Nurudeen Orelesi Explained

Nurudeen Orelesi
Full Name:Nurudeen Adegbola Orelesi
Birth Date:1989 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Lagos, Nigeria
Height:1.79 m
Currentclub:Apolonia
Clubnumber:21
Position:Defensive midfielder
Youthclubs1:Bolowotan FC
Youthyears2:–2006
Youthclubs2:First Bank
Youthyears3:2006–2007
Youthclubs3:Salamanca
Youthyears4:2007–2008
Years1:2008–2009
Clubs1:Bonifika
Caps1:1
Goals1:0
Years2:2009–2010
Clubs2:ECO Lagos
Caps2:11
Goals2:1
Years3:2010–2011
Clubs3:Dinamo Tirana
Caps3:26
Goals3:0
Years4:2011–2014
Caps4:66
Goals4:3
Years5:2014–2016
Caps5:31
Goals5:1
Years6:2016–2017
Caps6:48
Goals6:0
Years7:2017–2018
Caps7:30
Goals7:0
Years8:2018–2019
Clubs8:Kamza
Caps8:13
Goals8:0
Years9:2022–
Clubs9:Apolonia
Caps9:53
Goals9:0
Nationalyears1:2009–2010
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears2:2011–2012
Nationalcaps2:1
Nationalgoals2:0
Pcupdate:1 June 2024

Nurudeen Adegbola Orelesi (born 10 April 1989) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Albanian club Apolonia. He is well known for his powerful and accurate long shots.

Club career

Early career

Orelesi began his career with First Bank, later joined to UD Salamanca. On 2 October 2007, he left Spain to sign with Slovenian Second League club SC Bonifika,[1] Orelesi played his first season in the reserve team before being promoted to the senior side in July 2008, appearing in three games in his first professional season 2008–09.[2] In September 2009, he signed than for ECO F.C. Lagos.

Dinamo Tirana

Orelesi joined Albanian champions Dinamo Tirana on 1 August 2010 for a reported fee of €25,000 from ECO Lagos FC, signing a one-year contract with the club holding the option of renewing for an additional year.[3]

Skënderbeu Korçë

He signed for his second Albanian side, Skënderbeu Korçë on 23 June 2011 on a four-year contract.[4] [5]

Metalurh Zaporizhya

On 20 August 2014 Orelesi signed for Ukraine club Metalurh Zaporizhya,[6] [7] for a fee of €100,000 from Skënderbeu Korçë.[8] He made his competitive debut on 14 September in the matchday 6 against Volyn, playing full-90 minutes as the team suffered a 3–0 away loss.[9] He scored his maiden goal later on 23 November in a 2–4 home loss to Dynamo Kyiv.[10] During the 2014–15 season, Orelesi made 19 appearances, including 18 as starter, collecting 1539 minutes, as Metalurh finished in a respectable 7th place. He also played two times in Ukrainian Cup, as the team was eliminated in round of 16 to Olimpik Donetsk.[11]

Return to Skënderbeu Korçë

On 21 January 2016, Orelesi returned to Skënderbeu Korçë for his second spell with the Albanian champions.[12] He was allocated the squad number 80 and during the second part of 2015–16 season he contributed with 15 league appearances, helping the club to win its six consecutive league title, his fourth personal.[13] Skënderbeu did not play European football in the summer of 2016 due to their ban over match-fixing allegations.[14] In league, however, Orelesi was ever-presented, making 33 appearances, including 31 as starter, collecting 2657 minutes as Skënderbeu lost the championship to Kukësi in the penultimate matchday, eventually finishing third after a 2–2 draw against Partizani Tirana in the final match.[15] In cup, Orelesi played in four matches, as Skënderbeu lost in the final to Tirana, a match which Orelesi didn't play.[16]

Vllaznia Shkodër

On 10 August 2017, Orelesi completed a transfer to fellow Albanian Superliga side Vllaznia Shkodër by penning one-year contract with an option of a further one for an undisclosed fee.[17] Overall, he played 30 league matches as the team was relegated to Albanian First Division for the first time in 60 years.[18]

Kamza

On 4 August 2018, Kamza announced to have signed Orelesi on a contract running until the end of 2018–19 season.[19]

International career

He represented Nigeria at 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt.[20]

