Bolaji Sakin

Bolaji Sakin

Personal information
Full name	Bolaji Simeon Sakin
Date of birth	(1993-02-24) February 24, 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forwar
Team information
Current team	Horoya AC
Number	20
Youth career
2010-2011	Ijayapi Rock FC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011-2012	Kwara United F.C.	21	(8)
2012-2013	Wikki Tourists	29	(9)
2013-2014	Dolphins F.C.	29	(11)
2015-2017	Abia Warriors FC	42	(21)
2017	Rivers United FC	29	(9)
2017-	Horoya AC	35	(14)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bolaji Simeon Sakin (born February 24, 1993) is a Nigerian football player currently with Guinean side Horoya AC. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Career

Youth

Sakin was born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. At an early age, he arrived in Nigeria where he joined youth club Ijayapi Rock FC in Abuja.

Kwara United FC

Sakin began his professional career with Kwara United F.C. during the 2011/2012 season.

Wikki Tourists

Simeon then joined Wikki Tourists during the 2012/2013 season and joined Dolphins F.C. after a season.^{[ citation needed ]}

Abia Warriors FC

Simeon joined Abia Warriors FC in January 2015 where he was instrumental at the club and attracted interest from rivals Rivers United FC. ^{[4] [5]}

Rivers United FC

On 1 January 2017, Sakin signed for Nigeria Professional Football League side Rivers United FC for an undisclosed fee, agreeing a two-year contract with the club. ^{[6] [7]}

While at Rivers United he appeared in the 2017 CAF Confederations Cup, scoring goals against Uganda's KCCA and Morocco's FUS Rabat in otherwise losing efforts. ^{[8] [9]}

Horoya AC

On 12 November 2017, it was announced that Sakin had signed a 4-year contract at Guinean club Horoya AC. ^{[10] [11] [12]}

He scored his first goal in CAF Champions League on August 17, 2018 against AS Togo-Port ^{[13] [14]} in 2018 CAF Champions League group stage.

Honours

• Ligue 1 Nimba Mining  : 2018
• Guinée Coupe Nationale  : 2018
• Guinée Super Cup  : 2018

References

1. Rivers Utd star Bolaji Sakin joins Guinean side Horoya FC
2. "Horoya's Sakin predict tough test against Pyramids". October 20, 2020.
3. "Bolaji Simeon Sakin (Horoya) - Profil zawodnika - FlashScore.pl".
4. "Bolaji Sakin".
5. "Profile of B. Sakin: Info, news, matches and statistics | BeSoccer".
6. "Bolaji Sakin - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive".
7. "Nigeria - B. Sakin - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
8. Okogba, Emmanuel (June 3, 2017). "CAF Confed Cup: Rivers United go down at Uganda's KCCA". Vanguard Nigeria. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
9. "FUS Rabat vs. Rivers United". Soccerway.
10. "Simeon BOLAJI". horoyaac.com. April 27, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
11. "Bolaji hoping to inspire Horoya past Enyimba | Total CAF Confederation Cup".
12. Bolaji Sakin: I made the right decision to play in Guinea
13. CAFCL: Nigerian Forward Sakin Bags Winning Goal For Horoya VS AS Togo
14. Horoya élimine l'AS Togo Port