Henry Makinwa

Henry Makinwa
Personal information
Full name	Henry Olufosoye Makinwa
Date of birth	6 November 1977 (age 46)
Place of birth	Lagos, Nigeria
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1995	Iwuanyanwu Nationale
1996	Concord
1997	Udoji United
1997	Rayo Vallecano
1998	Penafiel
1998–2001	Vitoria Setúbal
2001–2002	Gil Vicente
2002–2003	Farense
2003	Rapid București
2004	Feirense
2005	Al-Ahly
2005–2006	AEP
2007	Maccabi Petah Tikva
2007	Tianjin Teda
2007–2008	Gretna
2009–2010	PSMS Medan
	Vittoriosa Stars
Total
Managerial career
2018–2019	Abia Warriors
2019	Katsina United
	*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[edit]

Early years / Portugal[edit]

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 București.

Gretna[edit]

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[edit]

In October 2009, after spending one year in Indonesia, Makinwa joined Maltese First Division team Vittoriosa Stars F.C. on a free transfer.

Honours[edit]

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Rapid București

Al Ahly

Egyptian Premier League: 2004–05

References[edit]

^ "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 (in Romanian)

External links[edit]

Henry Makinwa at ForaDeJogo (archived)
Henry Olufosoye MAKINWA at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
Henry Makinwa at Soccerbase

[1] "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.

[2] "Gretna move for striker Makinwa". BBC Sport. 8 November 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2007.

[3] "Kingston own goal provides precious point for Gretna". The Guardian. 26 November 2007. Retrieved 3 June 2014.

[4] Henry Makinwa at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)

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