| Akeem Latifu | |
| Fullname: | Akeem Latifu[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1989 11, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Kano, Nigeria |
| Position: | Defender, Right back |
| Years1: | 2007–2008 |
| Clubs1: | Bussdor |
| Caps1: | 35 |
| Goals1: | 10 |
| Years2: | 2009 |
| Clubs2: | Ocean Boys |
| Caps2: | 12 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2010 |
| Clubs3: | Akwa United |
| Caps3: | 15 |
| Goals3: | 5 |
| Years4: | 2010–2011 |
| Clubs4: | Strømsgodset |
| Caps4: | 2 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2011–2014 |
| Clubs5: | Hødd |
| Caps5: | 76 |
| Goals5: | 5 |
| Years6: | 2013 |
| Clubs6: | → Aalesund (loan) |
| Caps6: | 11 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs7: | Aalesund |
| Caps7: | 58 |
| Goals7: | 2 |
| Years8: | 2016 |
| Caps8: | 6 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2016 |
| Clubs9: | Alanyaspor |
| Caps9: | 0 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2017 |
| Clubs10: | Zira |
| Caps10: | 11 |
| Goals10: | 1 |
| Years11: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs11: | Budapest Honvéd |
| Caps11: | 14 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Years12: | 2018 |
| Clubs12: | Sogndal |
| Caps12: | 29 |
| Goals12: | 2 |
| Years13: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs13: | Mjøndalen |
| Caps13: | 18 |
| Goals13: | 0 |
| Years14: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs14: | Jerv |
| Caps14: | 25 |
| Goals14: | 1 |
| Pcupdate: | 22:15, 18 March 2022 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2007 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2015 |
| Nationalteam2: | Nigeria |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Ntupdate: | 16 August 2017 |
Akeem Latifu (born 16 November 1989 in Kano) is a retired Nigerian footballer.
Latifu began his career for Bussdor United F.C. and signed a contract for Ocean Boys in January 2009 . After a half-year who earned 17 caps left Ocean Boys F.C.[2] and signed for Nigeria Premier League rival Akwa United F.C. in January 2010.[3] On 9 August 2013 he signed a loan-contract with Aalesund.
On 21 January 2017, Latifu signed a 1.5-year contract with Azerbaijan Premier League side Zira FK.[4]
On 26 July 2017, Latifu signed for Budapest Honvéd.[5] His contract expired in November 2017 and he became a free agent.
On 19 February 2018, Latifu signed a 2-year contract with OBOS-ligaen club Sogndal.[6] He left the club on 18 December 2018 by mutual termination.[7]
In March 2022 it was reported that he had joined English side Hyde United.[8] However, no further confirmations was made.
Latifu was part of the Nigeria national under-20 football team at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada and played four games in the tournament.
Latifu was called up to Nigeria national football team on 16 March 2015.
Settling in Manchester, Latifu became a player agent.[9]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Strømsgodset | 2010 | Tippeligaen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Hødd | 2011 | First Division | 30 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 33 | 2 | ||||
| 2012 | 29 | 1 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | 36 | 1 | ||||||
| 2013 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 21 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 76 | 5 | 13 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 0 | - | - | 90 | 6 | |||
| Aalesunds (loan) | 2013 | Tippeligaen | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Aalesunds | 2014 | Tippeligaen | 29 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | 33 | 2 | ||||
| 2015 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 32 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 58 | 2 | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 65 | 1 | |||
| Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk | 2015–16 | Ukrainian Premier League | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Alanyaspor | 2016–17 | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Zira | 2016–17 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Budapest Honvéd | 2017–18 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 16 | 0 | |||
| Sogndal | 2017–18 | OBOS-ligaen | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 28 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 204 | 9 | 25 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 0 | - | - | 230 | 11 | |||
| Nigeria national team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |