Adeseyi "Seyi" Shinobu Adeyinka Adekoya ( ; born December 5, 1995) is an American former

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player who played as a

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Career

Youth, college and amateur

A product of

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, Adekoya spent his youth career with Crossfire Premier from 2011 to 2013 and with the

Seattle Sounders FC Seattle Sounders FC is an American professional association football, soccer club based in Seattle. The Sounders compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The club was established on ...

academy from 2013 to 2014 before signing a letter of intent to play college soccer at

UCLA The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Its academic roots were established in 1881 as a normal school then known as the southern branch of the C ...

. 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 USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States, forming part of the United States soccer league system. The league will featu ...

for FC Golden State Force.

Professional

On January 17, 2017, Adekoya signed a homegrown player contract with

, making him the ninth homegrown signing in club history. On March 26, 2017, he made his professional debut for

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affiliate club

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in a 2–1 loss to

Sacramento Republic Sacramento Republic FC is an American professional soccer team based in Sacramento, California, that competes in the Western Conference of the USL Championship, the second level in US soccer. Co-founded by Warren Smith and Joe Wagoner in 2012, t ...

. Adekoya scored his first professional goal on April 2, 2017, playing for Sounders FC 2 in a 2–1 win over Timbers 2. Adekoya made his first start for

on May 31, 2017, in a 3–0 defeat to the

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. His release from the team was announced on April 3, 2018. In June 2018, Adekoya moved to

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side

Vendsyssel FF Vendsyssel Forenede Fodboldklubber is a professional football club based in Hjørring, Denmark. The team competes in the Danish 1st Division, the second tier of the Danish football league system. The club plays home matches at Nord Energi Arena ...

. In January 2020, Adekoya moved to

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side

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. He returned to Denmark in October 2020, signing a contract until December 2020 for third-tier

Danish 2nd Division The 2nd Division () is a professional association football league for men and the third division in Denmark. It is organised by the Divisionsforeningen on behalf of the Danish Football Association (Danish FA; DBU) as part of the nation-wide Da ...

club

Thisted FC Thisted Fodbold Club () is an association football club based in the town of Thisted, North Jutland, Denmark, that competes in the Danish 2nd Division, the third tier of the Danish football league system. Founded in 1989, it is shortly known as ' ...

. On April 1, 2021, Adekoya joined

USL Championship The USL Championship (USLC) is a men's professional association football, soccer league in the second tier of the United States soccer league system#Men's leagues, United States league system. It is organized by the United Soccer League (USL) a ...

club

Phoenix Rising FC Phoenix Rising Football Club is an American professional soccer team based in Phoenix, Arizona. Founded in 2014 as Arizona United Soccer Club, the team is a member of the USL Championship. They won the league championship in 2023, defeating the ...

. On August 6, 2021, Adekoya moved on loan to USL Championship side

OKC Energy Oklahoma City Energy Football Club, or simply Energy FC, is an American professional soccer club based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The club is a member of the USL Championship, the second division of the American soccer league system. Although ...

for the remainder of the season.

References

External links

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UCLA bioUSSF Development Academy bio
1995 births Living people American men's soccer players American expatriate men's soccer players UCLA Bruins men's soccer players FC Golden State Force players Homegrown Players (MLS) Seattle Sounders FC players Tacoma Defiance players Vendsyssel FF players Balzan F.C. players Thisted FC players Phoenix Rising FC players OKC Energy FC players USL League Two players Major League Soccer players Danish Superliga players Danish 1st Division players Danish 2nd Division players USL Championship players Maltese Premier League players Men's association football forwards Soccer players from Seattle American expatriate sportspeople in Denmark American expatriate sportspeople in Malta Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in Malta Lakeside School (Seattle) alumni 21st-century American sportsmen {{US-footy-forward-1990s-stub