Akanni-Sunday Wasiu

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Akanni-Sunday Wasiu
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Personal information
Full name Akanni-Sunday Wasiu [1]
Date of birth (1984-03-18) 18 March 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Nigeria
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [2]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2001–2003 Odyssey United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2005 Szczakowianka Jaworzno 15 (1)
2006–2007 Vilnius 27 (3)
2007–2008 St Albans City 13 (3)
2008–2009 Colchester United 15 (2)
2009 → Luton Town (loan) 5 (1)
2009–2010 Floriana 13 (3)
2010 Changsha Ginde 28 (3)
2011 Shenyang Dongjin 21 (6)
2012 Floriana 10 (4)
2014 Whitehawk
2015 Cần Thơ 15 (3)
2016 Long An 9 (4)
2017 UiTM 21 (19)
2018 Terengganu 2 (0)
2018–2019 Terengganu II 15 (10)
2020 UKM 7 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Akanni-Sunday Wasiu (born 18 March 1984) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

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He played for clubs in Poland, Lithuania, England, Malta, China, Vietnam and Malaysia in his career.

Club career

Sunday began his career in Poland with Szczakowianka Jaworzno, where he made 15 appearances, scoring once, before moving to Lithuania to play for FC Vilnius in 2006. During his time in Lithuania, he made 27 appearances, scoring 3 goal, before deciding to try his luck in England in 2007, signing for non-league St Albans City. He impressed at Clarence Park, bagging 3 goals in 13 appearances before pitching up on trial with Colchester United on trial during the summer of 2008, where he eventually earned himself a one-year deal.

A pacy and powerful striker, Akanni-Sunday Wasiu joined Luton Town on a one-month loan in mid-January 2009, [3] having been a long-term target for Hatters boss Mick Harford. He scored once in five games for Luton before his loan deal expired.

After the 2008–09 season, Wasiu was released by Colchester after failing to make an impression on the first team.

Sunday joined Floriana on 28 August 2009; his debut came the following day in a 0–6 loss against rivals Valletta. His second appearance for the club was a more pleasant experience, as he netted his first goal in the 1–1 draw against Tarxien. The powerful striker fast became a fan favourite at the club and was voted as the Man Of the Match on three occasions by the Maltese journalists. In 13 matches with the Greens' Wasiu netted no less than 7 goals.

For the 2010 season, Wasiu joined Chinese side Changsha Ginde before moving to Shenyang Dongjin in 2011. In 2012, he returned to Floriana.

In September 2014, he returned to England to play for Whitehawk. [4]

UITM

In December 2016, Sunday signed a one-year contract with Malaysia Premier League club UITM. There, he scored a total of 20 league and nine cup goals.

Terengganu

On 7 December 2017, Wasiu moved to fellow Malaysian top-division side Terengganu. [5]

UKM

After two seasons with Malaysia Premier League club Terengganu II, Sunday signed with UKM.

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References

  1. ↑ "Akanni-Sunday Wasiu Player Profile". Sky Sports. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Akanni-Sunday Wasiu Player Profile". Eurosport. Archived from the original on December 16, 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Luton boosted by triple signing". BBC Sport. January 15, 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-16.
  4. ↑ "Luton boosted by triple signing". The Football Conference. January 15, 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "Terengganu FC II ikat Wasiu". Berita Harian. 15 December 2017.
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