Ade Adebisi Explained

Ade Adebisi
Birth Date:1 July 1986
Height:5feet
Weight:98abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Club1:London Broncos
Year1start:2004
Year1end:06
Appearances1:1
Tries1:0
Goals1:0
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:0
Club2:Hull F.C.
Year2start:2005(loan)
Appearances2:0
Tries2:0
Goals2:0
Fieldgoals2:0
Points2:0
Club3:London Skolars
Year3start:2006(loan)
Appearances3:1
Tries3:0
Goals3:0
Fieldgoals3:0
Points3:0
Club4:Doncaster Lakers
Year4start:2007
Appearances4:9
Tries4:5
Goals4:0
Fieldgoals4:0
Points4:20
Year5start:2007
Appearances5:11
Tries5:5
Goals5:0
Fieldgoals5:0
Points5:20
Club6:Whitehaven
Year6start:2008
Year6end:09
Appearances6:49
Tries6:32
Goals6:0
Fieldgoals6:0
Points6:128
Club7:London Skolars
Year7start:2010
Year7end:13
Appearances7:67
Tries7:52
Goals7:0
Fieldgoals7:0
Points7:208
New:yes
Retired:yes
Updated:24 February 2018
Source:[1] [2]

Ade Adebisi (born 1 July 1986), also known by the nickname of "London Flyer", is a British rugby league footballer. He played at representative level for (BARLA) Young Lions against France, and was selected for the 2011 Championship 1 All Stars team. At club level he played for the London Skolars (two spells), in 2004 for the London Broncos, Hull F.C. (loan, Academy), Doncaster Lakers,[3] Featherstone Rovers and Whitehaven in National League One (reserve grade), as a or .

Adebisi suffers from the genetic blood disorder sickle-cell disease and is the only known rugby player ever to play professionally with the condition.[4] He is an ambassador for the Sickle Cell Society and the founder of the Ade Adebisi Sickle Cell Foundation.[5] Adebisi also leads the Nigeria rugby league revolution as general manager/vice chairman. The former professional spent two years between 2017 and 2019 working to get the African nation involved with the 13-a-side code for no money. Under his leadership, Nigeria was chosen to host the Middle East Africa rugby league championship in October 2019.[6] [7] [8]

Playing career

London Broncos

In 2002, Adebisi, a promising schoolboy athlete and footballer joined the London Broncos development programme before signing up for their junior academy team the following season. In 2004, as well as representing the BARLA Young Lions against France, he also made his debut for London in Super League. Limited opportunities at senior level led to a spell on loan to Hull F.C. where he played in their successful 2005 academy side.

Doncaster Lakers & Featherstone

His association with the London club ended in 2007, when he signed initially for Doncaster before moving to Featherstone for the last 11 games of the season.

His first year at the Recre was a great success and he finished the season as the club's top try scorer. Together with teammate Craig Calvert, Haven had two of the most potent wingmen in the Championship.

Whitehaven RLFC

In 2008, he joined Whitehaven R.L.F.C. from the 2007 National League Two winning side, Featherstone Rovers. While at Whitehaven R.L.F.C., he was their top try scorer in 2008, with 22 tries in 30 games.

London Skolars

In 2010, Adebisi returned to London Skolars, following his release by Whitehaven, scoring 51 tries in 66 games through to 2013.

Retirement

In 2014, following a struggle with injuries and sickle cell disease, Adebisi retired from playing professional rugby league.

Personal life

On 30 June 2018 Adebisi married his long time partner, Nigerian chef Jennifer Adebisi. Together they have a son, Myles Kobimra Ade Adebisi (born 23 June 2019).

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistics at loverugbyleague.com. loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  2. Web site: Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org. rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  3. Web site: Statistics at robterrace.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20180224232639/http://robterrace.com/dons/player.php?PID=934. dead. 24 February 2018. robterrace.com. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  4. News: 'How I use rugby to fight sickle cell stigma' . en-GB . BBC News . 2022-03-02.
  5. Web site: 2019-06-07 . In a league of his own . 2022-03-02 . The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News . en-US.
  6. Web site: London Skolars winger Ade Adebisi winning battles on and off the pitch. Evening Standard. standard.co.uk. 4 December 2012. 1 January 2013.
  7. Web site: Long cleared to play. John. Whalley. The Telegraph. telegraph.co.uk. 4 December 2012. 1 January 2013.
  8. Web site: Profile at whitehavenrl.co.uk. https://web.archive.org/web/20090709095206/http://www.whitehavenrl.co.uk/player.php?id=5. dead. 9 July 2009. whitehavenrl.co.uk. 4 December 2012. 1 January 2013.