Seyi Adekoya
Personal information
Full name Adeseyi Shinobu Adeyinka Adekoya
Date of birth (1995-12-05) December 5, 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Seattle, Washington, United States
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2011–2013 Crossfire Premier
2013–2014 Seattle Sounders FC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 UCLA Bruins 55 (20)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Golden State Force 5 (1)
2017–2018 Seattle Sounders FC 2 (0)
2017 → Seattle Sounders FC 2 (loan) 13 (1)
2018–2020 Vendsyssel FF 22 (3)
2020 Balzan 4 (1)
2020–2021 Thisted 3 (1)
2021 Phoenix Rising 4 (0)
2021 → OKC Energy (loan) 12 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 5, 2021

Adeseyi Shinobu Adeyinka "Seyi" Adekoya (/ˈʃeɪ ˌædəˈkɔɪ.ə/ SHAY-yee AD-e-KOY-a;[1] born December 5, 1995) is an American soccer player who plays as a forward.

Career

Youth, college and amateur

A product of Lakeside School (Seattle), Adekoya spent his youth career with Crossfire Premier from 2011 to 2013 and with the Seattle Sounders FC academy from 2013 to 2014 before signing a letter of intent to play college soccer at UCLA. He made a total of 55 appearances for the Bruins and finished with 20 goals and eight assists.

He also played in the Premier Development League for FC Golden State Force.[2]

Professional

On January 17, 2017, Adekoya signed a homegrown player contract with Seattle Sounders FC, making him the ninth homegrown signing in club history.[3] On March 26, 2017, he made his professional debut for USL affiliate club Seattle Sounders FC 2 in a 2–1 loss to Sacramento Republic.[4] Adekoya scored his first professional goal on April 2, 2017, playing for Sounders FC 2 in a 2–1 win over Timbers 2.[5] Adekoya made his first start for Seattle Sounders FC on May 31, 2017, in a 3–0 defeat to the Columbus Crew.[6] His release from the team was announced on April 3, 2018.[7]

In June 2018, Adekoya moved to Danish Superliga side Vendsyssel FF.[8] In January 2020, Adekoya moved to Maltese Premier League side Balzan.[9] He returned to Denmark in October 2020, signing a contract until December 2020 for third-tier Danish 2nd Division club Thisted FC.[10] On April 1, 2021, Adekoya joined USL Championship club Phoenix Rising FC.[11] On August 6, 2021, Adekoya moved on loan to USL Championship side OKC Energy for the remainder of the season.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Seyi Adekoya". MLSSoccer.com. MLS. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  2. ^ "Seyi Adekoya - USL PDL". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  3. ^ "Seattle Sounders sign Henry Wingo and Seyi Adekoya as Homegrown Players". SoundersFC.com. Sounders FC Communications. January 17, 2017. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  4. ^ "Sounders FC 2 falls 2–1 to Sacrmento Republic FC in season-opening match". SoundersFC.com. Sounders FC Communications. March 26, 2017. Archived from the original on March 28, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
  5. ^ Nicholas Murray (April 2, 2017). "S2 Rallies, Hands T2 Defeat". USLSoccer.com. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  6. ^ Clark, Dave (June 3, 2017). "Seyi Adekoya learned much from his bittersweet first Sounders start". SounderAtHeart.com. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
  7. ^ "Seattle Sounders part ways with Homegrown forward Seyi Adekoya". April 3, 2018. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  8. ^ "Vendsyssel FF skriver kontrakt med Seyi Adekoya". July 4, 2018.
  9. ^ "Aktivitet i Vendsyssel FF: Henter angriber". January 31, 2020.
  10. ^ "Thisted FC henter tidligere Superliga-angriber". Limfjord Update (in Danish). October 9, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  11. ^ "Rising Signs Goalkeeper Edward Delgado and Forward Seyi Adekoya". Phoenix Rising Communications. April 1, 2021. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
  12. ^ "Energy Fc Signs Okc Homegrown Lamar Batista and Forward Seyi Adekoya on Loan". August 6, 2021.

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