Olajuwon Bamidele Adeyemo (born 13 February 1995) is a Nigerian

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who plays as a striker. Born in Nigeria, Adeyemo moved to

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, England as a baby and then to

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at the age of two. He later went on to play youth football with Stella Maris and

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, and was part of the

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's national youth development programme.

Playing career

Club

Adeyemo joined UCD from St Patrick's Athletic, where he went on to make his first senior appearance. He joined

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club

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in June 2014 after a spell on trial with

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. After making his debut for Dundee United as a substitute in a Premiership match at

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on 3 October 2014, Adeyemo signed a contract extension in December 2014 to keep him at the club for a further eighteen months. In February 2015, he joined East Fife in

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on a development loan for the rest of the 2014–15 season. Adeyemo left Dundee United in December 2015 after his contract was cancelled by mutual agreement, having made only two substitute appearances for the first team. Adeyemo signed for English

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club

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on 30 March 2016 until 2017 after a successful trial with the club's Under-21s. He was released by Watford at the end of the 2016–17 season and in July 2017 signed for Norwegian 3. divisjon side

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. Having left Valdres after the 2017 season, Adeyemo had a trial with

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club

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in November 2018. He signed for non-league Southern Premier side Walton Casuals in January 2019. Adeyemo transferred to Isthmian League Premier Division club Lewes in February 2019. On 30 July 2020, it was announced that Adeyemo has returned to Ireland, signing for

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side

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. Adeyemo signed for

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side Cove Rangers on 9 September 2021. He was let go at the end of the 2021-22 season and subsequently signed for

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. He scored one goal in four appearances for the club before being released in December 2022. Adeyemo was announced as a

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player in January 2023. He made his debut as a substitute, coming on in a scoreless draw at home to

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. On 23 July 2023, it was announced that Adeyemo had signed for

club

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, where he would play alongside his younger brother Jordan for the first time. He made his debut the same day, coming off the bench in a 2–1 loss at home to

in the first round of the 2023 FAI Cup. Adeyemo was released at the end of the season.

International

Adeyemo, who is also qualified to represent England or the Republic of Ireland, received a call-up to a Nigeria under-23 squad training camp in January 2015.

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