Jamiu Abiodun Alimi (born 5 October 1992) is a Nigerian international footballer who plays for Sunshine Stars, as a central defender.

Jamiu Alimi
Personal information
Full name Jamiu Abiodun Alimi[1]
Date of birth (1992-10-05) 5 October 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Sunshine Stars
Youth career
Westerlo
Metalurh Donetsk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Tavriya Simferopol 9 (0)
2012–2013 Olympiakos Nicosia 6 (0)
2014 Sharks
2015 Shooting Stars
2016–2017 Kano Pillars
2018–2019 Akwa United
2019El-Kanemi (loan)
2019– Sunshine Stars
International career
2015– Nigeria 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:56, 16 November 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:56, 16 November 2018 (UTC)

Club career

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Born in Lagos,[1] Alimi spent his early career with Westerlo and Metalurh Donetsk.[2] He later played for Tavriya Simferopol, Olympiakos Nicosia, Sharks, Shooting Stars, Kano Pillars and Akwa United.[1][3]

Jamiu joined Akwa United on a two-year deal from Kano Pillars, during the 2017–18 mid-season transfer window.[4] On 27 February 2019, he was loaned out to El-Kanemi for the rest of the season because of lack of playing time after falling out of favour with Akwa United manager Rafael Everton.[5] In September 2019 it was confirmed that he had joined Sunshine Stars.[6]

International career

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He made his international debut for Nigeria in 2015.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Jamiu Alimi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Shooting Stars' Jamiu Alimi replaces injured Leon Balogun | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  3. ^ Jamiu Alimi at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Jamiu Alimi teams up with Akwa United -Naijafootballplus". Naijafootballplus. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  5. ^ Akwa United’s Jamiu Alimi completes loan move to El Kanemi, brila.net, 27 February 2019
  6. ^ 2019 Ogunjobi Gold Cup: Jamiu Alimi heroics put Sunshine Stars into consecutive finals[permanent dead link], sportlens360.com, 5 September 2019