Temitope Ayoluwa Obadeyi (born 29 October 1989) is an English semi-professional

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who plays as a

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for club

Kidderminster Harriers Kidderminster Harriers Football Club are a professional association football club based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. The team competes in the National League North, the sixth level of the English football league system. Formed in ...

. Obadeyi has previously played for

Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers Football Club ( ) is a professional association football, football club based in Horwich, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in EFL League One, League One, the third level of the Englis ...

Swindon Town Swindon Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. The team, known as the "Robins", currently compete in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded as Swindon A ...

Rochdale Rochdale ( ) is a town in Greater Manchester, England, and the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale. In the United Kingdom 2021 Census, 2021 Census, the town had a population of 111,261, compared to 223,773 for the wid ...

Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1886, the club were inaugur ...

, Chesterfield,

Rio Ave Rio Ave Futebol Clube, commonly known as Rio Ave (), is a Portuguese professional football club based in Vila do Conde, that competes in the Primeira Liga. The club is named after the Ave River, which flows through the town and into the Atlant ...

, Bury,

Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. The team currently competes in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. The club has played ...

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and

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Early life

Obadeyi was born in

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, West Midlands and is of

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descent. During his time at Four Dwellings High School in Birmingham, Obadeyi's strike partner was

Daniel Sturridge Daniel Andre Sturridge Johnson (born 1 September 1989) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. Since 2023, he has worked as a television pundit for Sky Sports. Sturridge was scouted by Aston Villa and played for ...

and the two were reunited in February 2011 when the latter moved to Bolton on loan from Chelsea for the remainder of the season.

Career

Obadeyi made his

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debut for Bolton as a substitute in the club's 0–1 home

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defeat by

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on 28 December 2008. In August 2009, Obadeyi signed for

on a one-month loan and scored his first goal in a 2–1 victory over

Southend United Southend United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, which competes in the National League, the fifth level of English football. The team are known as "The Shrimpers", a reference ...

on 29 August. On 11 September his loan was extended by another month, and again on 15 October for a final month under the 93-day emergency loan limit. In January 2010, Obadeyi went on loan again, this time to

for the rest of the season. He scored his first goal for Rochdale against Dagenham & Redbridge on 20 February 2010. The third loan of his career was made on 22 October 2010 when he joined

on an initial one-month loan. On 24 November, the loan was extended until 8 January 2011, but following the end of that period, the club decided not to extend it any further. On 7 July 2011, Obadeyi signed a one-year extension to his contract at Bolton, and on 8 November joined

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team Chesterfield on loan until 26 December, making his debut the following day in a 4–3 win over

Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers Football Club are a professional association football club based in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. The team competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1884 as Belmont Football Club, they ...

in the

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. Obadeyi made his league debut for Chesterfield on 19 November in the 5–2 loss away to

Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is a professional association football club in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. As of the 2025–26 EFL League Two, 2025–26 season, the team competes in EFL League Two, the fourth level of the Eng ...

and made six appearances overall before returning to Bolton. On 14 March 2012 he began a second loan spell at

. The loan lasted a month and he scored once. However, at the end of the 2011–12 season, following Bolton's relegation from the Premier League, Obadeyi was released and subsequently joined

at the start of June 2012. Obadeyi made 12 appearances in the

Primeira Liga The Primeira Liga (), also known as Liga Portugal Betclic for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Portugal and the highest level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga ...

during the 2012–13 season without scoring as Rio Ave finished sixth in the league table. His one goal for the club came in December 2012 against

Sporting CP Sporting Clube de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting (particularly within Portugal), or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries,

in the

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. Obadeyi left Rio Ave at the end of the campaign. He signed a one-year contract with Bury in August 2013. He played in two league games and one cup tie before joining

on loan in November until January 2014. Obadeyi made ten appearances for the club in all competitions during the loan, which was interrupted by a hamstring injury, and scored one goal against

York City York City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system, as of the 2024–25 seas ...

. On 20 February 2014, Obadeyi joined

for a second loan spell with the

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club. Obadeyi established himself as Argyle's preferred choice on the left side of midfield, before his loan expired. He was released by Bury at the end of the season, Obadeyi signed a three-year contract with

Scottish Premiership The Scottish Premiership, also known as the William Hill (bookmaker), William Hill Premiership for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Scotland and the highest level of the Scottish football league system. Th ...

club

in July 2014. After two seasons with the club he signed for

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club

in July 2016, joining on a one-year contract. On 31 January 2017, Obadeyi joined

club

on a contract until the end of the 2016–17 season. He was released by Oldham at the end of the 2017–18 season, following their relegation. On 25 July 2018, Obadeyi signed with

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club

on a two-year contract. He left

in June 2020. On 4 February 2022, Obadeyi rejoined

on a short-term contract until the end of the 2021–22 season, the contract not extended following relegation. Obadeyi signed for Ilkeston Town in October 2022. On 26 November 2022, Obadeyi joined

National League North The National League North, officially known as Vanarama National League North for sponsorship reasons, is a professional Association football league in England. National League North is the second division of the National League (English footb ...

club Gloucester City. Scoring the 93 minute winning goal in a 4-3 thriller against Chorley, sending the Tigers to the National League North Playoffs. In June 2023, Obadeyi signed for

Banbury United Banbury United Football Club is a football club based in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Spencer Stadium. History The club was established in 1931 as Spencer Sports Club, a works team of the Sp ...

. In January 2024, he joined

Hereford Hereford ( ) is a cathedral city and the county town of the ceremonial county of Herefordshire, England. It is on the banks of the River Wye and lies east of the border with Wales, north-west of Gloucester and south-west of Worcester. With ...

on loan for the remainder of the season.

Career statistics

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Obadeyi, Tope 1989 births Living people Footballers from Birmingham, West Midlands English men's footballers England men's youth international footballers Men's association football forwards Coventry City F.C. players Bolton Wanderers F.C. players Swindon Town F.C. players Rochdale A.F.C. players Shrewsbury Town F.C. players Chesterfield F.C. players Rio Ave F.C. players Bury F.C. players Plymouth Argyle F.C. players Kilmarnock F.C. players Dundee United F.C. players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players Ilkeston Town F.C. players Gloucester City A.F.C. players Banbury United F.C. players Hereford F.C. players Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players Premier League players English Football League players Ligue 2 players Primeira Liga players Southern Football League players National League (English football) players Scottish Professional Football League players English people of Nigerian descent Sportspeople of Nigerian descent English people of Yoruba descent Yoruba sportspeople English expatriate men's footballers English expatriate sportspeople in France 21st-century English sportsmen