Quick Facts
Biography
Tunde Adeniji (born 17 September 1995), nicknamed "The Tiger", is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bulgarian First League club Levski Sofia.
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 promptly 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
His exceptional performance led to his promotion to Sunshine Stars at the start of the 2013–14 season. Adeniji was expected to understudy the club's main striker, Dele Olorundare in his debut season in the top flight but he exceeded all expectations and scored thirteen (13) league goals to emerge as the club's top scorer at the end of the season.
The just concluded 2014–15 season was even better for the young striker as he became a better all round player scoring and creating chances for his team mates. Though he missed out on the golden boot award by just a goal, he ended the season with sixteen (16) goals and 7 assists with just one of his goals coming from the penalty spot.
Levski Sofia
On 17 February 2016, after long negotiations, Adeniji moved abroad to Europe and signed a 3-year contract with Bulgarian side Levski Sofia for a reported fee of €180,000. His first goal for the club came in a game against Lokomotiv (Plovdiv) on 7 August 2016.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 14 December 2016
| 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 | Total | ||||||||
| Levski Sofia | A Group | 2015–16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| First League | 2016–17 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 21 | 7 | |||
| Total | 31 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 7 | |||
| Career statistics | 31 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 7 | |||
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 in 2014 and made a few appearances and scored goals. The following year he received his first call-up for the senior team.
Honours
Club
A Group Runner-up: 2015-2016
Individual
First League Player of the Month: August 2016