| Kunle Dada-Luke | |
| Fullname: | Olakunle Olumide Dada-Luke |
| Birth Date: | January 12, 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada |
| Position: | Full-back,Winger |
| Currentclub: | Pacific FC |
| Clubnumber: | 13 |
| Youthyears1: | 2003–2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | West Toronto SC |
| Youthyears2: | 2013–2018 |
| Youthclubs2: | Toronto FC |
| Years1: | 2016–2018 |
| Clubs1: | Toronto FC III |
| Caps1: | 25 |
| Goals1: | 6 |
| Years2: | 2018 |
| Clubs2: | Toronto FC II |
| Caps2: | 5 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2019 |
| Clubs3: | Helsingør |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2020 |
| Clubs4: | Atlético Ottawa |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2021– |
| Clubs5: | Pacific FC |
| Caps5: | 69 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | October 7, 2023 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | Canada U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Olakunle Olumide Dada-Luke (born January 12, 2000) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a full-back for Pacific FC in the Canadian Premier League.
Dada-Luke began playing youth soccer with West Toronto SC at age of three.[1] After ten years with West Toronto, he joined the Toronto FC Academy in 2013.[2] [3] On March 15, 2017, he scored in a 1-1 draw at the Viareggio Cup against the Juventus academy team.[4]
From 2016 to 2018, he played with Toronto FC III in League1 Ontario. In 2018, he was named co-Young Player of the Year and was named to the league 2nd all-star team.[5]
In 2018, he began playing for Toronto FC II in the USL, making five total appearances.[6]
In July 2019, Dada-Luke joined Danish club FC Helsingør on a three-year contract after a successful trial.[7] While at Helsingør, he converted from playing winger to becoming a defender at right-back.[8] On January 14, 2020, they announced he had left the club, after not making any appearances.[9] [10]
In March 2020, he joined Atlético Ottawa in the Canadian Premier League .[11] [12] However, he was unable to travel to Prince Edward Island for the shortened 2020 season due to an ankle injury, and never appeared for the club as a result.[13] [14]
In March 2021, Dada-Luke signed with Pacific FC.[15] He recorded two assists in his debut season and also caused the winning goal in the semi-final against Cavalry FC (which was ultimately ruled an own goal), en route to winning the CPL title that season.[16] On September 3, 2022, he scored his first professional goal against York United FC, which helped him earn CPL Team of the Week honours for the second time that season.[17] In January 2023, he re-signed with the club for another season, with an option for 2024.[18] [19] In January 2024, the club picked up his option for the 2024 season.[20] [21]
Dada-Luke was born in Canada and is of Nigerian descent.[22] In October 2014, he made his debut in the Canadian youth program at an identification camp for the Canada U15 team. He was named to the roster for the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, where he made two appearances.[23]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Toronto FC III | 2016[24] | League1 Ontario | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2017[25] | 11 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||||||
| 2018[26] | 13 | 6 | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | 17 | 9 | ||||||
| Total | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 9 | |||
| Toronto FC II | 2018 | USL | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
| FC Helsingør | 2019–20 | Danish 2nd Division | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Atlético Ottawa | 2020 | Canadian Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Pacific FC | 2021 | Canadian Premier League | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||||
| 2023 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 69 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 85 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 99 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 120 | 10 | |||
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