Michael Bakare
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Adewale A. Oluwabunmi Bakare[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 December 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Hackney, England | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder , Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Billericay Town (on loan from Wrexham) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Leyton | ? | (?) |
| 2009–2010 | Welling United | 19 | (1) |
| 2010 | Thurrock | 5 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Bishop's Stortford | 35 | (13) |
| 2011–2012 | Chelmsford City | 10 | (5) |
| 2012 | Macclesfield Town | 9 | (0) |
| 2012 | Southport | 11 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Droylsden (loan) | 1 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Chelmsford City | 14 | (5) |
| 2013–2014 | Dover Athletic | 12 | (1) |
| 2014 | Tonbridge Angels | 17 | (5) |
| 2014 | Braintree Town | 11 | (1) |
| 2015– | → Bury Town (loan) | 2 | (1) |
| 2015 | VCD Athletic | ? | (?) |
| 2015 | Witham Town | ? | (?) |
| 2015–2016 | Welling United | 21 | (3) |
| 2016– | Wrexham | 8 | (0) |
| 2016– | → Billericay Town (Loan) | 1 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 October 2016 (UTC). | |||
Michael Adewale A. Oluwabunmi Bakare (born 1 December 1986) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Billericay Town on loan from National League Premier side Wrexham
Career
Early career
After starting his career with Leyton, and spells with Welling United,[2] and Thurrock, Bakare joined Bishop's Stortford in 2010.[3] It was here where he first made an real impact, converting from a full back and midfielder to a forward player.
Following an impressive 9 goals in 14 games early in the 2011/12 season, Bakare joined Conference South club Chelmsford City, in a free transfer on 19 October 2011.[4] He continued to impress at his new club, scoring 5 goals in 10 games, which earnt Bakare a move to Football League side, Macclesfield Town on 17 January 2012.
Macclesfield Town
Bakare signed on a free transfer,[5] and made his first appearance as a substitute against Swindon Town on 21 January 2012. He was however limited to substitute appearances at Macclesfield, not starting a single game, and was released by the club, following their relegation at the end of the 2011/2012 season, making only 9 appearances.[6] His last game was against Southend United on 5 May 2012.
Southport
Conference National club Southport took Bakare on trial in July 2012. After a single appearance in a friendly against Skelmersdale United it was announced manager Liam Watson had signed the player to a contract for the 2012–13 season at the club's AGM on 27 July 2012.
Droylsden (loan)
In October 2012 he joined Droylsden on loan[7] and scored on his club debut on 27 October as the club beat Colwyn Bay.
2013-2016
From then on he has been somewhat of a journeyman, going on to play for Chelmsford City, Dover Athletic, Tonbridge Angels, Braintree Town, Bury Town, VCD Athletic and Witham Town [8] before rejoinging his former club Welling United for the 2015/16 season. [9]
Wrexham
On 22 June 2016, he joined Wrexham, along with his Welling team mate Nortei Nortey, on a 1 year deal. [10] He made his debut for the club on the opening day of the 2016–17 season, in a 0–0 draw with Dover Athletic.[11]
Billericay Town
On 24 November 2016, he joined Billericay Town on loan loan from Wrexham until January 2017. He made his debut in a league match against Met Police where he won his side a penalty before converting it himself in what turned out to be a 1-1 draw.
References
- ↑ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/01/2012 and 31/01/2012" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
- ↑ "Latest moves ...". NonLeagueDaily.com. 13 September 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
- ↑ "Stortford bring in new trio". NonLeagueDaily.com. 29 October 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
- ↑ "Chelmsford sign Bishop's Stortford's Michael Bakare". BBC Sport. 19 October 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
- ↑ "Macclesfield chance for Bakare". NonLeagueDaily.com. 16 January 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
- ↑ "Macc release sixteen players". NonLeagueDaily.com. 23 May 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
- ↑ "Southport Loan Bakare To Droylsden". Blue Square North. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
- ↑ "Ryman League Premier Division relegation-battlers Witham Town have signed Harry Cook from Tilbury and Michael Bakare from VCD Athletic.". Pitchero. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ↑ "Trio of New Wings.". Pitchero. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ↑ "Wrexham recruit Nortei Nortey and Michael Bakare". BBC Sport. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ↑ "Wrexham 0–0 Dover Athletic". BBC Sport. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
External links
- Michael Bakare career statistics at Soccerbase
- Michael Bakare profile at Soccerway