Akeem Agbetu
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| Full name | Akeem Oriyomi Agbetu | ||
| Date of birth | March 10, 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Karşıyaka | ||
| Number | 80 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| -2005 | FC Ebedei | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–07 | FC Ebedei | 2 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | FC Midtjylland | 8 | (2) |
| 2009 | Kocaelispor | 17 | (3) |
| 2009-2011 | Sivasspor | 12 | (0) |
| 2010-2011 | → Samsunspor (loan) | 31 | (6) |
| 2011-present | Karşıyaka | 9 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2007 | Nigeria U-20 | ||
| 2008- | Nigeria | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 15, 2010. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Akeem Agbetu (born March 10, 1988 in Lagos, Nigeria), is a Nigerian football player, who plays for Karşıyaka.
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[edit] Style
Agbetu is a quick and aggressive striker loaded with good dribbling skills and technically sound also credited for his entertaining fancy footwork and flamboyant style of play. He is also effective as a midfielder.
[edit] Career
Brought from the Nigerian FC Ebedei football academy to Denmark at a young age, Agbetu joined FC Midtjylland's youth academy. He graduated into the club's senior team, where he was assigned the number 35 jersey. At Midtjylland's senior side, he played alongside fellow Nigerian Ajilore Oluwafemi. He made his Midtjylland-debut in a Royal League match against FC Copenhagen. He has scored 2 goals so far in the Danish Superliga; one against FC Nordsjælland and one against top club Brøndby IF.
In 2009, he transferred to the Turkish team, Kocaelispor. He stayed there only half a season. He transferred to another Turkish team, Sivasspor. He wasn't able to show his abilities in this team. So, in the summer of 2010, he was loaned out to a 2nd league team in Turkey called Samsunspor. In 2011, He was transferred to Karşıyaka for 2 years.
[edit] International
He played two games at 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada. Akeem Agbetu has 6 goals and the most assist in the league this season 2010/2011.
[edit] References
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[edit] External links
- FC Midtjylland profile
- Kolding FC profile
- FIFA.com player statistics
- NetSuperligaen career statistics
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