The Book · Out Now

The Best Kept Secret

The first autobiography ever published by a Windsor athlete — the unfiltered journey behind the highlights, from a kid told he was "too small" to the professional game and the national team.

A quitter never wins and a winner never quits.

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Cover of The Best Kept Secret by Stephen Olasumbo Ademolu — Stephen celebrating with arms wide in a packed stadium

The Autobiography

The Journey, Failures, Growth, and Lessons of a Soccer Player

This is the story behind the record — the doubters, the rejections, the sacrifices, and the relentless work that turned "too small" into a decade as a professional striker and the Maple Leaf on his chest.

More than a soccer story, it's a blueprint for anyone who has been overlooked: how belief, discipline and refusing to quit can carry a small-city kid to the highest levels of the game — and how he reached his full potential.

Friesen Press · Altona, MB · 2025 · ISBN 978-1-03-919385-7

Promotional graphic: The Best Kept Secret now available on Amazon across North America and Europe
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Inside the Pages

More than a highlight reel

Four chapters of a single idea: the work you put in when no one is watching is exactly what separates you when the lights come on.

The Journey

From the 519 to the world

A Windsor youth pitch, two U.S. scholarships, and a decade abroad across Sweden, Norway and Lithuania — told from the inside.

The Failures & Growth

Every door that closed

The rejections, the setbacks, and the "too small" he heard for years — and exactly what he did with each one.

The Lessons

Reaching full potential

What it actually takes to outwork the doubt — discipline, belief, and the mental game that turns technique into a career.

Out in the World

Readers with the book

A Windsor first, out on shelves and in readers' hands. Have a copy? Tag @stephen_ademolu.

Stephen Ademolu signing copies of The Best Kept Secret at a local-author book launch
Launch & signing · a Windsor first on the shelf
A young CT² player holding his copy of The Best Kept Secret with Stephen Ademolu
A CT² player with his copy · Windsor
A player gives a thumbs up holding The Best Kept Secret alongside Stephen Ademolu at training
In readers' hands at training

Hear the Story

The journey, in his words

From a Windsor kid to the professional game, to author and coach — Stephen tells the story that became the book. Watch the feature, then read the full account.

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A quitter never wins and a winner never quits.

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