Robert Akaruye
Robert Akaruye (born 28 March 1981) is a Nigerian football player. He previously played for Sivasspor in Turkey.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 March 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Warri, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Attack | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996 | Julius Berger F.C. | ||
| 1997 | Lobi Bank | ||
| 1998 | Eagle Cement | ||
| 1999–2000 | Lobi Stars F.C. | ||
| 2001–2004 | Al Ahly | ||
| 2004–2005 | Mokawloon al-Arab | ||
| 2005–2006 | Dhafra | ||
| 2006 | Ismaily | ||
| 2006 | Busaiteen Club | ||
| 2007 | Sivasspor | ||
| 2008 | Busaiteen | ||
| 2009 | Al-Ahed | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004–2006 | Nigeria[1] | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 April 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 May 2002 | |||
Career
The Al Ahed striker suffered on Monday 14 December 2009 in a serious car accident on the road to the Beirut airport.[2]
International career
He played his one and only cap for the Nigeria national football team on 20 June 2004 in Luanda against Angola national football team.[3]
Honour and titles
Individual
- 2009 AFC Cup top scorer.[4]
References
- "Robert Akaruye". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
- "Lebanese-goal.com". lebanese-goal.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- Akaruye/index.html Robert Akaruye – FIFA competition record
- "2009 AFC Cup Honours List". the-afc.com. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
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