Ali Koiki

Ali Koiki

Personal information
Full name	Abd-Al-Ali Morakinyo Olaposi Koiki [1]
Date of birth	(1999-08-22) 22 August 1999 (age 24) [2]
Place of birth	Kensington, England
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) [3]
Position(s)	Left back
Team information
Current team	Northampton Town
Number	14
Youth career
	Crystal Palace
	Kinetic Academy
2016–2018	Burnley
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2020	Burnley	0	(0)
2019	→ Swindon Town (loan)	15	(0)
2020–2021	Bristol Rovers	10	(0)
2021–	Northampton Town	75	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:54, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

Abd-Al-Ali Morakinyo Olaposi Koiki (born 22 August 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back for Northampton Town.

Career

Born in Kensington, ^[4] London, Koiki began his career in the youth team of Crystal Palace before being released at the age of eleven. ^[5] He later moved to Burnley in the summer of 2016 following a trial, after he had been spotted playing local football for Kinetic Academy ^[6] in Croydon. ^{[2] [7]} He signed his first professional contract at the end of the 2017–18 campaign having moved up to the development squad at the start of the season. ^[2] He moved on loan to League Two side Swindon Town in January 2019 until the end of the season. ^[8] He made his professional debut on 12 January 2019 replacing Matthew Taylor as a substitute in the 2–2 draw with Lincoln City. ^[9]

He was offered a new contract by Burnley at the end of the 2019–20 season, but rejected the offer and left the club. ^[10]

Bristol Rovers

On 22 October 2020 he joined League One side Bristol Rovers. ^[11] Koiki made his debut for the club on 3 November 2020, coming off of the bench in the 65' minute of a 2–0 defeat to Peterborough United ^[12] and made his full debut that weekend in an FA Cup victory over Walsall. ^[13] Koiki scored his first professional goal with the opener in a 2–1 EFL Trophy victory over Leyton Orient on 8 December 2020. ^[14] At the end of the season it was announced that Koiki would not be having his contract renewed and would leave the club after just a year. ^[15]

Northampton Town

On 23 July 2021, Koiki joined recently relegated League Two side Northampton Town on a one-year contract after impressing on trial. ^{[16] [17]} Koiki remained at Northampton and signed a two-year contract in June 2023. ^[18]

Personal life

Koiki is of Nigerian descent. ^[19]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 April 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Burnley	2018–19 [9]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2019–20 [20]		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swindon Town (loan)	2018–19 [9]	League Two	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
Bristol Rovers	2020–21 [21]	League One	10	0	1	0	0	0	2 [lower-alpha 1]	1	13	1
Northampton Town	2021–22 [22]	League Two	42	0	2	0	2	0	4 [lower-alpha 2]	1	50	1
	2022–23 [23]		22	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	24	0
	2023–24 [24]	League One	11	1	1	0	1	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	14	1
	Total		75	1	3	0	4	0	6	1	88	2
Career total			100	1	4	0	4	0	8	2	116	3

1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy
2. Two appearances in the EFL Trophy; two appearances and one goal in the League Two play-offs

Honours

Northampton Town

• EFL League Two promotion: 2022–23 ^[25]

References

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2. "Profile". Burnley F.C. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
3. "Profile". 11v11. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
4. Ali Koiki at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
5. Tyrone Marshall (10 April 2018). "Burnley prospects sign professional deals". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
6. "Rhys Norrington-Davies vs Ali Koiki - | Kinetic Foundation". 26 October 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
7. Chris Boden (14 January 2019). "Clarets youngster Koiki links up with Taylor at Swindon". Burnley Express.
8. "Ali Koiki: Burnley left-back joins Swindon Town on loan". BBC Sport. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
9. "Games played by Ali Koiki in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
10. James, Alex (2 September 2020). "Ali Koiki transfer update with Burnley defender having rejected Clarets deal". LancsLive.
11. "Bristol Rovers sign defender Koiki" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
12. "Bristol Rovers 0-2 Peterborough United". BBC Sport. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
13. "Walsall 1–2 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 7 November 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
14. "Papa John's Match Report: Leyton Orient 1-2 Bristol Rovers". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 8 December 2020.
15. "Retained List for 2021/22 Season Announced". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 13 May 2021. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
16. "NORTHAMPTON TOWN COMPLETE SIGNING OF ALI KOIKI". www.ntfc.co.uk. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
17. "Northampton sign left-back Koiki" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
18. "ALI KOIKI SIGNS NEW CONTRACT WITH NORTHAMPTON TOWN". Northampton Town Football Club. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
19. Ikponmwosa Umweni (6 July 2018). "OFFICIAL: Burnley beat three clubs to sign Nigerian defender". FC Naija. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
20. "Games played by Ali Koiki in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
21. "Games played by Ali Koiki in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
22. "Games played by Ali Koiki in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
23. "Games played by Ali Koiki in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
24. "Games played by Ali Koiki in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
25. "NORTHAMPTON TOWN HAVE BEEN PROMOTED!". Northampton Town. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.