Personal information | |||
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Full name | Leslie Toluwani Adetokunbo Okikiola Ayomipo Adekoya[1] | ||
Date of birth | 18 April 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland[2] | ||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Accrington Stanley | ||
Number | 26 | ||
Youth career | |||
2020–2022 | Accrington Stanley | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022– | Accrington Stanley | 9 | (0) |
2022 | → Witton Albion (loan) | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:22, 22 February 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:28, 29 November 2022 (UTC) |
Leslie Toluwani Adetokunbo Okikiola Ayomipo Adekoya (born 18 April 2004) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Accrington Stanley.
Adekoya is a youth product of Accrington Stanley scoring 20 goals in 28 appearances with the U18s in the 2021–22 season, and signed his first professional contract with the club on 26 July 2022.[3] He joined Northern Premier League Division One West club Witton Albion on a month-long loan on 6 September 2022, where he made six senior league and cup appearances.[4] Returning to Accrington Stanley, he made his professional debut with them as a late substitute in a 3-0 EFL League One loss to Fleetwood Town on 29 October 2022.[5] He scored a late goal in a 3–1 loss to Leeds United in the fourth round of the 2022-23 FA Cup.[6]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Accrington Stanley | 2022–23[7] | EFL League One | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
Witton Albion (loan) | 2022–23[8] | Northern Premier League Division One West |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Career total | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
Born in Ireland to Nigerian parents, Adekoya moved to England at a young age.[2] He is eligible to represent England, Nigeria and Ireland internationally.[9]