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Adewale Adeyinka

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Adewale Adeyinka
Adeyinka training at Godswill Akpabio Stadium on 14 October 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-12-14) 14 December 1996 (age 27)
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

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Club

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Akwa United

Individual

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References

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  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.