Charles Ademeno

Southend United

Born in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, Ademeno's second name "Adesola" means "crowned with wealth" in Yoruba. Ademeno was handed a professional contract at Southend United on 15 March 2007. He impressed in the Southend youth and reserve teams, and had successful loan spells at Bishop's Stortford and Cambridge United in the 2006–07 season. Ademeno made his debut for Southend in the 4–1 win against Brentford on 14 March 2006. He came on in the 87th minute for Wayne Gray. His second first-team appearance came in the 3–1 defeat to Luton Town on 28 April 2007, when he came off the bench to replace Richie Foran. He spent much of the 2006–07 season on loan at Cambridge United. On 9 November 2007 he signed a two-month loan deal at Welling United to try to return to fitness after a knee operation. He then joined Rushden & Diamonds on loan until May 2008 on 21 February 2008. In November 2008 he was loaned out again, this time to Salisbury City in a swap deal for winger Liam Feeney.

Crawley Town

Following his release from Southend, Ademeno signed for Crawley Town on 26 May 2009. Ademeno starred in his first season at Crawley, scoring on eleven occasions in the league. Ademeno enjoyed a particularly memorable afternoon at Grays Athletic shortly after Christmas, notching a hat-trick within the first eight minutes of the game. The player attracted interest from numerous league clubs in the January transfer window, however no deal was finalised. Ademeno…

In 2017 Ademeno joined Fulham as the club's Inclusion Officer, working with their academy and youth teams. He later worked for the Royal Borough of Chelsea and Kensington Council.