Tunde Adeniji
Nigerian footballer (born 1995)
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Tunde Adeniji ⓘ(born 17 September 1995), nicknamed The Tiger, is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Al-Tadamon.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Babatunde Temitope Adeniji | ||
| Date of birth | 17 September 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Akure, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Tadamon | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Rising Stars | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Rising Stars | 16 | (7) |
| 2013–2016 | Sunshine Stars | 71 | (42) |
| 2016–2017 | Levski Sofia | 49 | (8) |
| 2018 | Atyrau | 30 | (8) |
| 2019 | Al-Nasr | ||
| 2019–2020 | Debrecen | 29 | (9) |
| 2020 | Kunshan FC | 15 | (1) |
| 2021 | Al-Fayha | 17 | (11) |
| 2021–2022 | Al-Adalah | 37 | (9) |
| 2023– | Al-Tadamon | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Nigeria U-20 | 3 | (2) |
| 2015– | Nigeria | 4 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 November 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 August 2016 | |||
Career
Rising Stars
From an early age, Tunde was scouted by officials of the Ondo State Football Agency while playing on the dusty fields of Okitipupa. He was signed to the Agency's developmental side, Rising Stars Academy where he played for two seasons and helped his side to acquire promotion for the Premier League as he emerged as the top scorer of the team. He featured in 16 games and scored 7 goals.
Sunshine Stars
Adeniji joined Sunshine Stars at the start of the 2013–14 season. He was expected to understudy the club's main striker, Dele Olorundare in his debut season in the topflight but he later scored thirteen (13) league goals to emerge as the club's top scorer at the end of the season.[1]
In the 2014–15 season he became an all-round player scoring and creating chances for his teammates. He ended the season with sixteen (16) goals and 7 assists.[2][3]
Levski Sofia
On 17 February 2016, after long negotiations, Adeniji moved abroad to Europe to sign a 3-year contract with Bulgarian side Levski Sofia[4] at a reported transfer fee of €180,000.[5] His first goal for the club came in a game against Lokomotiv Plovdiv on 7 August 2016.
Atyrau
Al-Nasr SC
Adeniji took the trip to Kuwait and signed with Al-Nasr SC on 31 January 2019 until June 2020.[7]
Debrecen
In July 2019, Adeniji became part of the ranks of Hungarian club Debrecen.[8]
Kunshan F.C.
On 6 September 2020, Adeniji joined China League One side Kunshan FC.[9]
Al-Fayha
On 7 February 2021, Adeniji joined Prince Mohammad bin Salman League side Al-Fayha.[10]
Al-Adalah
On 27 July 2021, Adeniji joined Prince Mohammad bin Salman League side Al-Adalah.[11]
Al-Tadamon
On 8 January 2023, Adeniji joined Kuwaiti club Al-Tadamon.[12]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 25 February 2017[13]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | League | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Bulgaria | League | Bulgarian Cup | Europe | Other[a] | Total | ||||||||
| Levski Sofia | A Group | 2015–16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| First League | 2016–17 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 25 | 9 | |||
| Total | 33 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 9 | |||
| Career statistics | 33 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 9 | |||
- Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.
International
| Nigeria national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 |
International career
Adeniji received his first call-up for the Nigeria U20 team[14] in 2014 and made a few appearances and scored goals.[15] The following year he received his first call-up for the senior team.
Honours
Club
Individual
First League Player of the Month: August 2016[16]