1. Bamberdele Olusegun Adebola was born on 23 June 1975 and is a Nigerian retired footballer.
15 Facts About Dele Adebola
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Dele Adebola soon proved himself capable of scoring goals at that level, and attracted interest from several bigger clubs.
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Dele Adebola played one season at the club, where he proved his fitness, making 48 appearances in all competitions.
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On 30 January 2008, Dele Adebola signed an 18-month contract with Bristol City, moving for an undisclosed fee, despite Coventry wanting to renew his deal, which was due to end in the summer.
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Dele Adebola joined them on a free transfer after rejecting a one-year deal at Bristol City.
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Dele Adebola was mainly restricted to substitute appearances, finding himself below Dexter Blackstock and Robert Earnshaw in the pecking order, but he did manage to force his way into the Forest team, particularly away from home, towards the end of the season.
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Dele Adebola scored a late consolation goal for Forest in the play-off semi-final second leg against Blackpool.
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On 20 March 2012, Dele Adebola joined League One club Notts County on loan for the remainder of the season.
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On 7 August 2012, Dele Adebola signed a one-year deal with League Two club Rochdale.
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Under manager John Coleman, Dele Adebola made 26 league appearances for Rochdale, but when Keith Hill took over as manager after the sacking of Coleman, Hill made it clear he wanted to let Dele Adebola leave the club.
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In February 2013, Dele Adebola signed on loan for Conference leaders Wrexham, subject to international clearance.
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Dele Adebola made 13 appearances for Wrexham, scoring twice, against Lincoln City and Ebbsfleet United.
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In March 1998 new Northern Ireland manager Lawrie McMenemy, on discovering Dele Adebola to be a British citizen born abroad and therefore eligible to play for any of the home countries, selected him for his first match in charge, a friendly against Slovakia.
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Dele Adebola had to withdraw due to injury, but did express an interest in playing for the country.
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Dele Adebola was selected in Nigeria's provisional squad for the 1998 World Cup, but failed to make the cut.