Jacob Adebanjo

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Jacob Adebanjo
Personal information
Full name Jacob Olorunwa Adebanjo
Date of birth (1993-09-05) 5 September 1993 (age 29)
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender / Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Valadares Gaia
Youth career
Farense
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2014 Farense B
2015 Quarteirense 13 (4)
2015–2017 Oliveirense 57 (9)
2017–2019 Vitória Setúbal 1 (0)
2018–2019Merelinense (loan) 21 (3)
2019–2020 Sepsi OSK 2 (0)
2020– Valadares Gaia 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 August 2021

Jacob Olorunwa Adebanjo (born 5 September 1993) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defender or defensive midfielder.

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Vitória Setúbal

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