Kabiru Akinsola Olarewaju (born 21 January 1991 in Imo State), known as Akinsola, is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kabiru Akinsola Olarewaju | ||
| Date of birth | 21 January 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Imo State, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Clique Sports Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009 | Étoile Sportive | 1 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Salamanca | 15 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Zamora | 32 | (11) |
| 2011–2013 | Granada | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Cádiz (loan) | 37 | (13) |
| 2012 | → Cartagena (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Doxa (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Hospitalet | 28 | (5) |
| 2014 | CSMS Iași | 2 | (0) |
| 2015 | Sunshine Stars | 4 | (2) |
| 2016 | Mérida | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2007 | Nigeria U17 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 May 2016 | |||
Club career
editOn 6 January 2009, Étoile Sportive du Sahel announced the signing of 18-year-old Akinsola, who agree to a five-year deal at Stade Olympique de Sousse. However, his official debut was delayed due to the fact he was appearing at the African Youth Championship in Kigali.
Akinsola apparently had plenty of suitors vying for his signature, but decided to link up with the Tunisians, joining countryman Emeka Opara.[1] On 31 January, however, he changed clubs again, signing a 3+2 contract with Spain's UD Salamanca and appearing rarely over the course of two second division seasons, his first competitive appearance only taking place on 9 May due to bureaucratic problems;[2][3] additionally, he spent several weeks on the sidelines with a thigh injury.[4]
In the summer of 2010, Akinsola stayed in Spain but dropped down to the third level, moving to Zamora CF.[5] He continued competing in that tier in the following years with Cádiz CF,[6] FC Cartagena[7] and CE L'Hospitalet,[8] this being interspersed by a brief spell in Cyprus.
International career
editAkinsola came into prominence in 2007, when he appeared for the Nigeria under-17 team in the African Youth Championship in Togo and scored the winning goal in the final match.[9] He represented his country at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in the Korea Republic, winning the competition with the Golden Eaglet.[10]
Honours
editReferences
edit- ^ Etoile sign Nigeria's Akinsola; BBC Sport, 6 January 2009
- ^ Akinsola: "Los buenos jugadores no necesitamos ningún período de adaptación" (Akinsola: "Us good players do not need any period of adjustment"); Marca, 31 March 2009 (in Spanish)
- ^ El sueño del Rayo sigue vivo a costa del Salamanca (Rayo dream on at the expense of Salamanca); Marca, 9 May 2009 (in Spanish)
- ^ Akinsola será baja durante al menos diez semanas (Akinsola out of action for at least ten weeks); Marca, 1 November 2009 (in Spanish)
- ^ Akinsola firma su contrato con el club rojiblanco (Akinsola signs his contract with red-and-white club); El Norte de Castilla, 3 August 2010 (in Spanish)
- ^ Akinsola se disfraza de Messi ante el Almería B (0–4) (Akinsola disguises as Messi against Almería B (0–4)); Diario de Cádiz, 17 March 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ Akinsola se va cedido al Cartagena (Akinsola goes on loan to Cartagena); Marca, 8 October 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ Akinsola ya tiene nuevo equipo: L´Hospitalet (Akinsola already has a new team: L´Hospitalet)); La Gaceta de Salamanca, 11 July 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ Kabiru Akinsola – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Rwanda 2009 U-20 AYC: Why Bosso Dropped Akinsola[permanent dead link]; The PM News, 9 January 2009
External links
edit- Kabiru Akinsola at BDFutbol
- Kabiru Akinsola at Soccerway