Halilu Obadaki began his career with Karamone where he was discovered and trained before joining Kaduna United F.C., Ranchers Bees F.C and Kwara United F.C., where he has been playing since 2010. He started his professional football league debut with Kaduna United F.C. in the year 2007. He got two teams promotion in to the Nigeria Premier League from Nigeria National Pro-league Group A Winner with Kaduna United F.C. 2007/2008 and Nigeria National Pro-league Group A Runners-up with Ranchers Bees F.C. 2009/2010. He scored goals for all football teams he played even in the national team.
International career
Halilu Obadaki was member of the Nigeria national under-20 team that qualified for the 2013 African U-20 Championship and 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.