David Oniya

David Faramola Oniya
Personal information
Date of birth	5 June 1985
Place of birth	Lagos, Nigeria
Date of death	13 June 2015 (aged 30)
Place of death	Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
2004–2007	Neftchi Baku
2007–2011	FK Samarqand-Dinamo
2011–2013	Buxoro
2013–2014	Neftchi FK (Fergana)
2014–2015	T-Team
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:54, 13 June 2015 (UTC)

David Faramola Oniya (5 June 1985 – 13 June 2015) was a Nigerian footballer who played for Malaysia Premier League club T-Team as a defender.

Club career

Oniya played five seasons for Uzbek League's club FK Samarqand-Dinamo. On 14 December 2011, FC Bunyodkor announced David Oniya had signed a contract with them.^[1]^[2]

He signed a new contract with Bunyodkor. In February they terminated his contract with Bunyodkor and he moved back to Dynamo Samarkand.^[3]

Death

On 13 June 2015, Oniya died after collapsing on the pitch in Malaysia during a friendly between his club T-Team and Kelantan.^[4] His body was laid to rest at a Christian cemetery in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan two weeks later.

References

^ „New players in "Bunyodkor", 14.12.2011.
^ „fcdinamo.uz: Дэвид Ония «Динамо»ни тарк этди, 12.12.2011.
^ ""Bunyodkor" supports his players". FC Bunyodkor. 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2012-03-01.
^ "Nigerian defender David Oniya dies after collapsing during match". BBC Sport. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.

External links

David Oniya at Soccerway

[1] „New players in "Bunyodkor", 14.12.2011.

[2] „fcdinamo.uz: Дэвид Ония «Динамо»ни тарк этди, 12.12.2011.

[3] ""Bunyodkor" supports his players". FC Bunyodkor. 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2012-03-01.

[4] "Nigerian defender David Oniya dies after collapsing during match". BBC Sport. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.

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