Tolu Arokodare

Tolu Arokodare
Personal information
Full name	Toluwalase Emmanuel Arokodare
Date of birth	23 November 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Festac Town, Lagos, Nigeria
Height	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Centre-forward
Team information
Current team	Amiens ; (on loan from Valmiera)
Number	9
Youth career
	Kash Academy
	International Sports Academy
	Flying Sports Academy
	Box2Box FC
Senior career*
Years	Team
2019–	Valmiera
2021	→ 1. FC Köln (loan)
2021–	→ Amiens (loan)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:52, 23 February 2022 (UTC)

Toluwalase "Tolu" Emmanuel Arokodare (born 23 November 2000) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Amiens on loan from Valmiera.^[1]

Career

During his youth in Nigeria, Arokodare played for Kash Academy and Flying Sports Academy in Festac, as well as the Segun Odegbami International College and Sports Academy. He later joined the Box2Box FC academy in Surulere, Lagos, and had trials with European clubs SC Freiburg and Toulouse. He then joined Latvian club Valmiera in June 2019.^[2] In September 2020, Arokodare was loaned to German club 1. FC Köln for the 2020–21 season.^[3] He made his professional debut for Köln in the Bundesliga on 26 September 2020, coming on as a substitute in the 76th minute for Sebastian Andersson in the away match against Arminia Bielefeld, which finished as a 1–0 loss.^[4] On 28 June 2021, Arokodare joined Ligue 2 club Amiens on a two-year loan deal with an option to buy.^[5]

Personal life

Arokodare was born in Festac Town in Lagos, Nigeria.^[2]

References

^ Tolu Arokodare at WorldFootball.net
^ ^a ^b Babatunde, Ojora (23 July 2020). "The first word I said was goal – Toluwalase Arokodare". OJB Sport. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
^ "FC verpflichtet Tolu Arokodare" [FC signs Tolu Arokodare]. FC.de (in German). 1. FC Köln. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
^ "Germany » Bundesliga 2020/2021 » 2. Round » Arminia Bielefeld – 1. FC Köln 1:0". WorldFootball.net. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
^ "TOLUWALASE AROKODARE EST AMIÉNOIS!" (in French). Amiens SC. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.

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[1] Tolu Arokodare at WorldFootball.net

[ojbsport-2] Babatunde, Ojora (23 July 2020). "The first word I said was goal – Toluwalase Arokodare". OJB Sport. Retrieved 26 September 2020.

[3] "FC verpflichtet Tolu Arokodare" [FC signs Tolu Arokodare]. FC.de (in German). 1. FC Köln. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.

[4] "Germany » Bundesliga 2020/2021 » 2. Round » Arminia Bielefeld – 1. FC Köln 1:0". WorldFootball.net. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.

[5] "TOLUWALASE AROKODARE EST AMIÉNOIS!" (in French). Amiens SC. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.

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