Abraham Adelaja

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Abraham Adelaja
Personal information
Full name Abraham Adelaja
Date of birth (1988-01-31) 31 January 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Abuja, Nigeria
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2008 Damash Gilan
2008–2009 Esteghlal Jonub
2009–2010 Mes Sarcheshme
2010–2011 Machine Sazi
2011–2012 Khánh Hòa 8 (4)
2013–2015 Farense 43 (9)
2015–2016 Mafra 26 (4)
2016–2017 Korabi 5 (0)
2017 Felgueiras 1932 5 (0)
2017–2018 Lusitano VRSA 14 (3)
2018–2019 União Madeira 13 (3)
2019 Fátima 12 (4)
2019–2020 Marinhense 8 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:40, 30 August 2020 (UTC)

Abraham Adelaja (born 31 January 1988, Abuja) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker.

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Club career

In July 2013, Adelaja arrived in Portugal to represent Farense. [1] On 6 July 2015, he moved to fellow Segunda Liga club Mafra. [2]

On 29 August 2016, Adelaja signed a contract with Albanian Superliga side Korabi Peshkopi as a free transfer. [3] He was presented on the same day along with Nderim Nexhipi where he was allocated squad number 88. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Gigante Adelaja está assegurado" [Giant Adelaja is secured] (in Portuguese). Record. 25 July 2013. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Mafra apresenta cinco reforços no primeiro dia de trabalho" (in Portuguese). Futebol365. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Abraham Adelaja ka firmosur sot për Korabin" (in Albanian). Betnews.al. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Korabi shton radhët, prezanton Nexhipin dhe Adelaja" (in Albanian). Telesport.al. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.


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