NIGERIA - Player Profile

Dele Adeleye

Dele Adeleye

NAME:

Dele Adeleye

BORN:

25/12/1988 in Lagos

POSITION:

DF

CLUB:

FC Metalurh Donetsk

PREVIOUS CLUBS:

Shooting Stars, Sparta Rotterdam

INTERNATIONAL CAPS:

6

INTERNATIONAL DEBUT:

29/5/2009 vs Republic of Ireland

22 Dele Adeleye

A young defender who was a key component of the celebrated Under-20 side of 2005 and Olympic team side of 2008 - both squads finished with silver behind Lionel Messi's Argentina.


A clean-tackling, calm defender who finds comfort playing the ball out of defence.


 

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