Cody David

Cody David
Personal information
Full name Korede Yemi David
Birth name Korede Yemi Adedoyin[1]
Date of birth (2000-11-14) 14 November 2000
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 FC LNZ Cherkasy
Number 99
Youth career
Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Everton 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Hamilton Academical (loan) 0 (0)
2020–2022 Sheffield Wednesday 0 (0)
2022–2024 Accrington Stanley 47 (6)
2024–2025 Raith Rovers 8 (1)
2025 IFK Mariehamn 20 (10)
2026 Trenčín 14 (9)
2026– FC LNZ Cherkasy 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 May 2026

Korede Yemi David (né Adedoyin; born 14 November 2000), known as Cody David, is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a winger for FC LNZ Cherkasy.

Career

Born in Lagos,[3] Adedoyin began his career with Everton at the age of 10, and moved on loan to Hamilton Academical in July 2019.[4][5] He returned to Everton in January 2020.[6] On 25 June 2020, it was announced that he would leave the club when his contract expired on 30 June 2020.[7]

In September 2020 he signed for Sheffield Wednesday following a trial period.[8][9] He suffered a hamstring injury during his first season.[10] He made his senior debut against Newcastle United U21 in the EFL Trophy on 31 August 2021, coming on as a second-half substitute to replace Sylla Sow.[11][12]

On 1 February 2022, it was confirmed that Adedoyin had joined Accrington Stanley on a permanent deal.[13][14] He was released by the club at the end of the 2023–24 season.[15]

On 17 October 2024, David joined Scottish Championship club Raith Rovers on a short-term deal until January 2025.[16][17] He left the club in January 2025.[18]

In March 2025 he signed with IFK Mariehamn in the Finnish Veikkausliiga.[19]

On 6 January 2026, David signed for Slovak First Football League side Trenčín.[20] In July 2026 he signed for FC LNZ Cherkasy.[21]

Personal life

In summer 2024, following the death of his grandfather, Adedoyin changed his surname to his grandfather's first name David.[22]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Everton 2019–20[23] Premier League 0000000000
Hamilton Academical (loan) 2019–20[23] Scottish Premiership 0000001[a]010
Sheffield Wednesday 2020–21[24] Championship 0000000000
2021–22[12] League One 0000003[b]131
Total 0000003131
Accrington Stanley 2021–22[12] League One 121000000121
2022–23[25] League One 19310112[b]0234
2023–24[26] League Two 16220103[b]4226
Total 4763021545711
Raith Rovers 2024–25[27] Scottish Championship 8110000091
IFK Mariehamn 2025 Veikkausliiga 000000–00
Career total 5574021957013
  1. ↑ Appearance in the Scottish League Challenge Cup.
  2. 1 2 3 Appearances in the Football League Trophy.

References

  1. ↑ "EFL squad list 2021/22 & U21 registered contracted players" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "Korede David". fotmob.com. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  3. ↑ Cody David at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "Korede Adedoyin Signs On Loan From Everton". Hamilton Academical Website. 11 July 2019.
  5. ↑ "Hamilton Academical: Korede Adedoyin signs on loan from Everton". BBC Sport. 11 July 2019.
  6. ↑ "Korede Adedoyin". Hamilton Academical Website. 3 January 2020.
  7. ↑ "Everton Announces Players To Leave Club". www.evertonfc.com.
  8. ↑ "Owls sign Korede Adedoyin". www.swfc.co.uk.
  9. ↑ Charlesworth, Ricky (13 September 2020). "Monk reveals what Adedoyin will bring to Sheffield Wednesday". YorkshireLive.
  10. ↑ "Korede Adedoyin? – A fresh update on Sheffield Wednesday's missing man". www.thestar.co.uk.
  11. ↑ "Report: Wednesday 3-0 Newcastle U21s". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  12. 1 2 3 "Games played by Cody David in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  13. ↑ "Korede Adedoyin joins Accrington". Sheffield Wednesday FC. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  14. ↑ "Accrington sign Owls striker Adedoyin". BBC Sport.
  15. ↑ "UPDATE: Retained list". Accrington Stanley. 30 April 2024.
  16. ↑ "WELCOME, KOREDE DAVID!". www.raithrovers.net. 17 October 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  17. ↑ Nicolson, Eric (17 October 2024). "Cody David: New Raith Rovers striker will bring power, pace and 'fantastic left foot'".
  18. ↑ Club, Raith Rovers Football; Fowlie, Grace (14 January 2025). "Players Departing".
  19. ↑ Cody David förstärker Grönvitts offensiv 2025, ifkfotboll.ax, 10 March 2025
  20. ↑ @astrencin (6 January 2026). "𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝑺𝑰𝑮𝑵𝑰𝑵𝑮 Korede 𝑪𝒐𝒅𝒚 David became our first reinforcement of the winter window" (Tweet). Retrieved 8 January 2026 – via X (formerly Twitter).
  21. ↑ "David po polroku opustil Trenčín, získal ho ukrajinský LNZ Čerkasy". TERAZ.sk. 10 July 2026.
  22. ↑ Collin, Iain (29 October 2024). "Cody David or Korede Adedoyin? Raith Rovers' new signing explains emotional reason behind name change".
  23. 1 2 "Games played by Cody David in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Cody David in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Cody David in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Cody David in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Cody David in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
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