Career statistics

Club statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
SC Bonifika2007–08Slovenian Second League000000
2008–09101020
Total101020
ECO Lagos2009–10Nigeria National League11100111
Dinamo Tirana2010–11Albanian Superliga26071001[21] 0341
Skënderbeu Korçë2011–12Albanian Superliga2511302[22] 01[23] 0411
2012–13252612010343
2013–14160306[24] 110261
2014–15200020
Total663221121301035
Metalurh Zaporizhya2014–15Ukrainian Premier League19120211
2015–1612000120
Total31122331
Skënderbeu Korçë2015–16Albanian Superliga15020170
2016–173304010380
Total480601!0550
Vllaznia Shkodër2017–18Albanian Superliga30040340
Kamza2018–19Albanian Superliga000000
Career total2135422121502728

Honours

Skënderbeu Korçë

Notes and References

  1. News: Registracijski zapisnik NZS. NZS registration record. Nzs.si. Slovenian. 1 October 2007. 16 June 2016.
  2. News: Orelesi Nurudeen Adegbola - NK Bela krajina . nk-bk.com . Slovenian . 16 June 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120227073523/http://www.nk-bk.com/igralec0809.asp?st_reg=80817 . 27 February 2012 .
  3. News: Nurudeen Orelesi joins FC Dinamo. All Nigeria Soccer. 8 September 2010. 16 June 2016.
  4. News: Nureedin Orelesi firmos per Skenderbeun. Nureedin Orelesi signs for Skënderbeu. Albania Sport. Albanian. 23 June 2011. 23 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110626201557/http://albania-sport.com/article/12922/0/Nureedin-Orelesi-firmos-per-Skenderbeun.html. 26 June 2011. dead.
  5. News: Nurudeen Orelesi: FC Kryvbas Offered Me A Two - Year Contract. All Nigeria Soccer. 8 February 2013. 16 June 2016.
  6. News: Orelesi Joins Ukrainian Club Metalury Zaporizhzhia. Soccer Laduma. 10 August 2014. 16 June 2016.
  7. News: Orelesi Heading To Ukraine. S100.ng. 8 September 2014. 16 June 2016.
  8. News: Orelesi drejt Ukrainës. Orelesi towards Ukraine. Ora Sport. Albanian. 20 August 2014. 16 June 2016.
  9. News: Volyn vs. Metalurh Zaporizhya 3 – 0. Soccerway. 14 September 2016. 10 August 2017.
  10. News: Metalurh Zaporizhya vs. Dynamo Kyiv 2 – 4. Soccerway. 23 November 2016. 10 August 2017.
  11. News: Metalurh Zaporizhya vs. Olimpik Donetsk 2 – 4. Soccerway. 28 October 2014. 10 August 2017.
  12. News: Zyrtare, Orelesi rikthehet te Skënderbeu. Official, Orelesi returns to Skënderbeu. SuperSport Albania. Albanian. Rinald Bregasi. 21 January 2016. 16 June 2016.
  13. News: Skënderbeu kampion i Shqipërisë, korçarët fitojnë titullin e 6-të radhazi (VIDEO). Skënderbeu champion of Albania, "korçarët" win their 6th consecutive championship. Panorama Sport. Albanian. 18 May 2016. 16 June 2016.
  14. Web site: Albania's KF Skenderbeu banned from Europe for match-fixing. espnfc.co.uk. 10 March 2017.
  15. News: Kukësi, kampion për herë të parë në histori. Kukësi, champion for the first time in history. SuperSport Albania. Albanian. 20 May 2017. 6 July 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170523021051/http://www.supersport.al/75736-2/. 23 May 2017.
  16. News: Tirana fiton Kupën e Shqipërisë, sezoni 2016-2017. Tirana wins Albanian Cup, 2016-2017 season. FSHF.org. Albanian. 31 May 2017. 19 June 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170606024405/http://fshf.org/index.php/sq/lajme/5662-tirana-fiton-kupen-e-shqiperise-sezoni-2016-2017. 6 June 2017.
  17. News: ZYRTARE/ Vllaznia firmos me Orelesin. Official, Vllaznia signs with Orelesi. Sport Ekspres. Albanian. 10 August 2017. 10 August 2017.
  18. News: Goleada më e hidhur në histori, Vllaznia bie nga kategoria!. The most bitter goal fest in history, Vllaznia relegated. Top-Channel.tv. Albanian. 23 May 2018. 4 August 2018.
  19. News: Kamza godet në merkato, firmos me ish-futbollistën e Skënderbeut. Kamza strikes in transfer market, signs with ex-footballer of Skënderbeu. Panorama Sport. Albanian. 4 August 2018. 4 August 2018.
  20. https://web.archive.org/web/20091006222607/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/10/28/62/fwyc_2009_squadlists.pdf List of Players - FIFA.com
  21. All appearance(s) in Albanian Superliga relegation playoffs
  22. All appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  23. Appearance in Albanian Supercup
  24. Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two in UEFA Europa League