Abiola Bamijoko

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Abiola Bamijoko
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-03-14) 14 March 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Helsinki, Finland
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Junkeren
Youth career
2014–2022 HJK
2018–2019 → PK-35 (loan)
2021 → Puotinkylän Valtti (loan)
2022 PPJ
2022–2023 Sampdoria
2024– Sønderjyske
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023–2024 HIFK 7 (0)
2024– Junkeren 5 (0)
International career‡
2022 North Macedonia U17 2 (0)
2022–2023 North Macedonia U18 6 (0)
2023– North Macedonia U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 February 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2023

Abiola "Abi" Bamijoko (born 14 March 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Norwegian club IK Junkeren. Born in Finland, he plays for the North Macedonia national under-19 team. [1]

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Career

Bamijoko was born in Helsinki, Finland, to a Nigerian father and a mother of Macedonian and Turkish descent [2] from Resen. He speaks Finnish, Macedonian, Serbian, English, and Italian. [2] Bamijoko began his football career at a young age in Finland, joining a youth team HJK at the age of 6. He was called up to the North Macedonia Youth Team after turning 16. Bamijoko's started in a U-17 game in May 2022 against Austria, [2] which helped cement his place in Macedonian youth team. His career then took him to Italy, where he joined Italian club Sampdoria's U18 squad. This stint in Italy was a transformative period for Bamijoko, where he was able to develop further as a player. In 2023, he joined to the Finnish club Helsinki IFK for the 2023 season. [3]

Personal life

Beyond football, Bamijoko embraces his multicultural background, drawing from his Nigerian, Macedonian, Turkish, and Finnish heritage. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Abiola Bamijoko Joins HIFK, Representing North Macedonia Youth". HIFK Fotboll. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Abiola Bamijoko Player Profile". HIFK Fotboll. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
  3. ↑ "Macedonian youth representative Abiola Bamiyoko has signed for Sampdoria". Sloboden Pecat. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
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