Ade Azeez

Adebayo Linford Kazim "Ade" Azeez (born 8 January 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Dover Athletic. He began his career with Charlton Athletic, spending time on loan to Wycombe Wanderers, Leyton Orient, Torquay United and Dagenham & Redbridge before being released in 2014. He then played for AFC Wimbledon, making 85 appearances, before signing for Partick Thistle in 2016. He has represented the England under-19 team.

Ade Azeez
Azeez as a substitute for AFC Wimbledon in September 2015
Personal information
Full name Adebayo Linford Kazim Azeez[1]
Date of birth (1994-01-08) 8 January 1994[2]
Place of birth Bromley, London, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Dover Athletic
Number 19
Youth career
0000–2008 Rivercray
2008–2012 Charlton Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Charlton Athletic 0 (0)
2012–2013 → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 4 (0)
2013 → Leyton Orient (loan) 1 (0)
2013–2014 → Torquay United (loan) 9 (2)
2014 → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 15 (3)
2014–2016 AFC Wimbledon 85 (12)
2016–2017 Partick Thistle 38 (2)
2017–2019 Cambridge United 39 (2)
2018 → Dover Athletic (loan) 12 (1)
2019–2020 Newport County 12 (1)
2020 → Torquay United (loan) 3 (1)
2020– Dover Athletic 5 (1)
National team
2012 England U19 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:53, 27 October 2020 (UTC))

Early life

Azeez was born in Sidcup, and attended Coopers Technology College in Chislehurst both in South East London. As a youngster he was a promising gymnast, and trained at Bromley Valley Gymnastics Centre before leaving to concentrate on football. He moved to his local club, Rivercray and it was from here that he was spotted as a talent by Charlton Athletic and signed a scholarships in 2010.[3] Azeez is of Nigerian descent.[4]

Club career

Charlton Athletic

Azeez joined Charlton Athletic at the age of 14 and he progressed through the ranks before signing a professional contract in the summer of 2011. On 22 November 2012, Azeez was loaned to League Two side Wycombe Wanderers until January 2013.[5] Charlton's Manager Chris Powell believed it was a good move for Azeez and that he could learn from the experience.[6] He made his professional debut two days later, coming on as a 76th-minute substitute to replace Joel Grant in a 3–0 win against Burton Albion.[7] However, as he made his first start in the quarter final of the Southern Section of Football League Trophy against Yeovil Town, which they loss 2–0, Azeez sustained a hamstring injury in the 25th minutes and had to come off.[8]

Soon after Charlton rejected an offer to have his loan with Wycombe extended,[9] Azeez made his debut for Charlton Athletic in the 1–0 home defeat to Huddersfield Town in the FA cup, replacing Bradley Wright-Phillips in the 78th minute.[10] After making his debut, Azeez said making his debut was something that he wanted to do at the club and was thankful to Powell for giving him the opportunity.[11]

On 18 January 2013 he signed on loan for Leyton Orient,[12] and made his only appearance for the club in a 2–0 away defeat at Doncaster Rovers the following day.[13] Azeez's loan spell with Leyton Orient came to an end on 18 February 2013.[14]

Azeez received a number 38 shirt for the 2013–14 season.[15] On 26 September 2013, Azeez joined League Two side Torquay United on a one-month youth loan.[16] Two days later he scored his first professional goal after coming on for Torquay in their 2–1 defeat to Newport County.[17] A week later, on 14 October 2013, Azeez scored again, in a 3–2 loss against Wycombe Wanderers.[18] Having scored twice in six games, Azeez had his loan spell with Torquay United extended for a further month.[19] After this extension Azeez returned to Charlton.[20]

On 8 February 2014 he signed for Dagenham & Redbridge on a one-month youth loan.[21] Two days later, on 10 February 2014, Azeez made his debut for the club, in a 2–0 loss against Hartlepool United.[22] On 10 March 2014, Azeez extended his loan with the "Daggers" for a further month, until 5 April 2014.[23] Days after extending his deal, on 11 March 2014, he scored his first goal for the club and then scored another, in a 2–1 win over Bristol Rovers.[24] His loan was extended even further on 9 April 2014, this time until the end of the 2013–14 season.[25] On the last game of the season Azeez scored his third goal for the club in a 3–2 win over Cheltenham Town.[26]

On 22 May 2014 he was released from Charlton Athletic in the summer upon expiry of his contract.[27]

AFC Wimbledon

On 26 June 2014 Azeez signed with League Two side AFC Wimbledon on a free transfer.[28] Upon joining the club, Azeez was given the number fourteen shirt ahead of the new season.[29]

