Abiola Dauda
![]() Dauda training with Kalmar in 2008 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Abiola Adedeji Dauda | ||
Date of birth | 3 February 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Ionikos | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2006 | Grassroot Highlanders | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2007 | Sölvesborgs GoIF | 25 | (23) |
2008–2012 | Kalmar | 129 | (33) |
2013–2014 | Red Star Belgrade | 31 | (15) |
2014–2017 | Vitesse | 28 | (9) |
2016 | → Hearts (loan) | 13 | (5) |
2017–2018 | Atromitos | 40 | (11) |
2018–2019 | Giresunspor | 25 | (11) |
2019–2020 | AEL | 12 | (2) |
2020 | Panetolikos | 12 | (6) |
2020–2022 | Apollon Smyrnis | 52 | (9) |
2022–2023 | Mohammedan | 19 | (9) |
2023– | Ionikos | 20 | (8) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 February 2024 |
Abiola Adedeji Dauda footballer who plays as a forward for G'ETHNIKH club [[Aris Petroupolis|]ARHS PETROUPOLHS].
(born on 3 February 1988) is a Nigerian professionalEarly life
[edit]Dauda has vertical scars under each of his eyes which are family markings that were given to him shortly after birth.[1] He has eleven siblings in his family.
Career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Dauda was discovered in Nigeria by an agent Victor Mcdonald at age eighteen. He was playing with Grassroot Highlanders.[2] Mcdonald helped him to get signed with Swedish fourth tier club Sölvesborgs GoIF.[3] His time there was very successful and he was named the best forward of the division in 2007 which made several Allsvenskan clubs want to sign him.[4]
Kalmar
[edit]In the end he decided to join Kalmar FF the following year. During his time there he very rarely got to play the full 90 minutes in games[5] but he still had a prolific 2012 season where he scored a total of 14 goals. After the season had ended he declared that he was leaving the club to look for a new challenge.[6] During his spell with Kalmar, he won the Swedish championship in 2008 and the Swedish Supercup in 2009, besides having been twice runner-up of the Swedish Cup, in 2008 and 2011.[7]
Red Star Belgrade
[edit]On 8 February 2013, which was the last day of the transfer market window in Jelen Super Liga Dauda signed a contract with Red Star Belgrade.[8] The first occasion on which Dauda scored for Red Star came on 3 April 2013, when he scored two goals and provided an assist for teammate Darko Lazović in a 3–0 win at home against Hajduk Kula.[9]
Vitesse
[edit]On 21 July 2014, Red Star Belgrade announced they had agreed a €500,000 fee for the transfer of Dauda to Eredivisie club Vitesse Arnhem.
Heart of Midlothian
[edit]On 1 February 2016, Scottish Premiership side Heart of Midlothian signed him on a loan deal for the remainder of the season.[10] He scored his first goals for the club when he scored a brace in the league against Ross County on 10 February 2016.[11]
Atromitos
[edit]On 9 January 2017, Dauda signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Greek Superleague club Atromitos on a free transfer from Vitesse.[12] His five goals in the 2016–17 Greek Cup made him top scorer for the season.[13]
Dauda scored as Atromitos beat AEK Athens 1–0 to go top of the table on 23 October 2017.[14] His goal on 28 January 2018 secured a 1–0 home win over AEL, and two goals in the last match of the season took his personal total to nine.[15] The 4–0 home win against Kerkyra gave Atromitos a fourth-place finish.[16]
Giresunspor
[edit]Dauda spent the 2018–19 season with TFF First League (Turkish second-tier) club Giresunspor, for which he scored 12 goals from 28 league appearances.[17][7]
AEL
[edit]Dauda returned to the Greek Superleague with AEL on a three-year contract.[18]
Panetolikos
[edit]On 16 January 2020, following his release from AEL, he joined Panetolikos on a six-month contract.[19] In his debut, two days later, he salvaged a point in a home game against Lamia, with a last-minute penalty.[20] On 22 January 2020, Abiola Dauda, who recently moved from Larissa to Panetolikos a few days ago, struck a brace, first in the 28th minute after dribbling past the goalkeeper and slotting the ball into the net, and in the 63rd minute when his left-footed strike gave the visitors a 0–2 lead in a thrilling 2–2 away draw against AEL.[21]
Apollon Smyrnis
[edit]On 4 September 2020, he signed with Apollon Smyrnis on a free transfer.[22]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 5 April 2023[23]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sölvesborgs GoIF | 2007 | Division 2 | 25 | 23 | — | — | — | 25 | 23 | |||
Kalmar | 2008 | Allsvenskan | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 3 | — | 24 | 8 | |
2009 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 30 | 7 | ||
2010 | 30 | 5 | 3[d] | 0 | 4[a] | 1 | — | 36 | 6 | |||
2011 | 26 | 2 | 3[d] | 2 | — | — | 29 | 4 | ||||
2012 | 25 | 14 | 1[d] | 1 | 6[a] | 3 | — | 32 | 18 | |||
Total | 129 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 152 | 43 | ||
Red Star Belgrade | 2012–13 | Serbian SuperLiga | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | 11 | 4 | |||
2013–14 | 20 | 11 | 3[e] | 2 | 4[a] | 0 | — | 27 | 13 | |||
Total | 31 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 17 | ||
Vitesse | 2014–15 | Eredivisie | 16 | 6 | 2[f] | 0 | — | — | 18 | 6 | ||
2015–16 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 3 | ||||
2016–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 28 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 9 | ||
