Raheem Adewole Lawal (born 4 May 1990) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Raheem Lawal
Personal information
Full name Raheem Adewole Lawal[1]
Date of birth (1990-05-04) 4 May 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Atlético Baleares 57 (1)
2012–2013 Adana Demirspor 10 (1)
2013–2014 Mersin İdmanyurdu 26 (5)
2014–2016 Eskişehirspor 50 (2)
2016–2018 Osmanlıspor 35 (1)
2017Kayserispor (loan) 16 (5)
2018–2019 Ittihad Kalba 1 (0)
2019–2020 Fatih Karagümrük 0 (0)
2020–2021 Akhisarspor 7 (0)
International career
2012– Nigeria 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:29, 22 August 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 June 2013

Career

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Lawal has played club football in Spain and Turkey for Atlético Baleares, Adana Demirspor and Mersin İdmanyurdu.[1][2] On 3 February 2014, Lawal joined Turkish Süper Lig side Eskişehirspor, signing a three-and-a-half-year deal.[3]

He made his international debut for Nigeria in 2012,[1] and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Raheem Lawal". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  2. ^ Raheem Lawal at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Lawal seals Eskisehirspor move". Sammy Wejinya. SuperSport. 4 February 2014.
  4. ^ Raheem LawalFIFA competition record (archived)
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