Bolaji Sakin
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bolaji Simeon Sakin | ||
| Date of birth | February 24, 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Horoya AC | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010-2011 | Ijayapi Rock FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011-2012 | Kwara United F.C. | 21 | (8) |
| 2012-2013 | Wikki Tourists | 29 | (9) |
| 2013-2014 | Dolphins F.C. | 29 | (11) |
| 2015-2017 | Abia Warriors FC | 42 | (21) |
| 2017 | Rivers United FC | 29 | (9) |
| 2017-present | Horoya AC | 35 | (14) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Bolaji Simeon Sakin (born February 24, 1993) is a Nigerian football player currently with Guinean side Horoya AC.[1][2][3]
Career
[edit]Youth
[edit]Sakin was born in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. At an early age, he arrived in Nigeria where he joined youth club Ijayapi Rock FC in Abuja.
Kwara United FC
[edit]Sakin began his professional career with Kwara United F.C. during the 2011/2012 season.
Wikki Tourists
[edit]Simeon than joined Wikki Tourists during the 2012/2013 season and joined Dolphins F.C. after a season.[4]
Abia Warriors FC
[edit]Simeon joined Abia Warriors FC in January 2015 where he was instrumental at the club and attracted interest from rivals Rivers United FC.[5][6]
Rivers United FC
[edit]On 1 January 2017, Sakin signed for Nigeria Professional Football League side Rivers United FC for an undisclosed fee, agreeing a two-year contract with the club.[7][8]
While at Rivers United he appeared in the 2017 CAF Confederations Cup, scoring goals against Uganda's KCCA and Morocco's FUS Rabat in otherwise losing efforts.[9][10]
Horoya AC
[edit]On 12 November 2017, it was announced that Sakin had signed a 4-year contract at Guinean club Horoya AC.[11][12][13]
He scored his first goal in CAF Champions League on August 17, 2018 against AS Togo-Port[14][15] in 2018 CAF Champions League group stage.
Honours
[edit]- Ligue 1 Nimba Mining : 2018
- Guinée Coupe Nationale : 2018
- Guinée Super Cup : 2018
References
[edit]- ^ Rivers Utd star Bolaji Sakin joins Guinean side Horoya FC
- ^ "Horoya's Sakin predict tough test against Pyramids". October 20, 2020.
- ^ "Bolaji Simeon Sakin (Horoya) - Profil zawodnika - FlashScore.pl".
- ^ "Simeon Sakin Bolaji". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ^ "Bolaji Sakin".
- ^ "Profile of B. Sakin: Info, news, matches and statistics | BeSoccer".
- ^ "Bolaji Sakin - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive".
- ^ "Nigeria - B. Sakin - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
- ^ Okogba, Emmanuel (June 3, 2017). "CAF Confed Cup: Rivers United go down at Uganda's KCCA". Vanguard Nigeria. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "FUS Rabat vs. Rivers United". Soccerway.
- ^ "Simeon BOLAJI". horoyaac.com. April 27, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ^ "Bolaji hoping to inspire Horoya past Enyimba | Total CAF Confederation Cup".
- ^ Bolaji Sakin: I made the right decision to play in Guinea
- ^ CAFCL: Nigerian Forward Sakin Bags Winning Goal For Horoya VS AS Togo
- ^ Horoya élimine l'AS Togo Port
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- 1993 births
- Living people
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Guinea
- Rivers United F.C. players
- Horoya AC players
- Men's association football forwards
- Abia Warriors F.C. players
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Guinea
- Guinée Championnat National players
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