Henry Makinwa
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Henry Olufosoye Makinwa | ||
Date of birth | 6 November 1977 | ||
Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995 | Iwuanyanwu Nationale | ||
1996 | Concord | ||
1997 | Udoji United | 20 | (22) |
1997 | Rayo Vallecano | 0 | (0) |
1998 | Penafiel | 6 | (0) |
1998–2001 | Vitoria Setúbal | 73 | (11) |
2001–2002 | Gil Vicente | 11 | (0) |
2002–2003 | Farense | 18 | (4) |
2003 | Rapid Bucureşti | 11 | (2) |
2004 | Feirense | 8 | (1) |
2005 | Al-Ahly | 7 | (1) |
2005–2006 | AEP | 9 | (4) |
2007 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 3 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Tianjin Teda | 12 | (1) |
2008–2009 | Gretna | 13 | (0) |
2009–2010 | PSMS Medan | 8 | (2) |
Vittoriosa Stars | |||
Total | 209 | (52) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Henry Olufosoye Makinwa (born 6 November 1977) is a Nigerian retired footballer who played as a forward.
A journeyman, he represented 17 clubs in 11 countries during his professional career (his own included).
Club career
Early years / Portugal
After playing for three teams in his homeland, Makinwa moved abroad at the age of 19, his first stop being Rayo Vallecano in the Spanish second division. In the following transfer window, without having appeared officially for the club, he signed for F.C. Penafiel in Portugal, in the same level.
Makinwa (known in Portugal as Maki) spent the following four-and-a-half seasons in the country, mostly for Vitória de Setúbal. In the 2000–01 campaign he scored a career-best – in Europe – eight goals in 28 games, as the Sadinos returned to the Primeira Liga immediately after being relegated;[1] in late February 2003, he left S.C. Farense and switched to Romania with FC Rapid Bucureşti.
Gretna
Over the course of the following four seasons, Makinwa never settled with a team, playing in Egypt, Portugal, Cyprus, Israel and China. On 8 November 2007, he signed for newly promoted Scottish Premier League side Gretna on a free transfer, following his release from Chinese Super League's Tianjin Teda FC.[2]
Makinwa made his competitive debut on 25 November 2007 against Hearts, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 home draw, with Laryea Kingston scoring at both ends.[3] He failed to score any goal in 14 official appearances and, after Gretna's relegation and dissolve, found himself again a free agent.
Late career
In October 2009, after spending one year in Indonesia, Makinwa joined Maltese First Division team Vittoriosa Stars F.C. on a free transfer.
Honours
- Rapid București
- Al Ahly
References
- ^ "Santa Clara, Varzim e V. Setúbal regressam à I Liga" [Santa Clara, Varzim and V. Setúbal return to I Liga] (in Portuguese). Record. 27 May 2001. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- ^ "Gretna move for striker Makinwa". BBC Sport. 8 November 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2007.
- ^ "Kingston own goal provides precious point for Gretna". The Guardian. 26 November 2007. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- ^ Henry Makinwa at RomanianSoccer.ro (archived) (in Romanian)
External links
- Henry Makinwa at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Henry Makinwa at RomanianSoccer.ro (archived) (in Romanian)
- Henry Makinwa at Soccerbase
- Use dmy dates from July 2013
- 1977 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Lagos
- Nigerian footballers
- Association football forwards
- Nigerian Professional Football League players
- Heartland F.C. players
- Rayo Vallecano players
- Primeira Liga players
- LigaPro players
- F.C. Penafiel players
- Vitória F.C. players
- Gil Vicente F.C. players
- S.C. Farense players
- C.D. Feirense players
- Liga I players
- FC Rapid București players
- Al Ahly SC players
- Cypriot First Division players
- AEP Paphos FC players
- Israeli Premier League players
- Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. players
- Chinese Super League players
- Tianjin Teda F.C. players
- Scottish Premier League players
- Gretna F.C. players
- Liga 1 (Indonesia) players
- PSMS Medan players
- Vittoriosa Stars F.C. players
- Nigerian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate footballers in Romania
- Expatriate footballers in Egypt
- Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
- Expatriate footballers in Israel
- Expatriate footballers in China
- Expatriate footballers in Scotland
- Expatriate footballers in Indonesia
- Expatriate footballers in Malta
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Romania
- Egyptian Premier League players