| Sodiq Suraj | |
| Fullname: | Sodiq Suraj[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1988 1, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Oshogbo, Nigeria |
| Currentclub: | Osun United |
| Position: | Midfielder or Defender |
| Years1: | 2003–2005 |
| Years2: | 2005 |
| Years3: | 2006–2008 |
| Years4: | 2008 |
| Years5: | 2009 |
| Years6: | 2010–2012 |
| Years7: | 2012–2013 |
| Years8: | 2013–2014 |
| Years9: | 2014–2015 |
| Years10: | 2015–2018 |
| Years11: | 2018–2020 |
| Years12: | 2020–2021 |
| Years13: | 2021– |
| Clubs4: | → Teleoptik (loan) |
| Clubs6: | Prime |
| Clubs7: | Olympique Safi |
| Clubs8: | Duhok SC |
| Clubs9: | Naft Al-Wasat SC |
| Clubs10: | Shooting Stars |
| Clubs11: | Ifeanyi Ubah |
| Clubs12: | Arta/Solar7 |
| Clubs13: | Osun United |
| Caps1: | 25 |
| Caps2: | 18 |
| Caps3: | 27 |
| Caps4: | 7 |
| Caps5: | 23 |
| Caps6: | 33 |
| Caps7: | 9 |
| Caps8: | 23 |
| Caps10: | 21 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Goals6: | 4 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Goals10: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2007 |
| Nationalteam1: | Nigeria U-20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 14 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Pcupdate: | 13 August 2013 |
| Ntupdate: | 13 October 2013 |
Sodiq Suraj (born 8 January 1988 in Oshogbo) is Nigerian football player who plays for Osun United.
Sodiq Suraj is a central defender who can also play as defensive midfielder.[2] [3] In 2008, he played in Serbian second level in FK Partizan's satellite team FK Teleoptik.[3] [4] In the season 2012–13 he played for OC Safi at Moroccan top division.[3] In October 2013 he signed with Duhok SC in the Iraqi Premier League.[3] Next season, in 2014, he switched to another Iraqi club, Naft Al-Wasat SC.[5] [6]
His natural position is defender and is a variable and strong defence man. Sodiq plays as Libero or as Left full back on the national team.[7]
Sodiq Suraj played with Nigeria U-20 at the 2007 African Youth Championship where they were losing finalists, thus qualifying for the U-20 World Cup. Next he played with Nigeria national under-20 football team,[8] at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada[9] where they reached the quarter-finals.[3]