Promise David

Promise Oluwatobi Emmanuel David Akinpelu (born 3 July 2001), known as Promise David, is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Belgian First Division A club Union Saint-Gilloise. Born in Canada, he is a youth international for Nigeria.

Club career
David began playing football with the youth academy of Toronto FC Academy, before moving to his local club Vaughan Azzurri in 2016. In 2019, he was scouted by the Croatian club Trnje and joined their youth academy. On 18 September 2021, he signed an academy contract with the American club Tulsa.

In January 2022, David joined the Maltese club Valletta on a short-term contract. He scored the goal that got Valletta to the 2021–22 Maltese FA Trophy final, where they finished runners-up. On 20 June 2022, he transferred to Sirens, also in Malta. On 13 February 2023, he moved to Estonia with Nõmme Kalju. In his last season in the Meistriliiga with Kalju he scored 14 goals and provided 3 assists in 16 matches.

On 2 July 2024, he signed with Union Saint-Gilloise on a 3+1 year contract in the Belgian First Division A. He debuted with them as a substitute for the 2024 Belgian Super Cup on 20 July 2024, and in doing helped his club win the trophy in a 2–1 win over Club Brugge.

International career
David was born in Canada to Nigerian parents. In October 2022, he was called up to the Nigeria U23s for a set of 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against the Tanzania U23s. He scored on his debut with the Nigeria U23s, a 1–1 tie in the first leg with Tanzania U23 on 22 October 2022.

Honours

 * Union Saint-Gilloise
 * Belgian Super Cup: Belgian Super Cup