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Adedapo Paul Oluwaseun Awokoya-Mebude (born 29 July 2001) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Arbroath.

Full name Adedapo Paul Oluwaseun Awokoya-Mebude[1]
Date of birth (2001-07-29) 29 July 2001 (age 25)[2]
Place of birth London, England
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
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Dapo Mebude
Mebude with Scotland U19 in 2019
Personal information
Full name Adedapo Paul Oluwaseun Awokoya-Mebude[1]
Date of birth (2001-07-29) 29 July 2001 (age 25)[2]
Place of birth London, England
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Positions
Team information
Current team
Arbroath
Number 62
Youth career
2011–2019 Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Rangers 1 (0)
2021 → Queen of the South (loan) 11 (2)
2021–2022 Watford 0 (0)
2021–2022 → AFC Wimbledon (loan) 25 (2)
2022–2024 KV Oostende 7 (0)
2024–2025 Dunfermline Athletic 14 (0)
2025 → Septemvri Sofia (loan) 0 (0)
2025– Arbroath 18 (1)
International career
Scotland U16
2017–2018 Scotland U17 10 (2)
2018 Scotland U18 2 (0)
2018–2020 Scotland U19 13 (4)
2021–2022 Scotland U21 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 May 2026
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Early life

Mebude was born in London,[4] growing up in Peckham,[5] and is of Nigerian descent.[6] His family moved to Scotland when he was 10 years old, living in Govan,[7] and he joined the Rangers youth system after attending an open Soccer Schools event organised by the club.[8][9] He was later a participant in the SFA's Performance School programme at Holyrood Secondary School,[10] and also attended Rangers' youth partnership school Boclair Academy.[11]

Club career

Mebude turned professional with Rangers in May 2017.[12] Mebude signed a new contract with the club in December 2018, keeping him at Ibrox until 2021.[11] In February 2019 he was recalled from international duty with the Scotland under-19s to join up with the Rangers first team, due to injury problems.[13] Mebude debuted for the first-team on 19 May 2019, in a 2–1 away defeat versus Kilmarnock in the league.[14]

On 21 January 2021, Mebude joined Scottish Championship club Queen of the South on loan until the end of the season.[15] He scored his first professional goal, in a 4–2 league win at Gayfield Park versus Arbroath on 6 March 2021.[16]

In June 2021, Mebude ran out his contract with Rangers to become a free agent.[17][9] A month later in July, he was signed by Watford on a two-year contract with the option of a further two-years.[18][19] He suffered a back injury at the end of July 2021, and was hospitalised.[20][21]

He moved on loan to AFC Wimbledon in August 2021.[22][5] He scored his first goal for Wimbledon in a 3–3 draw against Bolton Wanderers on 14 August 2021.[23]

In September 2022 he signed for Belgian club KV Oostende.[24]

Mebude trained with Livingston in July 2024.[25] In October 2024, he joined Scottish Championship club Dunfermline Athletic on a one-year deal.[26] Mebude was loaned out to Bulgarian side PFC Septemvri Sofia from February 2025 until the end of the season,[27][28] and was released by Dunfermline at the end of his contract.[29]

In October 2025 he signed for Arbroath.[30]

International career

Mebude has represented Scotland at under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19 youth levels, and made his first under-21 appearance in October 2021 against Denmark.[2][12][11][13][31]

Style of play

In November 2018, he was described by the Daily Record as a "diminutive striker" who was "highly-rated within Ibrox" and that he was "known for his lightening [sic] quick pace as well as his obvious finishing ability and is a handful for defenders with his trickery".[4] In a September 2019 interview, Mebude stated "When I play as a winger I try and be direct and score goals like Raheem Sterling who is fast, direct and a similar build to me."[32]

Personal life

In February 2021 Mebude was one of five Rangers players fined by Scottish police "for attending an illegal gathering of ten people in a flat" in breach of lockdown rules during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.[33]

Mebude was hospitalised in January 2024 following a car crash.[34] He was unconscious for 5 days.[7] He has a daughter.[7]

His younger brother Dire is also a footballer.[7][35]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 November 2025
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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rangers U20 2019–20[36] ———5[c]252
Rangers 2020–21[37] Scottish Premiership 0000000000
Queen of the South (loan) 2020–21[37] Scottish Championship 11210——122
Watford 2021–22[38] Premier League 000000—00
AFC Wimbledon (loan) 2021–22[38] League One 25220302[d]0322
KV Oostende 2022–23[39] Belgian Pro League 5010——60
2023–24[39] Challenger Pro League 2000——20
Total 7010——80
Dunfermline Athletic 2024–25[40] Scottish Championship 14021002[c]0181
Septemvri Sofia (loan) 2024–25[39] Bulgarian First League 00———00
Arbroath 2025–26[41] Scottish Championship 4000000040
Career total 574613092757
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  1. Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

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