Fuad Sule

Fuad Dapo Sule (born 20 January 1997) is an Irish-Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a holding midfielder for NIFL Premiership side Larne.

Fuad Sule
Personal information
Full name Fuad Dapo Sule[1]
Date of birth (1997-01-20) 20 January 1997[2]
Place of birth Ibadan, Nigeria
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in)[3]
Position(s) Holding midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Larne
Number 7
Youth career
2002–2013 Crumlin United
2013–2014 Shamrock Rovers
2014–2016 St Patrick's Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 St Patrick's Athletic 1 (0)
2017 Bohemians 24 (0)
2018–2019 Barnet 1 (0)
2018–2019 → Larne (loan) 19 (0)
2019– Larne 45 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:16, 11 December 2020 (UTC)

Early life

Born in Ibadan, Nigeria, Sule moved to the Citywest area of Dublin aged three. He was in the academy at Crumlin United before joining Shamrock Rovers aged 16.[4]

Career

Sule joined St Patrick's Athletic in July 2014. He made his debut for the first team on the final day of the 2016 season against Derry City. This was his only appearance for the Saints before joining Bohemians in December 2016.[2] Sule won the League of Ireland Premier Division player of the month for July 2017. Sule won the Player of the Year award for Bohemians[5] and the League of Ireland Young Player of the Year award for 2017.[6] His transfer to Barnet went through on 1 January 2018 for an undisclosed fee.[7][8] Sule made his debut as a substitute against Crawley Town on 13 January 2018,[9] but made no further appearances for the Bees for the rest of the season and joined NIFL Championship side Larne on loan on 3 September 2018.[10] Sule joined Larne permanently on a two-and-a-half year deal on 31 January 2019. He received the club's most man of the match awards in the 2018–19 season and established himself as a firm fans favourite with his all action style.[11]

Style of play

Sule played as a striker and attacking midfielder as a schoolboy, before switching to a defensive midfield role at St Pat's. His style of play been compared to N'Golo Kanté.[4]

Personal life

Sule's brother Ajibola (born 1992) is also a footballer, having played for Shelbourne and Cabinteely, as well as his cousin Ismahil Akinade who has played for Bray Wanderers, Bohemians, Waterford and Ho Chi Minh City.[4]

Career statistics
As of 11 December 2020.[12]
Club Division Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
St Patrick's Athletic League of Ireland Premier Division 2016 100000000010
Bohemians League of Ireland Premier Division 2017 2401020–00270
Barnet EFL League Two 2017–18 100000–0010
National League 2018–19 000000–0000
Total 100000–0010
Larne (loan) NIFL Championship 2018–19[13] 1900000–30220
Larne NIFL Championship 2018–19[13] 712000–0091
NIFL Premiership 2019–20[13] 2912010–00321
NIFL Premiership 2020–21[13] 900000–0090
Total 4524010–00502
Career total 902503000301012

    Honours

    Larne

    Individual

    References
    2. Fuad Sule - Extratime
    3. "Fuad Sule". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
    4. 'We owe our mum everything and I'm trying to make a career out of football to pay her back'
    7. Transfer | Barnet FC sign midfielder Fuad Sule
    9. Crawley Town 2–0 Barnet
    10. Loan | Fuad Sule joins Larne FC
    11. Fuad Sule completes permanent Inver switch
    12. "Republic of Ireland – F.Sule". Soccerway. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
    14. "County Antrim Shield final: Larne defeat Glens in Seaview shootout". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
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