Olufolasade Adamolekun


Olufolasade Ayomide Danielle "Sade" Adamolekun is an American born-Jamaican footballer who plays as a forward / midfielder for USC Trojans and the Jamaica women's national team.

Early life

Born in Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands to a Igbo father Lanre Adamolekun and Afro-Jamaicans mother Michelle, Olufolasade was raised with her older brother Nathaniel.
In 2016, Adamolekun was the recipient of the UIL Girls Soccer All District 14-6A Award as a freshman at Lake Travis High School in Austin, Texas. As a sophomore at Fleming Island High School she earned the All-First Coast 1st Team Award in 2017 after scoring 22 goals. In 2017 and 2018, Adamolekun was the recipient of the United Soccer Coaches Youth Girls All-South Region Award. She was also recognized and named to the US Development Academy's U16/U17 East Conference Best XI in the inaugural season of the Girls program in 2018.
She has committed to the University of Southern California.

International career

Youth National Teams

United States of America
In March 2014, Adamolekun attended the United States ID2 National Training camp in Portland, OR. The camp was used as an evaluation for future US national team training camps. Adamolekun was then called into the U-14 US National Team camps in June, August and October 2014. In April 2014, she attended the U-15 US National Team camps held at the US Soccer National Training Center in Carson, California. At the age of 14, Adamolekun attended the U-17 US Women's National Team camp from June 15, – 22, 2014 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California. In March, September and November 2015, Adamolekun attended the U15 US. National Team camps. Adamolekun was later called into the U-18 U.S. Women's National Team camp in Bradenton, Florida from October 6–13, 2018.
Jamaica
Adamolekun accepted the Jamaica U-17 call-up to participate in the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship qualification from October 16–22, 2017 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Adamolekun earned the top goal scorer accolades of the tournament, notching 4 goals in 3 games in qualification.
At the age of 16, Adamolekun was named to the Jamaica U-20 roster for the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship qualification in Basseterre, St. Kitts. In the first match, Adamolekun scored the lone goal to give Jamaica a 1–0 win against the Dominican Republic. Jamaica secured a berth to the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship on the strength of a first-place finish in the final round of the Caribbean qualifying. Adamolekun ended the qualification tournament with two goals in three matches.
Adamolekun was named to the Jamaica 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship roster in Couva, Trinidad & Tobago. Adamolekun scored a goal in Jamaica's 2–2 tie against Nicaragua, and was credited with the well taken free kick that put Jamaica on level ground against the United States.

Senior National Team

At the age of young age of 17, Adamolekun first appeared for the senior Jamaica women's national team on 28 October 2018, netting a brace in a 3–0 friendly win against Nottingham Forest Ladies. Note this appearance does not qualify as an international cap nor do the goals count toward her senior international goal tally since the match was played against a club and not a senior national team.
Following the historic FIFA Women's World Cup qualification by the Jamaica women's national football team, Adamolekun was named to its 2019 World Cup training camp roster in January 2019. She received her next call up for the second 2019 World Cup preparation camp in Jamaica, and made her official senior international debut as a substitute in the 1–0 friendly win against Chile on February 28, 2019. She also featured as a substitute in Jamaica's 3–2 friendly win against Chile on March 3, 2019.
Adamolekun's most recently received a call-up for Jamaica's third 2019 World Cup Preparation camp held in Durban, South Africa in April 2019, where they are scheduled to play South Africa on April 7, 2019.

Personal life

Adamolekun was born in the United States to a Igbo Nigerian father and a Afro-Jamaicans mother. Her brother Nathaniel is also a footballer. She is a high school senior at Fleming Island High School in Florida.