Seyi Adekoya

Adeseyi Shinobu Adeyinka "Seyi" Adekoya (/ˈʃeɪ ˌædəˈkɔɪ.ə/ SHAY-yee AD-e-KOY-a;[1] born December 5, 1995) is an American soccer player who plays as a forward for Thisted FC in the Danish 2nd Division.

Seyi Adekoya
Personal information
Full name Adeseyi Shinobu Adeyinka Adekoya
Date of birth (1995-12-05) December 5, 1995
Place of birth Seattle, Washington, United States
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Thisted
Number 11
Youth career
2011–2013 Crossfire Premier
2013–2014 Seattle Sounders FC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 UCLA Bruins 55 (20)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Golden State Force 5 (1)
2017–2018 Seattle Sounders FC 2 (0)
2017 → Seattle Sounders FC 2 (loan) 13 (1)
2018–2020 Vendsyssel FF 22 (3)
2020 Balzan 4 (1)
2020– Thisted 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 3, 2020

Career

Youth, college and amateur

A product of Lakeside School (Seattle), Adekoya spent his youth career with Crossfire Premier from 2011 to 2013 and with the Seattle Sounders FC academy from 2013 to 2014 before signing a letter of intent to play college soccer at UCLA. 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 for FC Golden State Force.[2]

Professional

On January 17, 2017, Adekoya signed a homegrown player contract with Seattle Sounders FC, making him the ninth homegrown signing in club history.[3] On March 26, 2017, he made his professional debut for USL affiliate club Seattle Sounders FC 2 in a 2–1 loss to Sacramento Republic.[4] Adekoya scored his first professional goal on April 2, 2017, playing for Sounders FC 2 in a 2–1 win over Timbers 2.[5] Adekoya made his first start for Seattle Sounders FC on May 31, 2017, in a 3–0 defeat to the Columbus Crew.[6] His release from the team was announced on April 3, 2018.[7]

In June 2018, Adekoya moved to Danish Superliga side Vendsyssel FF.[8] In January 2020, Adekoya moved to Maltese Premier League side Balzan.[9] He returned to Denmark in October 2020, signing a contract until December 2020 for third-tier Danish 2nd Division club Thisted FC.[10]

References
  1. "Seyi Adekoya". MLSSoccer.com. MLS. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  2. "Seyi Adekoya - USL PDL". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  3. "Seattle Sounders sign Henry Wingo and Seyi Adekoya as Homegrown Players". SoundersFC.com. Sounders FC Communications. January 17, 2017. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  4. "Sounders FC 2 falls 2–1 to Sacrmento Republic FC in season-opening match". SoundersFC.com. Sounders FC Communications. March 26, 2017. Archived from the original on March 28, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
  5. Nicholas Murray (April 2, 2017). "S2 Rallies, Hands T2 Defeat". USLSoccer.com. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  6. Clark, Dave (June 3, 2017). "Seyi Adekoya learned much from his bittersweet first Sounders start". SounderAtHeart.com. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
  7. "Seattle Sounders part ways with Homegrown forward Seyi Adekoya". April 3, 2018. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  8. https://www.vendsysselff.dk/vendsyssel-ff-skriver-kontrakt-med-seyi-adekoya/
  9. https://nordjyske.dk/nyheder/sport/vendsyssel-sender-angriber-til-malta/d50422b2-b0b4-4530-a15e-902bab3ce9f0
  10. "Thisted FC henter tidligere Superliga-angriber". Limfjord Update (in Danish). October 9, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
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