Nicholas Oyekunle
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adetokunbo Adewale Ayomide Oyekunle[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 January 2007[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Portsmouth, England | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Southampton | ||
| Number | 49 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Southampton | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Southampton | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | England U18 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:15, 21 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:51, 1 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Adetokunbo Adewale Ayomide Oyekunle (born 9 January 2007), known as Nicholas Oyenkunle, is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Southampton.
On 8 February 2024, Oyenkunle signed his first professional contract with Southampton.[3] In May 2025, he became the all-time leading scorer in the U18 Premier League.[4] On 18 July, Oyenkunle signed a new two-year contract.[5] Oyenkunle made his first appearance for the club on 1 November in a 2–0 home defeat against Preston North End after he replaced Mads Roerslev in the 86th minute.[6]
International career
Born in England, Oyenkunle is of Nigerian descent.[7] On 19 May 2025, he was named in the England under-18 squad for the first time.[8] He made his debut on 28 May in a 2–1 defeat against Morocco under-18s.[9]