Full name Olawale Adelusimi Role Soccer player Height 1.85 m | Playing position Position Defender Name Olawale Adelusimi | |
Date of birth (1983-04-01) April 1, 1983 (age 32) 2003–2004 Chandler-Gilbert Coyotes 2005–2006 Midwestern State Mustangs Education Midwestern State University | ||
Place of birth Ondo City, Nigeria | ||
Olawale Adelusimi (born April 1, 1983) is a Nigerian soccer defender who played for Crystal Palace Baltimore in the USSF Second Division.
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College and Amateur
Adelusimi came from his native Nigeria to the United States in 2002. He played two years of college soccer at Chandler-Gilbert Community College in Arizona, where he was twice selected to the All-ACCAC 1st Team, twice selected to the All-West Region I 1st Team and was a 2004 All-American Honorable Mention Selection. He transferred to Midwestern State University in his junior year, and helped them the Southwest Soccer Conference championship.
During his college years he also played with Thunder Bay Chill in the USL Premier Development League, and was part of the Chill squad which won the 2008 PDL championship title.
Professional
Adelusimi signed with Crystal Palace Baltimore in 2009, and made his professional debut on May 15, 2009 in a game against Western Mass Pioneers. Crystal Palace Baltimore released him during the 2010 pre-season.