Dele Adebola

Date of birth23 June 1975
Place of birthLagos
NationalityNigerian
Weight80 kg
Height1.91 m
PositionForward

Adebola seemed to be set for a move to Las Palmas during the 2000 close season but the deal broke down and he remained at Birmingham City throughout the 2000-01 campaign.

He responded by working hard in training and won his place back in the squad, although he was often used as a substitute.

He was particularly effective in the Worthington Cup run, scoring five goals for Blues on the way to the final when he made the starting line-up against Liverpool.

His strong dribbling caused tremendous problems in the earlier rounds both for Tottenham Hotspur, against whom he scored twice in a 3-1 win at White Hart Lane, and Newcastle United.

However, he had the misfortune to suffer a bad knee injury when he collided with a post in the penultimate game of the regular season.

A powerful striker, he showed a good turn of pace when in full flow and also improved his heading.

Adebola joined Coventry City on a two-year contract in June 2003.

Having been made available for transfer in February 2004, Adebola's Sky Blues contract was extended to June 2007 in May 2005.

He joined Bristol City in January 2008 with a contract to June 2009.

Adebola joined Nottingham Forest in July 2009 with a two-year contract.

He joined Hull City in July 2011 with a one-year contract.

Adebola joined Rochdale in August 2012 with a one-year contract.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Crewe Alexandra 21 Jun 1993 06 Feb 1998
Birmingham City 06 Feb 1998 30 Jun 2002
Oldham Athletic 20 Mar 2002 16 Apr 2002 L
Crystal Palace 15 Aug 2002 09 Jun 2003
Coventry City 09 Jun 2003 31 Jan 2008
Burnley 25 Mar 2004 10 May 2004 L
Bradford City 13 Aug 2004 13 Nov 2004 L
Bristol City 31 Jan 2008 30 Jun 2009
Nottingham Forest 07 Jul 2009 30 Jun 2011
Hull City 01 Jul 2011 30 Jun 2012
Notts County 20 Mar 2012 31 May 2012 L
Rochdale 07 Aug 2012 30 Jun 2013
Wrexham 25 Feb 2013 31 May 2013 L
Rushall Olympic 15 Aug 2013

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1996-97 Crewe Alexandra FA Cup 2
1998-99 Birmingham City FA Cup 1
1
1998-99 Birmingham City League Cup 1
1999-00 Birmingham City FA Cup
1
1999-00 Birmingham City League Cup 1
1
2000-01 Birmingham City FA Cup 1
1
2000-01 Birmingham City League Cup 6
2
5
2000-01 Birmingham City League Division 1 16
15
6
1
2001-02 Oldham Athletic League Division 2 5
2002-03 Crystal Palace FA Cup 4
2002-03 Crystal Palace League Cup 5
2
2002-03 Crystal Palace League Division 1 32
7
5
1
2003-04 Burnley League Division 1
3
1
2003-04 Coventry City FA Cup 2
1
2003-04 Coventry City League Cup 2
1
2003-04 Coventry City League Division 1 15
13
2
2
2004-05 Bradford City LDV Vans Trophy 1
1
2004-05 Bradford City League One 14
1
3
3
2004-05 Coventry City FA Cup
1
1
2004-05 Coventry City League Championship 18
7
5
2005-06 Coventry City FA Cup 3
1
2005-06 Coventry City League Championship 39
5
12
5
2005-06 Coventry City League Cup
2
2006-07 Coventry City FA Cup 1
1
2006-07 Coventry City League Championship 28
12
8
3
2006-07 Coventry City League Cup 1
1
2007-08 Bristol City League Championship 16
1
6
2
2007-08 Bristol City League Championship Play-Offs 3
2007-08 Coventry City FA Cup 2
1
2007-08 Coventry City League Championship 15
11
4
2
2007-08 Coventry City League Cup 2
1
1
1
2008-09 Bristol City FA Cup
2
2008-09 Bristol City League Championship 32
7
10
3
2008-09 Bristol City League Cup 1
2009-10 Nottingham Forest FA Cup 1
1
2009-10 Nottingham Forest League Championship 13
20
3
2
2009-10 Nottingham Forest League Championship Play-Offs
1
1
2009-10 Nottingham Forest League Cup
2
2010-11 Nottingham Forest FA Cup 1
1
1
2010-11 Nottingham Forest League Championship 4
25
2
2010-11 Nottingham Forest League Cup
1
2011-12 Hull City League Championship 2
8
1
2011-12 Notts County League One 3
3
1
2012-13 Rochdale FA Cup 2
2012-13 Rochdale League Cup 1
2012-13 Rochdale League Two 22
4
6
1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
14 Jan 1997 Crewe Alexandra v Wimbledon D 1-1 FA Cup 3rd round
21 Jan 1997 Wimbledon v Crewe Alexandra L 2-0 FA Cup 3rd round replay


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.