Bolaji Sakin Explained

Bolaji Sakin
Fullname:Bolaji Simeon Sakin
Birth Date:24 February 1993
Birth Place:Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Height:1.84 m
Clubnumber:20
Position:Striker
Youthyears1:2010-2011
Youthclubs1:Ijayapi Rock FC
Years1:2011-2012
Clubs1:Kwara United F.C.
Caps1:21
Goals1:8
Years2:2012-2013
Clubs2:Wikki Tourists
Caps2:29
Goals2:9
Years3:2013-2014
Clubs3:Dolphins F.C.
Caps3:29
Goals3:11
Years4:2015-2017
Clubs4:Abia Warriors FC
Caps4:42
Goals4:21
Years5:2017
Clubs5:Rivers United FC
Caps5:29
Goals5:9
Years6:2017-present
Clubs6:Horoya AC
Caps6:35
Goals6:14

Bolaji Simeon Sakin (born February 24, 1993) is a Nigerian football player currently with Guinean side Horoya AC.[1] [2] [3]

Career

Youth

Sakin was born in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. At an early age, he arrived in Nigeria where he joined youth club Ijayapi Rock FC in Abuja.

Kwara United FC

Sakin began his professional career with Kwara United F.C. during the 2011/2012 season.

Wikki Tourists

Simeon than joined Wikki Tourists during the 2012/2013 season and joined Dolphins F.C. after a season.[4]

Abia Warriors FC

Simeon joined Abia Warriors FC in January 2015 where he was instrumental at the club and attracted interest from rivals Rivers United FC.[5] [6]

Rivers United FC

On 1 January 2017, Sakin signed for Nigeria Professional Football League side Rivers United FC for an undisclosed fee, agreeing a two-year contract with the club.[7] [8]

While at Rivers United he appeared in the 2017 CAF Confederations Cup, scoring goals against Uganda's KCCA and Morocco's FUS Rabat in otherwise losing efforts.[9] [10]

Horoya AC

On 12 November 2017, it was announced that Sakin had signed a 4-year contract at Guinean club Horoya AC.[11] [12] [13]

He scored his first goal in CAF Champions League on August 17, 2018 against AS Togo-Port[14] [15] in 2018 CAF Champions League group stage.

Honours

Notes and References

  1. https://sportsration.com/2017/10/31/rivers-utd-star-bolaji-sakin-joins-guinean-side-horoya-fc/ Rivers Utd star Bolaji Sakin joins Guinean side Horoya FC
  2. Web site: Horoya's Sakin predict tough test against Pyramids. October 20, 2020.
  3. Web site: Bolaji Simeon Sakin (Horoya) - Profil zawodnika - FlashScore.pl.
  4. Web site: Simeon Sakin Bolaji. footballdatabase.eu. 10 January 2020.
  5. Web site: Bolaji Sakin.
  6. Web site: Profile of B. Sakin: Info, news, matches and statistics | BeSoccer.
  7. Web site: Bolaji Sakin - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive.
  8. Web site: Nigeria - B. Sakin - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway.
  9. Web site: CAF Confed Cup: Rivers United go down at Uganda's KCCA. June 3, 2017. Vanguard Nigeria. Emmanuel. Okogba. December 30, 2018.
  10. Web site: FUS Rabat vs. Rivers United. Soccerway.
  11. Web site: Simeon BOLAJI. horoyaac.com. April 27, 2019 . 10 January 2020.
  12. Web site: Bolaji hoping to inspire Horoya past Enyimba | Total CAF Confederation Cup .
  13. https://www.goal.com/en-ng/news/bolaji-sakin-i-made-the-right-decision-to-play-in-guinea/mbswzflydqsg1241gdc5mzp0z Bolaji Sakin: I made the right decision to play in Guinea
  14. https://www.completesportsnigeria.com/cafcl-nigerian-forward-sakin-bags-winning-goal-for-horoya-vs-as-togo/ CAFCL: Nigerian Forward Sakin Bags Winning Goal For Horoya VS AS Togo
  15. https://www.africatopsports.com/2018/08/17/ligue-champions-horoya-elimine-las-togo-port/ Horoya élimine l'AS Togo Port

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