Fuad Sule

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Fuad Sule
Personal information
Full name Fuad Dapo Sule[1]
Date of birth (1997-01-20) 20 January 1997 (age 29)[2]
Place of birth Ibadan, Nigeria
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)[3]
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Persis Solo
Number 6
Youth career
2002–2013 Crumlin United
2013–2014 Shamrock Rovers
2014–2016 St Patrick's Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 St Patrick's Athletic 1 (0)
2017 Bohemians 24 (0)
2018–2019 Barnet 1 (0)
2018–2019 → Larne (loan) 19 (0)
2019–2023 Larne 130 (3)
2023–2025 Glentoran 71 (0)
2025– Persis Solo 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:40, 29 November 2025 (UTC)

Fuad Dapo Sule (born 20 January 1997) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Super League club Persis Solo.

Early life

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Born in Ibadan, Nigeria, Sule moved to the Citywest area of Dublin aged three. He was in the academy at Crumlin United before joining Shamrock Rovers aged 16.[4]

Career

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Sule joined St Patrick's Athletic in July 2014. He made his debut for the first team on the final day of the 2016 season against Derry City. This was his only appearance for the Saints before joining Bohemians in December 2016.[2] Sule won the League of Ireland Premier Division player of the month for July 2017. Sule won the Player of the Year award for Bohemians[5] and the League of Ireland Young Player of the Year award for 2017.[6] His transfer to Barnet went through on 1 January 2018 for an undisclosed fee.[7][8] Sule made his debut as a substitute against Crawley Town on 13 January 2018,[9] but made no further appearances for the Bees for the rest of the season and joined NIFL Championship side Larne on loan on 3 September 2018.[10] Sule joined Larne permanently on a two-and-a-half-year deal on 31 January 2019. He received the club's most man of the match awards in the 2018–19 season and established himself as a firm fans favourite with his all action style.[11] Sule left Larne at the end of the 2022–23 season after turning down a new contract. He made 185 appearances in all competitions before departing.[12]

On 8 July 2023, it was announced that Sule had signed for Larne's Irish League rival, Glentoran.

Sule departed Glentoran on the expiry of his contract in the summer of 2025, and signed for Super League club Persis Solo.

Style of play

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Sule played as a striker and attacking midfielder as a schoolboy, before switching to a defensive midfield role at St Patrick's Athletic. His style of play been compared to N'Golo Kanté.[4]

Personal life

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Sule's brother Ajibola (born 1992) is also a footballer, having played for Shelbourne and Cabinteely, as well as his cousin Ismahil Akinade who has played in the League of Ireland, as well as Vietnam, Egypt, Bangladesh and Malaysia.[4]

Career statistics

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As of 29 November 2025[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
St Patrick's Athletic 2016 League of Ireland Premier Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Bohemians 2017 League of Ireland Premier Division 24 0 1 0 2 0 – 0 0 27 0
Barnet 2017–18 EFL League Two 1 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 1 0
2018–19 National League 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 1 0
Larne (loan) 2018–19[14] NIFL Championship 19 0 0 0 0 0 – 3 0 22 0
Larne 2018–19[14] NIFL Championship 7 1 2 0 0 0 – 0 0 9 1
2019–20[14] NIFL Premiership 29 1 2 0 1 0 – 0 0 32 1
2020–21[14] NIFL Premiership 30 0 2 0 0 0 – 0 0 32 0
2021–22[14] NIFL Premiership 29 0 3 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 37 0
2022–23[14] NIFL Premiership 35 1 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 41 1
Total 130 3 13 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 151 2
Glentoran 2023–24 NIFL Premiership 36 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 39 0
2024–25 NIFL Premiership 35 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 41 0
Total 71 0 4 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 80 0
Persis Solo 2025–26 Super League 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Career total 250 3 16 0 9 0 6 0 3 0 300 3

Honours

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Larne

Glentoran

Individual

References

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