Adewale Olufade
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adewale James Olufade[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 August 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Lomé, Togo | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Abu Muslim FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009 | AC Merlan | ||
| 2010–2012 | Dynamic Togolais | ||
| 2013–2014 | Panthère du Ndé | ||
| 2015 | AS Togo-Port | ||
| 2016 | New Star de Douala | ||
| 2017–2019 | Union Douala | ||
| 2019–2020 | Al Ahli (Manama) | ||
| 2020–2022 | Manama Club | ||
| 2022–2023 | AS OTR Lomé | ||
| 2023–2024 | Al-Shabab (Manama) | ||
| 2024–2025 | Al Nasr (Salalah) | ||
| 2025– | Abu Muslim FC | ||
| International career | |||
| 2018–2021 | Togo | 12 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:04, 29 June 2025 (UTC) | |||
Adewale James Olufade (born 21 August 1994) is a Togolese international footballer who plays as a left back for Abu Muslim FC.
Club career
Born in Lomé, he has played club football for AC Merlan, Dynamic Togolais, Panthère du Ndé, AS Togo-Port, New Star de Douala, Union Douala, Al Ahli (Manama), Manama Club, AS OTR Lomé, Al-Shabab (Manama), and Al Nasr (Salalah).[1]
In June 2025 he signed for Abu Muslim FC.[2]
International career
He made his international debut for Togo in 2018.[1] In October 2018 the Gambian Football Federation (GFF) complained to the Confederation of African Football (CAF) about Olufade, alleging that he was Nigerian and ineligible to play for Togo; the claims were denied by the Togolese Football Federation.[3] After that complaint was rejected, in February 2019 the GFF confirmed that CAF would hear their appeal.[4] The appeal was rejected, and the original decision was upheld.[5] In March 2019 GFF appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d "Adewale Olufade". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ "با مسرت فراوان به... - باشگاه فوتبال ابومسلم - Abu Muslim FC".
- ^ "Togo deny Gambian claims over eligibility of defender Olufade". BBC Sport. 20 October 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- ^ Momodou Bah (5 February 2019). "Caf to consider appeal from The Gambia over Olufade eligibility". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ Momodou Bah (21 February 2019). "Gambian Federation lose appeal over Olufade eligibility". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ Momodou Bah (10 March 2019). "The Gambia lodge fresh appeal in row over player eligibility". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 March 2019.