Oluwaunmi Somide

Somide
Personal information
Full name Oluwawunmi Somide Adelaja
Date of birth (1991-05-16) 16 May 1991
Place of birth Abeokuta, Nigeria
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 East Bengal F.C. [1]
Number 22
Youth career
2005-2007 Pepsi Football Academy
2007-2008 Ebedei
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2012 FC Olimpia Bălţi 74 (34)
2013-2014 United Sikkim F.C. 15 (9)
2014-2015 Mohammedan S.C. 27 (15)
2015 Guwahati F.C. 7 (5)
2016 present East Bengal 12 (6)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 November 2014.


Oluwawunmi Somide Adelaja (born 16 May 1991) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for East Bengal F.C. in the CFL 2016 tournament.[2]

Personal life

somide family's has played a huge role in his life as a football player and they are the one who encouraged him to become a footballer. It is his ambition to become one of the most successful players in the world.

Career

Nigeria

Somide began his professional footballing career in 2005 with Nigerian club, Pepsi Football Academy. In 2007, he moved to Ebedei with whom he played till 2008.

Moldova

He first moved out of Nigeria in 2008 to moldova where he signed a long term contract with FC Olimpia Bălţi He made his Moldovan national division debut on 28 may 2008 in a 1-0 win against Sheriff Tiraspol and scored his first goal in that match. He made 74 appearances and 34 goals from 2008 till 2012 in the moldovan national division 1.

India

In 2013, he moved to India where he signed a short term contract with United Sikkim F.C. He made his durand cup debut on 14 September 2013 in a 3-1 victory against Assam Regiment cemtre and he scored 2 goals in that match. In 2014, he signed a year contract with Mohammedan S.C. in the I-League 2nd division and he made his first debut in a 1-0 victory against United SC. in 2015, he signed six months contract with Guwahati F.C.. In 2016, he signed four Months contract with East Bengal in the Calcutta Football League his first debut was against Peerless S.C They won the match 2-0. He also helped his club win the Calcutta football League cup 2015-16

References

  1. ↑ https://www.eastbengalfootballclub.com/
  2. ↑ "Mohammedan Host Guwahati FC In 2nd Division League Eastern Conference Opener". http://I-League.org. Retrieved 19 November 2015. External link in |work= (help)


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