Kevin Ademola Aladesanmi Sanchez (born 12 November 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Indian Football League club Diamond Harbour. Born in Sweden to a Nigerian father and Colombian mother, he holds Colombian nationality.
Career Aladesanmi had a spell in the system of Academia Tolimense, prior to later joining Parma de Barranquilla. In 2017, Aladesanmi joined LigaPro side Olhanense on loan. He made his professional debut against Sporting B on 2 April 2017, being substituted on for Federico Virga during a 5–1 loss. He featured six more times as Olhanense were relegated from the 2016–17 LigaPro. Aladesanmi subsequently agreed to join Colombia's Barranquilla of Categoría Primera B. Four goals in fifteen matches followed, with the midfielder scoring twice in his final appearance versus Cúcuta Deportivo in the play-offs on 12 November.
Categoría Primera A side Atlético Junior signed Aladesanmi at the beginning of the 2018 campaign. After featuring five times that year, Aladesanmi was loaned out in January 2019 to second tier team Leones. For the 2020 season, he was loaned out to Atlético Bucaramanga.Aladesanmi y Subero, las nuevas incorporaciones del Atlético Bucaramanga, vanguardia.com, 13 December 2019
Personal life Aladesanmi was born in Sweden to a Nigerian father and a Colombian mother; his father, Felix Ademola, was playing football for Deportes Tolima when they met. Aladesanmi's birthplace of Jönköping was where his parents were holidaying at the time. He spent the first years of his life growing up in Norway, while Ademola was playing for Skeid and Haugesund. During which time his parents separated, with Aladesanmi joining his mother in Ibagué, Colombia.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsOlhanense (loan)2016–17LigaPro700000—0070Barranquilla2017Categoría Primera B14200——12154Atlético Junior2018Categoría Primera A4010—00005020190000—000000Total25210000012274Leones (loan)2019Categoría Primera B251010——613211Career total5012200000735915
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