Dele Aiyenugba
 Aiyenugba playing for Bnei Yehuda in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bamidele Mathew Aiyenugba | ||
| Date of birth | 20 November 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Jos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hapoel Afula | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2000 | Kwara Stars | ||
| 2001–2007 | Enyimba | ||
| 2007–2016 | Bnei Yehuda | 294 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Hapoel Ashkelon | 62 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Hapoel Iksal | 33 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Hapoel Afula[1] | 13 | (0) |
| 2020- | Kwara United | ||
| Total | 402 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 2005–2015 | Nigeria | 17 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 August 2020 | |||
Bamidele Mathew Aiyenugba (born 20 November 1983 in Jos, Nigeria) is a Nigerian footballer with Kwara United F.C. His name, Bamidele, means "Follow me home" in Yoruba language.[2]
After 13 seasons in Israel with four teams, Aiyenugba returned to Nigeria ahead of the 2020-21 season to play for Kwara United.[3]
Personal life
[edit]His son, Daniel Aiyenugba, is also a goalkeeper. The two played against each other when Kwara United played against Beyond Limits in the semi-finals of the Value Jet Cup in Ikenne, in August 2023.[4]
Honours
[edit]Enyimba
- Nigerian Premier League: 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007
- Nigerian FA Cup: 2005
- Nigerian Super Cup: 2003
- African Champions League: 2003, 2004
- African Super Cup: 2004, 2005
References
[edit]- ^ חתם באיכסל, ר"ג החתימה חלוץ ניגרי.
- ^ Meaning of Bamidele in Nigerian.name Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ NPFL: A look At The Past Season And 2020/21 Campaign (Completesports.com)
- ^ "Father Vs Son: Veteran Nigerian goalkeeper squares up against son in pre-season tournament". soccernet.ng. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
External links
[edit]- Player profile - Bnei Yehuda website
- Dele Aiyenugba at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1983 births
- Living people
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Yoruba sportspeople
- Kwara United F.C. players
- Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. players
- Hapoel Ashkelon F.C. players
- Hapoel Iksal F.C. players
- Hapoel Afula F.C. players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Israel
- Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Nigeria men's international footballers
- 2006 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2008 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2010 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Enyimba F.C. players
- 2010 FIFA World Cup players
- Israeli Premier League players
- Liga Leumit players
- Footballers from Jos
- 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen
- Nigerian football biography stubs
- Association football goalkeeper stubs