Hammed Adesope (born 22 October 1982), also known as Hameed Adesope, is a Nigerian

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who plays for Buffle F.C in

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Personal life

Hammed's mother has played a huge role in his life as a football player and she was the one who encouraged him to become a footballer.

Club career

Nigeria

Hammed began his professional football career in 2000 at Nigeria League with Balogun Owoseni FC (2000-2002), Ila-Orangun FC (2002-2005), Prime F.C (2005-2007) and Kwara United F.C (2007-2009).

Vietnam

He first moved out of Nigeria in 2009 to

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, where he signed a long-term contract with TDCS Đồng Tháp F.C. He made his

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debut on 22 January 2011 in a 0-0 draw against Navibank Sài Gòn F.C. and scored his first goal on 10 April 2011 in a 2-2 draw against Khatoco Khánh Hòa F.C. He scored 2 goals in 24 appearances in the

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. He made his first appearance of the

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on 29 April 2012 in a 4-1 win over Vissai Ninh Bình F.C.

Back to Nigeria

In 2013, he moved back to Nigeria where he signed a short-term contract with Nigerian Premier League relegation threatened club,

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. The club eventually finished at the 20th position in the 2013 Nigeria Premier League and got relegated to Nigeria National League.

Back to Vietnam

After a short spell with Shooting Stars SC, he returned to Vietnam where he signed a six-month contract with Kienlongbank Kiên Giang F.C. He made his debut for the club on 3 March 2013 in a 2-0 loss against SHB Đà Nẵng F.C. He made 6 appearances in the 2013 V.League 1.

India

In 2014, he moved to India where he signed a short-term contract with

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champions, Churchill Brothers S.C. He made his

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debut on 21 September 2013 in a 1-0 loss in a derby match against fierce rivals

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He made 7 appearances in the

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. He also helped his club win the

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Oman

On 27 January 2015, he signed a six-month contract with

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club,

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References

External links

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Hammed Adesope (born 22 October 1986) at Eurosport.comHammed Adesope (born 22 October 1985) at Soccerpunter.comHammed Sope - YouTube
{{DEFAULTSORT:Adesope, Hammed Living people Nigerian men's footballers Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football defenders Osun United F.C. players Kwara United F.C. players Shooting Stars S.C. players Churchill Brothers FC Goa players Al-Orouba SC players V.League 1 players I-League players Oman Professional League players Expatriate men's footballers in Vietnam Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Vietnam Expatriate men's footballers in India Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in India Expatriate men's footballers in Oman Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Oman Footballers from Ibadan 1982 births 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen