Gbenga Arokoyo

Gbenga Arokoyo
Personal information
Full name Gbenga Arokoyo
Date of birth (1992-11-01) 1 November 1992
Place of birth Kabba, Nigeria
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Kalmar FF
Number 17
Youth career
Davish Athletic FC
Kwara Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Kwara United
2012–2014 Mjällby AIF 48 (1)
2014–2016 Gaziantepspor 35 (1)
2016–2017 Portland Timbers 1 (0)
2016 → Portland Timbers 2 (loan) 1 (0)
2018– Kalmar FF 5 (1)
National team
Nigeria U20
2016– Nigeria 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 August 2018

Gbenga Arokoyo (born 1 November 1992) is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Swedish club Kalmar FF as a defender.

Career

Arokoyo was signed by Kwara United from Kwara Football Academy in 2010. During his time at the club he was selected for the Nigeria national under-20 football team.[1] In early 2012 a delegation from Swedish club Mjällby AIF travelled to see him on location in Nigeria and in February they officially signed him.[2] In April 2013 an Allsvenskan game against Djurgårdens IF was suspended after Arokoyo got "hit" by a pear thrown by a Djurgården supporter.[3]

On August 2, 2016, Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer announced that they had signed Arokoyo.[4] He played in one game for the Timbers and one game for their second team, Portland Timbers 2, in 2016. During training before the 2017 season, he suffered an Achilles tendon tear, missing the subsequent season.[5]

On December 13, 2017, Arokoyo was traded along with Darlington Nagbe to Atlanta United FC.[6]

Personal life

In his youth Arokoyo wanted to become a doctor but since his family could not afford to pay for the education he instead chose to become a professional footballer.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Gbenga Arokoyo Sports Innovated". Sports Innovated. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  2. ↑ "Kogi-born Gbenga Arokoyo Set to Join Swedish Club". Kogi Reports. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  3. ↑ "Bröt matchen efter skandalscener". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  4. ↑ Goldberg, Jamie (2016-08-02). "Portland Timbers sign Nigerian defender Gbenga Arokoyo". Portland Oregonian (OregonLive.com). Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  5. ↑ Stejskal, Sam (2017-01-31). "Portland Timbers defender Gbenga Arokoyo to miss 2017 due to Achilles tear". MLS Soccer. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  6. ↑ https://www.timbers.com/post/2017/12/13/timbers-acquire-165-million-allocation-money-2018-international-spot-atlanta-united
  7. ↑ "Här är Afrika – där är Europa". Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved 11 April 2013.


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