Adewale Adeyinka
Adeyinka training at Godswill Akpabio Stadium on 14 October 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-12-14) 14 December 1996
Place of birth Offa, Nigeria
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Kwara United
Number 1
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Kwara United
2017–2018 ABS FC
2018–2019 Gombe United
2019–2022 Akwa United
2022– Akwa United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 September 2022 20:19 (UTC)

Adewale Adeyinka (born 14 December 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Akwa United and the Nigeria national team.[1] He is a former Nigeria U17 team player.[2]

Adeyinka won the Nigeria Professional Football League title with Akwa United in the 2020-21 season.

The Kwara native holds the record for most consecutive clean sheets in the Nigeria Professional Football League, after going 16 matches without conceding a goal in the 2020-21 season.[3]

Honours

Club

Akwa United

Individual

References

  1. "Super Eagles seek motivating win against Ecuador in New Jersey". Vanguard Nigeria. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  2. "Eaglets goalkeeper loses mother". premiumtimesng.com. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  3. "Goalkeeper Adeyinka Sets New Record". independent.ng. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  4. "Akwa United Beat MFM, Emerge NPFL Champions". dailytrust.com. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  5. "Goalkeeper Adeyinka Sets New Record". independent.ng. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
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