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Kabiru Akinsola
Personal information
Full name Kabiru Akinsola Olarewaju
Date of birth (1991-01-21) 21 January 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Imo State, Nigeria
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Clique Sports Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 Étoile Sportive 1 (0)
2009–2010 Salamanca 15 (2)
2010–2011 Zamora 32 (11)
2011–2013 Granada 0 (0)
2011–2012 → Cádiz (loan) 37 (13)
2012 → Cartagena (loan) 10 (0)
2013 → Doxa (loan) 8 (0)
2013–2014 Hospitalet 28 (5)
2014 CSMS Iași 2 (0)
2015 Sunshine Stars 2 (0)
International career
2007 Nigeria U17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 May 2015

Kabiru Akinsola Olarewaju (born 21 January 1991 in Imo State), known as Akinsola, is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a forward.

Club career

On 6 January 2009, Étoile Sportive du Sahel announced the signing of 18-year-old Akinsola, who agree to a five-year deal at Stade Olympique de Sousse. However, his official debut was delayed due to the fact he was appearing at the African Youth Championship in Kigali.

Akinsola apparently had plenty of suitors vying for his signature, but decided to link up with the Tunisians, joining countryman Emeka Opara.[1] On 31 January, however, he changed clubs again, signing a 3+2 contract with Spain's UD Salamanca and appearing rarely over the course of two second division seasons, his first competitive appearance only taking place on 9 May due to bureaucratic problems;[2][3] additionally, he spent several weeks on the sidelines with a thigh injury.[4]

In the 2010 summer Akinsola stayed in Spain but dropped down to the third level, moving to Zamora CF.[5] He continued competing in the category in the following years with Cádiz CF,[6] FC Cartagena[7] and CE L'Hospitalet,[8] this being interspersed by a brief spell in Cyprus.

International career

Akinsola came into prominence in 2007, when he appeared for the Nigerian under-17 team in the African Youth Championship in Togo and scored the winning goal in the final match.[9]

He represented his country at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in the Korea Republic, winning the competition with the Golden Eagles.[10]

Honours

References

  1. ^ Etoile sign Nigeria's Akinsola; BBC Sport, 6 January 2009
  2. ^ Akinsola: "Los buenos jugadores no necesitamos ningún período de adaptación" (Akinsola: "Us good players do not need any period of adjustment"); Marca, 31 March 2009 Template:Es icon
  3. ^ El sueño del Rayo sigue vivo a costa del Salamanca (Rayo dreams on at the expense of Salamanca); Marca, 9 May 2009 Template:Es icon
  4. ^ Akinsola será baja durante al menos diez semanas (Akinsola out of action for at least ten weeks); Marca, 1 November 2009 Template:Es icon
  5. ^ Akinsola firma su contrato con el club rojiblanco (Akinsola signs his contract with red-and-white club); El Norte de Castilla, 3 August 2010 Template:Es icon
  6. ^ Akinsola se disfraza de Messi ante el Almería B (0–4) (Akinsola disguises as Messi against Almería B (0–4)); Diario de Cádiz, 17 March 2012 Template:Es icon
  7. ^ Akinsola se va cedido al Cartagena (Akinsola goes on loan to Cartagena); Marca, 8 October 2012 Template:Es icon
  8. ^ Akinsola ya tiene nuevo equipo: L´Hospitalet (Akinsola already has a new team: L´Hospitalet)); La Gaceta de Salamanca, 11 July 2013 Template:Es icon
  9. ^ Kabiru Akinsola – FIFA competition record (archived)
  10. ^ Rwanda 2009 U-20 AYC: Why Bosso Dropped Akinsola; The PM News, 9 January 2009
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