![]() Mebude with
Scotland U19 in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Adedapo Paul Oluwaseun Awokoya-Mebude [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 29 July 2001||
Place of birth | London, England | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) [3] | ||
Position(s) | Winger, striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | KV Oostende | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2019 | Rangers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2019–2021 | Rangers | 1 | (0) |
2021 | → Queen of the South (loan) | 11 | (2) |
2021–2022 | Watford | 0 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → AFC Wimbledon (loan) | 25 | (2) |
2022– | KV Oostende | 7 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
Scotland U16 | |||
2017–2018 | Scotland U17 | 10 | (2) |
2018 | Scotland U18 | 2 | (0) |
2018–2020 | Scotland U19 | 13 | (4) |
2021– | Scotland U21 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:05, 7 November 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:32, 19 November 2021 (UTC) |
Adedapo Paul Oluwaseun Awokoya-Mebude (born 29 July 2001) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Belgian club KV Oostende.
Mebude was born in London, [4] growing up in Peckham, [5] and is of Nigerian descent. [6] His family moved to Scotland when he was around 10 years old, and he joined the Rangers youth system after attending an open Soccer Schools event organised by the club. [7] [8] He was later a participant in the SFA's Performance School programme at Holyrood Secondary School, [9] and also attended Rangers' youth partnership school Boclair Academy. [10]
Mebude turned professional with Rangers in May 2017. [11] Mebude signed a new contract with the club in December 2018, keeping him at Ibrox until 2021. [10] In February 2019 he was recalled from international duty with the Scotland under-19s to join up with the Rangers first team, due to injury problems. [12] Mebude debuted for the first-team on 19 May 2019, in a 2–1 away defeat versus Kilmarnock in the league. [13]
On 21 January 2021, Mebude joined Scottish Championship club Queen of the South on loan until the end of the season. [14] He scored his first professional goal, in a 4–2 league win at Gayfield Park versus Arbroath on 6 March 2021. [15]
In June 2021, Mebude ran out his contract with Rangers to become a free agent. [16] [8] A month later in July, he was signed by Watford on a two-year contract with the option of a further two-years. [17] [18] He suffered a back injury at the end of July 2021, and was hospitalised. [19] [20]
He moved on loan to AFC Wimbledon in August 2021. [21] [5] He scored his first goal for Wimbledon in a 3–3 draw against Bolton Wanderers on 14 August 2021. [22]
In September 2022 he signed for Belgian club KV Oostende. [23]
Mebude trained with Livingston in July 2024. [24]
Mebude has represented Scotland at under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19 youth levels, and made his first under-21 appearance in October 2021 against Denmark. [2] [11] [10] [12] [25]
In November 2018, he was described by the Daily Record as a "diminutive striker" who was "highly-rated within Ibrox" and that he was "known for his lightening [ sic] quick pace as well as his obvious finishing ability and is a handful for defenders with his trickery". [4] In a September 2019 interview, Mebude stated "When I play as a winger I try and be direct and score goals like Raheem Sterling who is fast, direct and a similar build to me." [26]
In February 2021 Mebude was one of five Rangers players fined by Scottish police "for attending an illegal gathering of ten people in a flat" in breach of lockdown rules during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. [27]
Mebude was hospitalised in January 2024 following a car crash. [28]
His younger brother Dire is also a footballer, who plays for Championship club Bristol City, on loan from fellow Belgian side KVC Westerlo, and Scotland U21. [29]
![]() Mebude with
Scotland U19 in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Adedapo Paul Oluwaseun Awokoya-Mebude [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 29 July 2001||
Place of birth | London, England | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) [3] | ||
Position(s) | Winger, striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | KV Oostende | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2019 | Rangers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2019–2021 | Rangers | 1 | (0) |
2021 | → Queen of the South (loan) | 11 | (2) |
2021–2022 | Watford | 0 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → AFC Wimbledon (loan) | 25 | (2) |
2022– | KV Oostende | 7 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
Scotland U16 | |||
2017–2018 | Scotland U17 | 10 | (2) |
2018 | Scotland U18 | 2 | (0) |
2018–2020 | Scotland U19 | 13 | (4) |
2021– | Scotland U21 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:05, 7 November 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:32, 19 November 2021 (UTC) |
Adedapo Paul Oluwaseun Awokoya-Mebude (born 29 July 2001) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Belgian club KV Oostende.
Mebude was born in London, [4] growing up in Peckham, [5] and is of Nigerian descent. [6] His family moved to Scotland when he was around 10 years old, and he joined the Rangers youth system after attending an open Soccer Schools event organised by the club. [7] [8] He was later a participant in the SFA's Performance School programme at Holyrood Secondary School, [9] and also attended Rangers' youth partnership school Boclair Academy. [10]
Mebude turned professional with Rangers in May 2017. [11] Mebude signed a new contract with the club in December 2018, keeping him at Ibrox until 2021. [10] In February 2019 he was recalled from international duty with the Scotland under-19s to join up with the Rangers first team, due to injury problems. [12] Mebude debuted for the first-team on 19 May 2019, in a 2–1 away defeat versus Kilmarnock in the league. [13]
On 21 January 2021, Mebude joined Scottish Championship club Queen of the South on loan until the end of the season. [14] He scored his first professional goal, in a 4–2 league win at Gayfield Park versus Arbroath on 6 March 2021. [15]
In June 2021, Mebude ran out his contract with Rangers to become a free agent. [16] [8] A month later in July, he was signed by Watford on a two-year contract with the option of a further two-years. [17] [18] He suffered a back injury at the end of July 2021, and was hospitalised. [19] [20]
He moved on loan to AFC Wimbledon in August 2021. [21] [5] He scored his first goal for Wimbledon in a 3–3 draw against Bolton Wanderers on 14 August 2021. [22]
In September 2022 he signed for Belgian club KV Oostende. [23]
Mebude trained with Livingston in July 2024. [24]
Mebude has represented Scotland at under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19 youth levels, and made his first under-21 appearance in October 2021 against Denmark. [2] [11] [10] [12] [25]
In November 2018, he was described by the Daily Record as a "diminutive striker" who was "highly-rated within Ibrox" and that he was "known for his lightening [ sic] quick pace as well as his obvious finishing ability and is a handful for defenders with his trickery". [4] In a September 2019 interview, Mebude stated "When I play as a winger I try and be direct and score goals like Raheem Sterling who is fast, direct and a similar build to me." [26]
In February 2021 Mebude was one of five Rangers players fined by Scottish police "for attending an illegal gathering of ten people in a flat" in breach of lockdown rules during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. [27]
Mebude was hospitalised in January 2024 following a car crash. [28]
His younger brother Dire is also a footballer, who plays for Championship club Bristol City, on loan from fellow Belgian side KVC Westerlo, and Scotland U21. [29]