Olarenwaju Kayode
Olarenwaju Ayobami Kayode (born 8 May 1993) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Turkish club Gazişehir Gaziantep on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk and for the Nigeria football team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Olarenwaju Ayobami Kayode[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 May 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Ibadan, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Gazişehir Gaziantep (on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk) | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Marvellous FC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | ASEC Mimosas | 11 | (3) |
| 2012 | → Luzern (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Heartland (loan)[2] | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Maccabi Netanya (loan) | 25 | (10) |
| 2014–2015 | Maccabi Netanya | 31 | (13) |
| 2015–2017 | Austria Wien | 67 | (30) |
| 2017–2018 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Girona (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Shakhtar Donetsk (loan) | 6 | (2) |
| 2018– | Shakhtar Donetsk | 10 | (1) |
| 2019– | → Gazişehir Gaziantep (loan) | 12 | (7) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009 | Nigeria U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Nigeria U20 | 15 | (4) |
| 2011 | Nigeria U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017– | Nigeria | 4 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 December 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 June 2019 | |||
Club career
Early career
Kayode began his career with Red Bull Ghana and signed in February 2010 for ASEC Mimosas.
On 2 February 2012 Kayode left ASEC Mimosas[3] joining Swiss club FC Luzern on loan until 30 November 2012.[4]
Maccabi Netanya
On 10 October 2013, Kayode signed a one-year contract with Israeli club Maccabi Netanya.[5]
Austria Wien
After another successful season with Maccabi Netanya, netting 13 goals and 6 assists, Kayode signed a four-year deal with FK Austria Wien.[6] On 2 August 2015, Kayode scored on his FK Austria Wien debut against SC Rheindorf Altach.[7]
Manchester City
On 17 August 2017, Manchester City signed Kayode on a four-year deal[8] and immediately loaned him out to Girona for the 2017–18 season.[9] Kayode made his La Liga debut on 19 August 2017, replacing Portu in a 2–2 home draw against Atlético Madrid.[10]
On 2 March 2018, Kayode was loaned to Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk after his loan at Girona was terminated.[11]
Shakhtar Donetsk
On 8 June 2018, Shakhtar Donetsk announced that following Kayode's successful loan spell they would exercise their option to sign him permanently for an undisclosed fee. Kayode signed for Shakhtar on a five-year deal.[12]
International career
Kayode played for the Nigeria national under-17 football team the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[14] On 3 May 2010 earned his first call-up for the Nigeria national under-20 football team for the Qualifiers to the African Youth Championship in Libya.[15] He was called on 12 April 2011 for the 2011 African Youth Championship in South Africa.[16] Kayode made his debut for the senior Nigeria national football team in a friendly 1-1 tie with Senegal on 23 March 2017.[17]
Career statistics
- As of match played 2 June 2019[18]
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Luzern (loan) | 2011–12 | Swiss Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Macabi Netanya | 2013–14 | Liga Leumit | 25 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 11 |
| 2014–15 | Ligat HaAl | 31 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 13 | |
| Total | 56 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 24 | ||
| Austria Wien | 2015–16 | Austrian Bundesliga | 34 | 13 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 37 | 13 | |
| 2016–17 | 33 | 17 | 3 | 2 | — | 12[lower-alpha 1] | 5 | 48 | 24 | |||
| Total | 67 | 30 | 6 | 2 | — | 12 | 5 | 85 | 37 | |||
| Manchester City | 2017–18 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Girona (loan) | 2017–18 | La Liga | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Shakhtar Donetsk (loan) | 2017–18 | Ukrainian Premier League | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2018–19 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| Total | 16 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 152 | 56 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 186 | 65 | ||
- Appearances in the Europa League
- Three appearances in the Champions League, one appearances in Europa League
Honours
ASEC Mimosas
Maccabi Netanya
Shakhtar Donetsk
References
- "List of players under written contract registered between 01/08/2017 and 31/08/2017" (PDF). The Football Association. p. 7. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- "Kayode Olarenwaju :: Kayode Tobi Olarenwaju Ayobami :: Austria Wien :: Photos :: thefinalball.com". www.thefinalball.com. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- "KAYODE Olarenwaju: ASEC Mimosas - Le site officiel". asec.ci. Archived from the original on 1 August 2009. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- "Dario Lezcano zum FC Luzern" [Dario Lezcano to FC Luzern]. Neue Luzerner Zeitung Online (in German). 2 February 2012. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- "קאיודה עבר בדיקות וחתם לעונה בנתניה". Sport5.co.il - אתר ערוץ הספורט. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- Adewuyi1, Lolade (23 May 2015). "Olarenwaju Kayode completes Austria Wien medical and four-year deal". Goal. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- Strecha, Alexander (3 August 2015). "Eine Ode auf Kayode" [An ode to Kayode]. Kurier (in German). Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- "Olarenwaju Kayode confirms move from Austria Wien to Manchester City on a 4-year deal". Manchester City. 12 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- "The scorer of the Austrian Bundesliga will strengthen the attack of Girona" (in Catalan). Girona F.C. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- "El ADN del Atlético no se ficha" [You can't sign Atlético's DNA] (in Spanish). Marca. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- "Kayode loaned out to Shakhtar". Shakhtar Donetsk. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- "There'll be some strengthening". Shakhtar Donetsk. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
Kayode will continue to play in Shakhtar. We redeemed his transfer from Manchester City and signed a five-year contract
- "TRANSFER - OLARENWAJU KAYODE GAZİŞEHİR'DE!". GFK. 9 August 2019. Archived from the original on 10 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- Olarenwaju Kayode – FIFA competition record
- "NFF invites AZEEZ,35 others to Flying Eagles:: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- Nigeria's Flying Eagles up close Archived 2012-03-18 at the Wayback Machine
- "Nigeria v Senegal". BBC Sport. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- Olarenwaju Kayode at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
External links
- Olarenwaju Kayode – FIFA competition record
- Olarenwaju Kayode at National-Football-Teams.com
- Olarenwaju Kayode at Soccerway