Kevin Aladesanmi

Kevin Ademola Aladesanmi Sanchez (born 12 November 1998) is a Swedish-born Colombian[2] professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Atlético Bucaramanga, on loan from Atlético Junior.[1]

Kevin Aladesanmi

Personal information
Full name	Kevin Ademola Aladesanmi Sanchez
Date of birth	(1998-11-12) 12 November 1998
Place of birth	Jönköping, Sweden
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11 ^1⁄2 in)[1]
Playing position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Atlético Bucaramanga (on loan from Atlético Junior)
Number	20
Youth career
	Academia Tolimense
	Parma de Barranquilla
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017	Parma de Barranquilla
2017	→ Olhanense (loan)	7	(0)
2017	Barranquilla	14	(2)
2018–	Atlético Junior	4	(0)
2019	→ Leones (loan)	36	(13)
2020–	→ Atlético Bucaramanga (loan)	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:53, 9 June 2020 (UTC)

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Aladesanmi and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.

Career

Aladesanmi had a spell in the system of Academia Tolimense, prior to later joining Parma de Barranquilla.[3][4] In 2017, Aladesanmi joined LigaPro side Olhanense on loan.[3] He made his professional debut against Sporting B on 2 April 2017, being substituted on for Federico Virga during a 5–1 loss.[1][5] He featured six more times as Olhanense were relegated from the 2016–17 LigaPro.[1] Aladesanmi subsequently agreed to join Colombia's Barranquilla of Categoría Primera B.[1] Four goals in fifteen matches followed, with the midfielder scoring twice in his final appearance versus Cúcuta Deportivo in the play-offs on 12 November.[1]

Categoría Primera A side Atlético Junior signed Aladesanmi at the beginning of the 2018 campaign.[1] After featuring five times that year, Aladesanmi was loaned out in January 2019 to second tier team Leones.[1] For the 2020 season, he was loaned out to Atlético Bucaramanga.[6]

Personal life

Aladesanmi was born in Sweden to a Nigerian father and a Colombian mother; his father, Felix Ademola, was playing football for Deportes Tolima when they met.[3] Aladesanmi's birth place of Jönköping was where his parents were holidaying at the time.[3] He spent the first years of his life growing up in Norway, while Ademola was playing for Skeid and Haugesund.[3] During which time his parents separated, with Aladesanmi joining his mother in Ibagué, Colombia.[3]

Career statistics

As of 21 September 2019.[1][3]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Olhanense (loan)	2016–17	LigaPro	7	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	7	0
Barranquilla	2017	Categoría Primera B	14	2	0	0	—		—		1[lower-alpha 1]	2	15	4
Atlético Junior	2018	Categoría Primera A	4	0	1	0	—		0	0	0	0	5	0
	2019		0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		25	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	27	4
Leones (loan)	2019	Categoría Primera B	25	10	1	0	—		—		6[lower-alpha 1]	1	32	11
Career total			50	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	7	3	59	15

1. Appearance(s) in the Categoría Primera B play-offs

References

1. "Colombia - K. Aladesanmi". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
2. Aguirre Eastman, Sebastián (22 February 2018). "Kevin Aladesanmi Sánchez: el primer futbolista sueco que juega en Colombia sueña con estar en la selección de este país" (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 March 2020. Despite being born in Sweden, Aladesanmi has no role that records his nationality in that country
3. "El delantero sueco que juega en Barranquilla FC". El Heraldo. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
4. "Los jugadores exóticos en la Liga local". El Tiempo. 10 February 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
5. "Ficha Estadistica de KEVIN ALADESANMI". BDFA. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
6. Aladesanmi y Subero, las nuevas incorporaciones del Atlético Bucaramanga, vanguardia.com, 13 December 2019

External links

• Kevin Aladesanmi at Soccerway