| Kevin Aladesanmi | |
| Fullname: | Kevin Ademola Aladesanmi Sanchez |
| Birth Date: | 12 November 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Jönköping, Sweden |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Deportivo Pereira |
| Clubnumber: | 20 |
| Youthyears1: | 2007–2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | Academia Tolimense |
| Youthyears2: | 2013–2017 |
| Youthclubs2: | Parma de Barranquilla |
| Years1: | 2017 |
| Clubs1: | Parma de Barranquilla |
| Years2: | 2017 |
| Clubs2: | → Olhanense (loan) |
| Caps2: | 7 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2017 |
| Caps3: | 14 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2018– |
| Clubs4: | Atlético Junior |
| Caps4: | 4 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2019 |
| Clubs5: | → Leones (loan) |
| Caps5: | 36 |
| Goals5: | 13 |
| Years6: | 2020– |
| Clubs6: | → Atlético Bucaramanga (loan) |
| Caps6: | 3 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 19:53, 9 June 2020 (UTC) |
Kevin Ademola Aladesanmi Sanchez (born 12 November 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Deportivo Pereira .[1] Born in Sweden to a Nigerian father and Colombian mother, he holds Colombian nationality.[2]
Aladesanmi had a spell in the system of Academia Tolimense, prior to later joining Parma de Barranquilla.[3] [4] In 2017, Aladesanmi joined LigaPro side Olhanense on loan.[3] He made his professional debut against Sporting B on 2 April 2017, being substituted on for Federico Virga during a 5–1 loss.[1] [5] He featured six more times as Olhanense were relegated from the 2016–17 LigaPro.[1] Aladesanmi subsequently agreed to join Colombia's Barranquilla of Categoría Primera B.[1] Four goals in fifteen matches followed, with the midfielder scoring twice in his final appearance versus Cúcuta Deportivo in the play-offs on 12 November.[1]
Categoría Primera A side Atlético Junior signed Aladesanmi at the beginning of the 2018 campaign.[1] After featuring five times that year, Aladesanmi was loaned out in January 2019 to second tier team Leones.[1] For the 2020 season, he was loaned out to Atlético Bucaramanga.[6]
Aladesanmi was born in Sweden to a Nigerian father and a Colombian mother; his father, Felix Ademola, was playing football for Deportes Tolima when they met.[3] Aladesanmi's birth place of Jönköping was where his parents were holidaying at the time.[3] He spent the first years of his life growing up in Norway, while Ademola was playing for Skeid and Haugesund.[3] During which time his parents separated, with Aladesanmi joining his mother in Ibagué, Colombia.[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Olhanense (loan) | 2016–17 | LigaPro | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Barranquilla | 2017 | Categoría Primera B | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1[7] | 2 | 15 | 4 | |||
| Atlético Junior | 2018 | Categoría Primera A | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 4 | |||
| Leones (loan) | 2019 | Categoría Primera B | 25 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 32 | 11 | |||
| Career total | 50 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 59 | 15 | |||