Iyayi Atiemwen

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Iyayi Atiemwen
Personal information
Full name Iyayi Believe Atiemwen
Date of birth (1996-01-24) 24 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Ogbe, Nigeria
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Winger
Team information
Current team
 Gostivari
Number 80
Youth career
Bendel Insurance
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016 Kayseri Erciyesspor 5 (2)
2016–2018 Çaykur Rizespor 4 (1)
2017 → Şanlıurfaspor (loan) 8 (1)
2017 → Manisaspor (loan) 14 (1)
2018–2019 Gorica 30 (12)
2019–2022 Dinamo Zagreb 40 (9)
2020 → Lokomotiva (loan) 10 (1)
2021–2022 → Omonia (loan) 9 (0)
2022 → Gorica (loan) 9 (2)
2022–2023 Sheriff Tiraspol 15 (3)
2023– Gostivari 14 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 March 2024

Iyayi Believe Atiemwen (born 24 January 1996) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a winger for Iraq Stars League club Al-Najaf. [1]

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Club career

Atiemwen started his youth career at Bendel Insurance F.C. before moving to Kayseri Erciyesspor in 2016. After two years of unsuccessful spells in Turkey, he joined the Croatian second-tier club HNK Gorica where he made immediate impact and with whom he won the 2017–18 Croatian Second League.

Gorica gained promotion to the 2018–19 Croatian First League where they were labeled as the biggest surprise of the mid-season, finishing 5th. At the end of the year, Atiemwen was ranked third among the 2018 Prva HNL Player of the Year awards, behind Dani Olmo from Dinamo Zagreb and Héber from Rijeka. [2]

On 22 January 2019, after spending a year at Gorica, Atiemwen signed a five-year contract with GNK Dinamo Zagreb. [3]

On 15 February 2022, Atiemwen returned on loan to Gorica until the end of the season. [4]

On 29 June 2022, Sheriff Tiraspol announced the signing of Atiemwen. [5]

Personal life

In March 2019, accusations by two women were publicized, stating that Atiemwen had beaten them and attempted a rape in one case. [6] One of the alleged victims announced she will officially press charges and Atiemwen was questioned by the police regarding the matter. [7] Atiemwen himself denied the accusations, claiming he would never assault a woman, as his mother and three sisters would never forgive him.

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References

  1. ↑ Iyayi Atiemwen at Soccerway
  2. ↑ Naš Beli Atiemwen je treći najbolji igrač HNL-a‚ cityportal.hr, 23 December 2018
  3. ↑ Službeno: Dinamo kupio igrača koji je bio jesensko otkriće HNL-a, (in Croatian), gol.dnevnik.hr, 22 January 2019
  4. ↑ "Vratio se Beli: Iyayi Believe Atiemwen opet igrač HNK Gorice!" (Press release) (in Croatian). Gorica. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "Добро пожаловать, Ияйи". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  6. ↑ OSJEČANKA POTVRDILA DA ĆE PODNIJETI KAZNENU PRIJAVU PROTIV DINAMOVCA Druga djevojka koja ga također teško optužuje ispitana u policiji at Jutarnji List
  7. ↑ Atiemwen ispitan: Iva Bošnjak podnijet će kaznenu prijavu... at 24sata.hr
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