Burnley Football Club have confirmed Oluwaseun Adewumi has joined Belgian Pro League club Cercle Brugge on a season-long loan. The 20-year-old attacking midfielder is moving to Belgium following a successful loan spell with Dundee FC in Scotland, and won the club’s Young Player of the Year Award for 2024-25. This is part of Burnley’s plan to allow Adewumi to gain further first-team experience, as well as providing him with an opportunity to develop as a player.
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Who is Oluwaseun Adewumi?
Oluwaseun Victor Adewumi, born February 23, 2005, in Vienna, Austria, is a speedy, direct play attacking midfielder who is a constant threat on the ball. He started his youth career at Floridsdorfer AC and then joined Rapid Wien in 2016. After a season with Rapid Wien, he returned to Floridsdorfer AC, where he made his professional debut in 2022. He made 51 appearances over three seasons and scored 6 goals and 3 assists in the Austrian second tier.
On August 4th 2024, Adewumi signed with Burnley FC and was loaned to Dundee FC. He had made 32 appearances, scoring 5 goals and assisting 5 goals, and won the Isobel Sneddon Young Player of the Year award 2024-25 season.
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Adewumi’s Records and Stats at Burnley FC
The 20-year-old Adewumi has not made a first-team appearance since signing for Burnley FC. He has spent his time gaining experience on loan at Dundee FC. The loan move to Cercle Brugge is an opportunity for him to further his development out on loan in a competitive league and the potential exposure of more regular first-team action.
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What to Expect from Oluwaseun Adewumi at Cercle Brugge
At Cercle Brugge, Adewumi will join a club that has shown interest in Adewumi’s talent. The Belgian side has an option to buy as part of the loan agreement, which signals their approach to getting to know Adewumi and seeing where he fits into their squad. Adewumi is arriving with much fanfare. The technical director of Cercle Brugge, Luciano Murchio, was excited about the arrival of Adewumi and felt that his brand of football, using speed and directness, could help the way Cercle Brugge wants to play.
With Adewumi’s ability to play several attacking roles, there will be depth to a midfield group that starts solidified within 2023. Adewumi’s attacking versatility will help to diversify the options always available for the team, and with this, the need to have more threats in the final third can be mitigated.
Conclusion
Oluwaseun Adewumi’s loan move from Burnley FC to Cercle Brugge represents another important step in his education as a professional footballer, and getting to play in the Belgian Pro League will provide him with experience and exposure to another form of the game. For Burnley FC, this is yet another aligned choice that they discuss when they speak about player development through loan spells. Burnley and Cercle Brugge fans will be watching to see how Adewumi’s adaptation to a different environment helps him make an impact for his new club.