Raheem Adewole Lawal (born 4 May 1990) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raheem Adewole Lawal[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 May 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Atlético Baleares | 57 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Adana Demirspor | 10 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Mersin İdmanyurdu | 26 | (5) |
| 2014–2016 | Eskişehirspor | 50 | (2) |
| 2016–2018 | Osmanlıspor | 35 | (1) |
| 2017 | → Kayserispor (loan) | 16 | (5) |
| 2018–2019 | Ittihad Kalba | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Fatih Karagümrük | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Akhisarspor | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012– | Nigeria | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:29, 22 August 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 June 2013 | |||
Career
editLawal has played club football in Spain and Turkey for Atlético Baleares, Adana Demirspor and Mersin İdmanyurdu.[1][2] On 3 February 2014, Lawal joined Turkish Süper Lig side Eskişehirspor, signing a three-and-a-half-year deal.[3]
He made his international debut for Nigeria in 2012,[1] and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Raheem Lawal". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ Raheem Lawal at Soccerway
- ^ "Lawal seals Eskisehirspor move". Sammy Wejinya. SuperSport. 4 February 2014.
- ^ Raheem Lawal – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Eskişehir'de, Lawal ile yollar ayrıldı, geripas.net, 8 January 2016
- Raheem Lawal joins Osmanlispor, goal.com, 13 January 2016
- emaratalyoum.com 3 October 2018
External links
edit- Raheem Lawal at Soccerway
- Raheem Lawal at WorldFootball.net
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