Dele Ajiboye

Oladele Muniru Ajiboye (born 7 August 1990 in Osogbo, Osun State) is a Nigerian football goalkeeper. He currently plays for Plateau United F.C.

Dele Ajiboye
Personal information
Full name Oladele Muniru Ajiboye[1]
Date of birth (1990-08-07) 7 August 1990
Place of birth Osogbo, Nigeria
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Plateau United F.C.
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Prime F.C.
2008–2009 Wikki Tourists
2009–2011 Pontevedra CF
2011–2013 3SC (1)
2014–2015 Nasarawa United F.C.
2016 Warri Wolves F.C.
National team‡
2007 Nigeria U-17
2009 Nigeria U-20
2011 Nigeria U-23
2018– Nigeria 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 May 2014
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 June 2019

Career

Ajiboye began his career with Prime F.C.,[2] and in September 2008 joined Wikki Tourists F.C. After one year with Wikki Tourists, where he played 14 games, he left on 16 September 2009 to sign with the Spanish club Pontevedra CF.[3] After being released from Pontevedra in November 2011, he signed the next month with Shooting Stars.[4] After 3SC's relegation in 2013, he signed to play for Nasarawa United. However, transfer issues kept him from playing until two months in the new season.[5]

International career

Ajiboye represented his homeland at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in the Korea Republic,[6] winning the championship with the Golden Eaglets.[7] On 15 December 2008 he was called for the Nigerian under-20 team for the 2009 African Youth Championship in Rwanda[8] and was a member of the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt.[9]

He was Nigeria's starting goalkeeper for the 2012 Olympic qualifiers and All Africa Games qualifiers under coach Augustine Eguavoen.[10][11]

In May 2018 he was named in Nigeria’s preliminary 30 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[12] However, he did not make the final 23.[13]

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References
  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009 – List of Players" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). p. 14. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 25 February 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Nigeria Under-20 Goalkeeper Dele Ajiboye Joins Spanish Club Pontevedra
  4. "3SC beat Dolphin to Ajiboye". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
  5. http://thenationonlineng.net/new/ajiboye-relishes-league-debut-nasarawa-utd/
  6. FIFA Stats
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 December 2008. Retrieved 25 February 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. Ezimakor, Tony (15 December 2008). "Nigeria/Rwanda: Bosso Invites 46 Players for Rwanda". Daily Independent. Lagos. Retrieved 2 September 2019 – via allAfrica.com.
  9. Nigeria: Siasia Makes Up Mind
  10. Under 23 callup excites Ajiboye
  11. Nigeria held by Liberia
  12. http://www.goal.com/en-gb/amp/news/revealed-every-world-cup-2018-squad-23-man-preliminary-lists/oa0atsduflsv1nsf6oqk576rb
  13. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/amp/football/44346451
  14. http://naija-footballer.blogspot.com.br/2010/11/whats-my-age-again.html
  15. https://www.thecable.ng/5-times-karma-exposed-ages-nigerian-players
  16. http://allafrica.com/stories/201511171316.html
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