Akande Ajide
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Olasunkanmi Akande Ajide | ||
| Date of birth | 24 December 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Reggiana | |||
| 2002 | → Milan (loan) | ||
| 2002–2004 | A.S. Roma | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | A.S. Roma | 1 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | → Venezia (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Fidelis Andria (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Bellinzona | 47 | (13) |
| 2007–2009 | Locarno | 36 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | FC Mendrisio | 20 | (3) |
| 2013–2016 | US Versio | 25 | (19) |
| Total | 151 | (35) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Olasunkanmi Akande Ajide (born 24 December 1985) is a Nigerian football midfielder. He last played for FC Locarno.
Career
Italy
He started his European career at Reggiana, along with Isah Eliakwu, Obafemi Martins and Adewale Wahab. He was loaned to A.C. Milan Allievi Nazionali team for the 2001–02 season and won 2002 Torneo Città di Arco.[1] He then joined A.S. Roma along with Wahab in summer 2002, signed a 3-year contract. He spent his first two seasons with youth team and Primavera Team, then spent on loan to Italian lower division, for Venezia and Fidelis Andria. He contract was then extended to 2007.
Switzerland
In summer 2005 he left for Swiss side AC Bellinzona on free transfer,[2] located in Italian speaking region Ticino. He scored 6 goals in 1st season. In October 2007 he joined FC Locarno, also at Swiss Challenge League and Ticino.
References
- ^ "Milan squad". Torneo Città di Arco official site (in Italian). Archived from the original on 9 January 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
- ^ "Chiusura della campagna trasferimenti:operazioni di mercato perfezionate in data odierna" (in Italian). AS Roma. 31 August 2005. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
External links
- football.ch profile (in German)
- FC Locarno profile (in Italian)
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Nigerian footballers
- Nigerian expatriate footballers
- Nigeria international footballers
- A.C. Milan players
- A.S. Roma players
- Venezia F.C. players
- S.S. Fidelis Andria 1928 players
- AC Bellinzona players
- FC Locarno players
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- Swiss Challenge League players
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Expatriate footballers in Switzerland
- Association football midfielders
- Yoruba sportspeople
- Sportspeople from Lagos