit] 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 sides Everton, West Ham United and Blackburn Rovers.^[1].

[edit] 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.

[edit] External links

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

[edit] References

v • d • e Nigeria squad – 2008 Summer Olympics Silver Medalists 1 Vanzekin • 2 C. Okonkwo • 3 - • 4 Apam • 5 Adeleye • 6 James • 7 Obasi • 8 Kaita • 9 Obinna • 10 Promise • 11 S. Okoronkwo • 12 Ajilore • 13 Adefemi • 14 Odemwingie • 15 Ambrose • 16 Anichebe • 17 Ekpo • 18 Ezenwa • 19 Oladapo • Coach: Siasia

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