Nathaniel Adamolekun
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nathaniel Ayodele Oluwademilade Adamolekun | ||
| Date of birth | 28 August 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Austin, Texas, United States | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Lonestar SC | ||
| 2013–2016 | Orlando City | ||
| 2017 | Feirense | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 5 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Feirense | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Pedras Rubras (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Pinzgau Saalfelden | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Pinzgau 1B | 7 | (8) |
| 2020–2021 | Austin Bold | 16 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Jamaica U17 | |||
| Jamaica U20 | |||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 November 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 October 2017 | |||
Nathaniel Ayodele Oluwademilade Adamolekun (born 28 August 1998) is a former professional footballer. Born in the United States, he has represented Jamaica at youth level.
Club career
[edit | edit source]Youth
[edit | edit source]Adamolekun started out with his local team Lonestar SC, before moving to play with the Orlando City academy in 2013.[1][2]
College
[edit | edit source]In 2016, Adamolekun began playing college soccer at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, before opting to leave to pursue a professional career.[3] He would later return to the University, graduating in 2024.[4]
CD Feirense
[edit | edit source]In 2017, Adamolekun joined Portuguese side Feirense. He spent time with the under-23 side[5] before spending the 2018–19 season on loan with Pedras Rubras.[1]
FC Pinzgau Saalfelden
[edit | edit source]Adamolekun moved to Austrian Regionalliga West side Pinzgau Saalfelden in July 2019, where he scored 8 goals in 7 appearances for the club's reserve team.[6][7][1]
Austin Bold
[edit | edit source]On 31 July 2020, Adamolekun returned to his hometown in the United States, joining USL Championship side Austin Bold.[8] He made his debut on 19 August 2020, appearing as an 86th-minute substitute during a 2–2 draw with FC Tulsa, and made two more appearances that season.[9][10] He scored one goal in 2 starts and 13 appearances during the 2021 season, after which he left the team and did not sign with another club.[11]
International career
[edit | edit source]Adamolekun has been capped at the U17 [12][13] and u20 for Jamaica internationally.[14] His sister Olufolasade Adamolekun played in the 2019 Women's World Cup for Jamaica.[15]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Nathaniel Adamolekun - Men's Soccer UNC at Chapel Hill bio
- Nathaniel Adamolekun[permanent dead link] Austin Bold FC bio
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- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
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