After being an unused substitute in the opening game of the season, Azeez made his Wimbledon debut against Luton Town, where he came on for Matt Tubbs in a 1–0 victory.[30] Azeez scored his first Wimbledon goal on 30 August 2014, in a 3–2 defeat against Stevenage,[31] followed up scoring in the next game against Carlisle United.[32] Azeez scored two months later on 7 October 2014 against Milton Keynes Dons in a 3–2 victory.[33] Two months later on 28 December 2014, Azeez scored twice, in a 4–1 win over Exeter City.[34] Azeez then scored, in a 2–1 win over Accrington Stanley on 24 January 2015.[35] His seventh goal of the season came on 14 April 2015, in a 1–1 draw against Plymouth Argyle.[36] Spending much of the season as an impact substitute, he quickly became popular with the club's fans, with his pace often panicking tiring defenders.[37]

Partick Thistle

Ade Azeez signed for Scottish Premiership side Partick Thistle on 15 June 2016. He was Alan Archibald's first summer signing of the 2016–17 season.[38] Azeez scored his first goal for Thistle in a 4–1 away win over Stenhousemuir in the Scottish League Cup.[39] Azeez scored his first league goal for Thistle in a 2–0 away win against Dundee at Dens Park, Azeez opened the scoring with a first half header.[40] Azeez scored his second league goal of the season during a shock 1–1 draw with champions Celtic at Celtic Park.[41] In all competitions, Azeez made 46 appearances for the Jags scoring three goals.

Cambridge United

On 5 July 2017 Partick Thistle accepted an undisclosed fee for Azeez from Cambridge. On 23 February 2018 Azeez joined Dover Athletic on loan. The loan was subsequently extended to the end of the 2017–18 season.[42]

Newport County

On 31 January 2019 Azeez joined Newport County on a two year deal for an undislosed fee.[43][44] He made his Newport debut on 23 February 2019 in the 2–0 League Two defeat against Milton Keynes Dons as a second half substitute.[45] He scored his first goal for Newport on 2 March 2019 in the 2–0 win against Carlisle United in League Two.[46] He was part of the team that reached the League Two playoff final at Wembley Stadium on 25 May 2019, although he was an unused substitute in the final.[47] He was injured in July 2019, and ruled out for 6 months.[48] On 11 February 2020, having recovered from the injury, Azeez joined Torquay United on loan until the end of the 2019-20 season.[49] On 14 September 2020 his contract at Newport was terminated by mutual consent.[50]

Dover Athletic

On 3 October 2020, Azeez joined National League side Dover Athletic, where he had previously spent time on loan, being one of four new signings on the day of the new season commencement.[51] He made his debut later that day in an opening day 1-0 victory over Notts County.[52] On 27 October 2020, he scored his first goal back at the club with the winner in a 3–2 victory over Eastleigh.[53]

International career

On 19 September 2012, Azeez earned a call-up by England under-19.[54] Azeez made his debut for England on 28 September 2013, where he set up the third goal, as they beat Faroe Islands under-19, 6–0.[55] Azeez added two more caps for England under-19 against Ukraine under-19 on 1 October 2012[56] and another against Finland under-19, where he assisted the only goal in the game on 13 November 2012.[57]

Career statistics
As of match played 27 October 2020.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Charlton Athletic 2012–13[58] Championship 001000—10
Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 2012–13[58] League Two 40——1[lower-alpha 1]050
Leyton Orient (loan) 2012–13[58] League One 10———10
Torquay United (loan) 2013–14[59] League Two 9210——102
Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 2013–14[59] League Two 153———153
AFC Wimbledon 2014–15[60] League Two 43540003[lower-alpha 1]1506
2015–16[61] League Two 42710104[lower-alpha 2]1488
Total 85125010729814
Partick Thistle 2016–17[62] Scottish Premiership 3823051—460
Cambridge United 2017–18[63] League Two 130101010160
2018–19[64] League Two 262101145328
Total 392202155488
Dover Athletic (loan) 2017–18[63] National League 121———121
Newport County 2018–19[64] League Two 121——3[lower-alpha 3]0151
2019–20[65] League Two 0000000000
Total 121000030151
Torquay United (loan) 2019–20[65] National League 31———31
Dover Athletic 2020–21[66] National League 5110—0061
Career totals 223251308213726034
  1. Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. Three appearances in League Two play-offs, one in Football League Trophy
  3. Appearance(s) in League Two Play offs

Honours

AFC Wimbledon

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