Seyi Adekoya Explained

Seyi Adekoya
Fullname:Adeseyi Shinobu Adeyinka Adekoya
Birth Date:5 December 1995
Birth Place:Seattle, Washington, United States
Height:5 ft 11 in
Position:Forward
Youthyears1:2011–2013
Youthclubs1:Crossfire Premier
Youthyears2:2013–2014
Youthclubs2:Seattle Sounders FC
Collegeyears1:2014–2016
College1:UCLA Bruins
Collegecaps1:55
Collegegoals1:20
Years1:2016
Clubs1:Golden State Force
Caps1:5
Goals1:1
Years2:2017–2018
Clubs2:Seattle Sounders FC
Caps2:2
Goals2:0
Years3:2017
Clubs3:Seattle Sounders FC 2 (loan)
Caps3:13
Goals3:1
Years4:2018–2020
Clubs4:Vendsyssel FF
Caps4:22
Goals4:3
Years5:2020
Clubs5:Balzan
Caps5:4
Goals5:1
Years6:2020–2021
Clubs6:Thisted
Caps6:3
Goals6:1
Years7:2021
Clubs7:Phoenix Rising
Caps7:4
Goals7:0
Years8:2021
Clubs8:OKC Energy (loan)
Caps8:12
Goals8:1
Club-Update:November 5, 2021

Adeseyi "Seyi" Shinobu Adeyinka Adekoya (;[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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Seyi Adekoya. MLSSoccer.com. MLS. June 6, 2017.
  2. Web site: Seyi Adekoya - USL PDL. USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. March 26, 2017.
  3. Web site: Seattle Sounders sign Henry Wingo and Seyi Adekoya as Homegrown Players. SoundersFC.com. Sounders FC Communications. March 26, 2017. January 17, 2017.
  4. Web site: Sounders FC 2 falls 2–1 to Sacrmento Republic FC in season-opening match. SoundersFC.com. Sounders FC Communications. March 28, 2017. March 26, 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170328015627/http://www.soundersfc.com/post/2017/03/26/sounders-fc-2-falls-2-1-sacrmento-republic-fc-season-opening-match. March 28, 2017.
  5. Web site: Nicholas Murray. S2 Rallies, Hands T2 Defeat. USLSoccer.com. April 3, 2017. April 2, 2017.
  6. Web site: Seyi Adekoya learned much from his bittersweet first Sounders start. Clark. Dave. June 3, 2017. SounderAtHeart.com. June 5, 2017.
  7. Web site: Seattle Sounders part ways with Homegrown forward Seyi Adekoya. April 3, 2018 . April 18, 2018 .
  8. Web site: Vendsyssel FF skriver kontrakt med Seyi Adekoya. July 4, 2018.
  9. Web site: Aktivitet i Vendsyssel FF: Henter angriber. January 31, 2020.
  10. News: Thisted FC henter tidligere Superliga-angriber . 3 November 2020 . Limfjord Update . 9 October 2020 . Danish.
  11. Web site: Rising Signs Goalkeeper Edward Delgado and Forward Seyi Adekoya . Phoenix Rising Communications . April 1, 2021 . April 1, 2021.
  12. Web site: Energy Fc Signs Okc Homegrown Lamar Batista and Forward Seyi Adekoya on Loan . August 6, 2021 .