Korede Aiyegbusi
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Olukorede Afolabi O. O. Aiyegbusi | ||
Date of birth | 15 July 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Hackney, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | AFC United | ||
Number | 58 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2007 | Essex Knights | ||
2008–2009 | NC State Wolfpack | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009 | Cary Clarets | 7 | (1) |
2010–2012 | Sporting Kansas City | 9 | (0) |
2013 | FC Haka | 22 | (1) |
2014 | Servette | 11 | (0) |
2014–2015 | VfB Auerbach | 23 | (3) |
2015 | AFC United | 8 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Siah Jamegan | 12 | (0) |
2016– | AFC United | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2016 |
Olukorede Afolabi O. O. "Korede" Aiyegbusi (born 15 July 1988 in London) is an English footballer who currently plays for Superettan side AFC United.
Career
College and amateur
Aiyegbusi moved from England to the United States in 2006 to attend and play college soccer at the Community College of Baltimore County Essex in Maryland, where he was a two-time National Junior College Athletic Association All-American and All-Maryland JUCO Conference first-team.[1] He transferred to North Carolina State University in 2008, and went on to make 41 appearances for the Wolfpack, all of them starts.[2][3]
During his college years Aiyegbusi also played for Cary Clarets in the USL Premier Development League.[4]
Professional
Aiyegbusi was drafted in the second round (20th overall) of the 2010 MLS SuperDraft by Kansas City Wizards.[3][5]
He made his professional debut on 27 March 2010, in Kansas City's opening game of the 2010 MLS season against D.C. United.[6]
Aiyegbusi remained with Kansas City through the 2012 season before being released by mutual agreement on 3 December 2012.[7] He subsequently entered the 2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft and became a free agent after going undrafted in both rounds of the draft.
On 21 February 2013 Aiyegbusi signed with First Division side FC Haka.[8] After one season in Finland, Aiyegbusi signed for Swiss club Servette FC Genève on 3 January 2014.
On 10 August 2015, Aiyegbusi left VfB Auerbach after one season with the club to join Superettan side AFC United.[9]
Aiyegbusi joined Iranian side Siah Jamegan in November 2015.[10]
International
Aiyegbusi represented Great Britain in the 2009 World University Games in Belgrade, Serbia.[1]
Personal
Aiyegbusi holds dual British and Nigerian citizenship. He is the fourth born of five siblings.
References
- ^ a b "Korede Aiyegbusi Bio". NC State. Retrieved 15 January 2010. [dead link]
- ^ "Aiyegbusi Drafted in Second Round of MLS Draft". NC State. Retrieved 15 January 2010. [dead link]
- ^ a b "Wizards select five in MLS SuperDraft". Kansas City Wizards. Retrieved 15 January 2010. [dead link]
- ^ http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2009/6188469.html#STATS
- ^ 2010 MLS SuperDraft
- ^ "Article". CBC News.[dead link]
- ^ http://www.sportingkc.com/news/2012/12/sporting-kansas-city-trades-michael-harrington-portland-timbers-allocation-money
- ^ http://www.fchaka.fi/etusivu/uutiset/1836-haka-sopimukseen-olukorede-aiyegbusin-kanssa
- ^ "Ny vänsterback klar för spel i AFC United". Svenska Fans. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ http://www.siahjamegan.com/news/151/1109
External links
- MLS player profile
- NC State bio
- Korede Aiyegbusi at Soccerway
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Black English sportspeople
- English footballers
- NC State Wolfpack men's soccer players
- Cary Clarets players
- Sporting Kansas City players
- FC Haka players
- Servette FC players
- AFC United players
- North Carolina State University alumni
- Premier Development League players
- Major League Soccer players
- English people of Nigerian descent
- English people of Yoruba descent
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Expatriate footballers in Finland
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Expatriate footballers in Sweden
- Expatriate footballers in Switzerland
- Expatriate footballers in Iran
- English expatriates in Iran
- English expatriates in Finland
- English expatriates in Germany
- English expatriates in Sweden
- English expatriates in Switzerland
- English expatriates in the United States
- Sporting Kansas City draft picks
- People from Hackney
- Yoruba sportspeople