Hearts (loan) | 2015–16 | Scottish Premiership | 13 | 5 | 2[g] | 0 | — | — | 15 | 5 | ||
Atromitos | 2016–17 | Super League Greece | 12 | 2 | 3[h] | 5 | — | — | 15 | 7 | ||
2017–18 | 28 | 9 | 6[h] | 0 | — | — | 34 | 9 | ||||
Total | 40 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 16 | ||
Giresunspor | 2018–19 | 1. Lig | 25 | 11 | 3[i] | 1 | — | — | 28 | 12 | ||
AEL | 2019–20 | Super League Greece | 12 | 2 | 2[h] | 0 | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||
Panetolikos | 2019–20 | Super League Greece | 12 | 6 | 1[h] | 1 | — | — | 13 | 7 | ||
Apollon Smyrnis | 2020–21 | Super League Greece | 28 | 5 | 1[h] | 1 | — | — | 29 | 6 | ||
2021–22 | 24 | 4 | 1[h] | 0 | — | — | 25 | 4 | ||||
Total | 52 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 10 | ||
Mohammedan | 2022–23 | I-League | 19 | 9 | 1[j] | 2 | — | 1[k] | 2 | 21 | 13 | |
Career total | 392 | 144 | 32 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 445 | 168 |
- ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance(s) in Swedish Super Cup
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Swedish Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in Serbian Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in Dutch Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in Scottish Cup
- ^ a b c d e f Appearance(s) in Greek Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in Turkish Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in Super Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
Honours
[edit]Kalmar FF
Red Star
Vitesse Arnhem
Mohammedan Sporting
Individual
References
[edit]- ^ "– När jag kom hit blev jag kär i klubben" (in Swedish). Östran. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- ^ Abiola Dauda at Srbijafudbal
- ^ "Fotbolliblekinge.se möter Abiola Dauda" (in Swedish). fotbolliblekinge.se. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- ^ "Abiola Dauda är Sveriges mest jagade spelare" (in Swedish). Kristianstadsbladet. Archived from the original on 14 February 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- ^ "Mysterium #4: Den halva spelaren" (in Swedish). Offside. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- ^ "Abiola Dauda lämnar Kalmar FF" (in Swedish). Sportal. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- ^ a b Abiola Dauda at Soccerway
- ^ Zvezda dovela napadača u minut do 12 at MONDO, 9 February 2013 (in Serbian)
- ^ Debitantski gol Daude Archived 8 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine at Blic, 3 April 2013 (in Serbian)
- ^ "Hearts sign Abiola Dauda to replace striker Osman Sow". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ "Ross County 0-3 Hearts". BBC. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- ^ Emmanuel, Ifeanyi (9 January 2017). "Official : Greek Club Atromitos Shake Hands With Abiola Dauda". All Nigeria Soccer. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ "Greece: Kypello Elladas 2016/2017: Top Scorer". worldfootball.net. Heim:Spiel. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ "Atromitos stun AEK and hit Greek championship top-spot". SDNA. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ "Abiola Dauda: Super League 2017/2018". worldfootball.net. Heim:Spiel. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ Wood, Graham (5 May 2018). "Atromitos give fans four-star sendoff". AgonaSport. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ Olasoji, Tolu (18 July 2018). "Abiola Dauda signs for Turkish outfit Giresunspor". Goal.com. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ "Στην ΑΕΛ ο Abiola Dauda" [Abiola Dauda to AEL]. sportsup.gr (in Greek). 10 July 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ "Παναιτωλικός: Ανακοίνωσε τον Ντάουντα". 16 January 2020.
- ^ "Παναιτωλικός - Λαμία 1-1: Ο νεοαποκτηθείς Ντάουντα "λύτρωσε" στο 95' τους γηπεδούχους". 18 January 2020.
- ^ "ΑΕΛ - Παναιτωλικός 2-2: Ο Ουάρντα έσωσε την Λάρισα". sport24.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ "Απόλλων Σμύρνης: Ανακοίνωσε τον Ντάουντα". 4 September 2020.
- ^ Abiola Dauda at Soccerway
- ^ "কলকাতা লিগ জয় মহামেডানের, টানা দু'বার খেতাব এল সাদা-কালো তাঁবুতে" [Mohammedan's Calcutta League win, the title came twice in a row in the black and white tent]. thewall.in. Kolkata: The Wall Bureau. 30 October 2022. Archived from the original on 31 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
External links
[edit]- Abiola Dauda at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Abiola Dauda at Elite Football (archive)
- Living people
- 1988 births
- Footballers from Lagos
- Men's association football forwards
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
- Sölvesborgs GoIF players
- Kalmar FF players
- Red Star Belgrade footballers
- SBV Vitesse players
- Heart of Midlothian F.C. players
- Atromitos F.C. players
- Giresunspor footballers
- Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. players
- Panetolikos F.C. players
- Apollon Smyrnis F.C. players
- Allsvenskan players
- Serbian SuperLiga players
- Eredivisie players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Super League Greece players
- TFF First League players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
- Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Serbia
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Nigerian emigrants to Sweden
- Naturalized citizens of Sweden
- Yoruba sportspeople
- Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) players