Gege Soriola

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Gege Soriola
Personal information
Full name Oluwafemi Gege Soriola
Date of birth (1988-11-21) 21 November 1988 (age 34)
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1+12 in) [1]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Riffa
Number 3
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2008 JUTH
2008–2009 Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan 0 (0)
2009–2010 Bayelsa United
2010–2011 Heartland
2011–2014 Free State Stars 40 (1)
2014 Montreal Impact 0 (0)
2016 Shooting Stars
2016–2018 Al-Malkiya
2018–2019 Hajer 4 (0)
2019– Riffa
International career
2012 Nigeria 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:34, 18 September 2018 (UTC)

Oluwafemi Gege Soriola (born 21 November 1988) is a Nigerian international footballer who plays for Saudi club Riffa SC as a centre back.

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Club career

Born in Lagos, Soriola has played club football for JUTH, Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan, Bayelsa United, Heartland, Free State Stars, Montreal Impact, Shooting Stars and Malkiya. [1]

On 19 June 2018, he joined Prince Mohammad bin Salman League club Hajer Club. [2] He left the club at the end of the season and signed with Riffa SC from Bahrain in August 2019. [3]

International career

He made his international debut for Nigeria in 2012. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Gege Soriola". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  2. "إدارة نادي هجر تنهي اتفاقها مع المدافع النيجيري "سوريولا جيجي"" . Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  3. "Gege Soriola on Instagram: "Accepted....💪🏾💙💙 Only God knows the heart of men.. #betterdaysahead #godfirst"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2019.