Hakeem Araba

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Hakeem Araba
Personal information
Full name Hakeem Ayodeji Ayodele Craig Araba [1]
Date of birth (1991-02-12) 12 February 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Waltham Forest, England
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Qviding
Number 23
Youth career
Peterborough United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2008 Peterborough United 0 (0)
2007–2008 → Boston United (loan) 1 (0)
2008–2011 Dagenham & Redbridge 0 (0)
2008 → Thurrock (loan) 7 (0)
2008–2009 → Redbridge (loan) 23 (17)
2010 Bishop's Stortford 7 (0)
2010 → Billericay Town (dual registration) 4 (1)
2011–2012 Bromley 46 (15)
2012 East Thurrock United 16 (8)
2012–2013 Whitehawk 16 (3)
2013–2014 AEK Kouklia 26 (10)
2014 Ermis Aradippou 1 (0)
2014–2015 Panthrakikos 7 (0)
2015–2017 Falkenberg 51 (9)
2017 Næstved 12 (1)
2017 Örgryte IS 14 (1)
2018 PS Kemi 9 (1)
2019 Koblenz 15 (1)
2019–2020 Akritas Chlorakas 19 (3)
2020– Qviding 9 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:15, 9 November 2020 (UTC)

Hakeem Ayodeji Ayodele Craig Araba (born 12 February 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Qviding.

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Career

Hakeem Araba (2018)

Araba started his youth career at the age of 17 with Peterborough United. [2] He then signed his first professional contract at the age of 18 at Dagenham & Redbridge. While playing at Dagenham, he went on loan to Thurrock and Redbridge. After leaving Dagenham he played 7 games with Bishop's Stortford, before moving to Billericay Town. [3]

In 2013, Araba then headed southwards to Cyprus and AEK Kouklia before a short stint with Ermis Aradippou in July 2014, appearing in a UEFA Europa League qualifier against Young Boys. [4] he moved to Greek Panthrakikos. [5] From Greece Araba moved to Sweden, he signed a contract with Falkenbergs FF where he was known as "Superman" by the fans. [6] Araba finished the season of 2015 as the top goal scorer for his club.

In February 2017 Araba signed for Danish team, Næstved. Six months later, he moved to Örgryte in Sweden. [7]

In January 2019, Araba joined Oberliga side Koblenz. [8]

On 23 August 2019, Araba returned to Cyprus to join Cypriot Second Division side Akritas Chlorakas. [9]

On 11 September 2020, Araba headed back to Sweden after more than two years to join Division 1 Södra side Qviding. [10]

Personal life

Araba was born in England and is of Nigerian descent. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Hakeem Ayodeji Ayodele Craig Araba". Cyprus Football Association. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  2. ↑ Hakeem Araba: The Englishman abroad who would give Akinfenwa a run for his money englishplayersabroad.com
  3. ↑ "Bishop's Stortford striker leaves as new boy shines". Herts and Essex Observer. 16 September 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "Young Boys vs. Ermis Aradippou". Soccerway.com. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "Hakeem Araba Signs On The Dotted Line For Panthrakikos". All Nigeria Soccer. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  6. ↑ "Firade som Stålmannen".
  7. ↑ Næstved lader Araba fortsætte i Sverige‚ bold.dk, 24 July 2017
  8. ↑ "Transfer-Knaller: TuS Koblenz verpflichtet Hakeem Araba" (in German). Das-Run.de. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  9. ↑ "Ανακοίνωσε Hakeem Araba/Έρχεται Κύπρο". protathlima.com (in Greek). 23 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  10. ↑ "Hakeem Araba klar för Qviding FIF" (in Swedish). Qviding FIF. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  11. ↑ Brila (8 May 2018). "Superman 'Hakeem Araba' eyes World Cup place with Super Eagles".


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