Olakunle Olumide Dada-Luke (born January 12, 2000) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a full-back for Pacific FC in the Canadian Premier League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Olakunle Olumide Dada-Luke | ||
| Date of birth | January 12, 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Full-back,Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pacific FC | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2013 | West Toronto SC | ||
| 2013–2018 | Toronto FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Toronto FC III | 25 | (6) |
| 2018 | Toronto FC II | 5 | (0) |
| 2019 | Helsingør | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | Atlético Ottawa | 0 | (0) |
| 2021– | Pacific FC | 69 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Canada U17 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 7, 2023 | |||
Early life
Dada-Luke began playing youth soccer with West Toronto SC at age of three.[1][2] After ten years with West Toronto, he joined the Toronto FC Academy in 2013.[3][4] On March 15, 2017, he scored in a 1-1 draw at the Viareggio Cup against the Juventus academy team.[5]
Club career
From 2016 to 2018, he played with Toronto FC III in League1 Ontario. In 2018, he was named co-Young Player of the Year and was named to the league 2nd all-star team.[6]
In 2018, he began playing for Toronto FC II in the USL, making five total appearances.[7]
In July 2019, Dada-Luke joined Danish club FC Helsingør on a three-year contract after a successful trial.[8] While at Helsingør, he converted from playing winger to becoming a defender at right-back.[9] On January 14, 2020, they announced he had left the club, after not making any appearances.[10][11]
In March 2020, he joined Atlético Ottawa in the Canadian Premier League .[12][13] However, he was unable to travel to Prince Edward Island for the shortened 2020 season due to an ankle injury, and never appeared for the club as a result.[14][15]
In March 2021, Dada-Luke signed with Pacific FC.[16] He recorded two assists in his debut season and also caused the winning goal in the semi-final against Cavalry FC (which was ultimately ruled an own goal), en route to winning the CPL title that season.[17] On September 3, 2022, he scored his first professional goal against York United FC, which helped him earn CPL Team of the Week honours for the second time that season.[18] In January 2023, he re-signed with the club for another season, with an option for 2024.[19][20] In January 2024, the club picked up his option for the 2024 season.[21][22]
International career
Dada-Luke was born in Canada and is of Nigerian descent.[23] In October 2014, he made his debut in the Canadian youth program at an identification camp for the Canada U15 team.[1] He was named to the roster for the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, where he made two appearances.[24]
Career statistics
- As of October 14, 2023[25]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Toronto FC III | 2016[26] | League1 Ontario | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2017[27] | 11 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |||||
| 2018[28] | 13 | 6 | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | 17 | 9 | |||||
| Total | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 9 | ||
| Toronto FC II | 2018 | USL | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| FC Helsingør | 2019–20 | Danish 2nd Division | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Atlético Ottawa | 2020 | Canadian Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Pacific FC | 2021 | Canadian Premier League | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |||
| 2023 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 69 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 85 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 99 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 120 | 10 | ||
Honours
Pacific FC
References
External links
- Kunle Dada-Luke at Soccerway