Kareem Omolaja

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Kareem Omolaja
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Kareem with Minerva Punjab in 2016
Personal information
Full name Kareem Omolaja Nurain
Date of birth (1990-02-18) 18 February 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Church Boys United
Number 6
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010−2011 JCT (3)
2015 Mohammedan
2016 Minerva Punjab
2016 Tollygunge Agragami
2017–2019 Aizawl
2019–2020 ARA FC
2020 Aryan FC
2020 Butwal Lumbini FC
2021 Techtro Swades United FC
2021 Machhindra F.C.
2022 Sudeva Delhi FC
2022–2023 Shivaji Tarun Mandal Football Sangh
2023 Machhindra F.C.
2023 Lalitpur City FC
2024– Church Boys United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kareem Omolaja (born 18 February 1990) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defender.

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Career

Mohammedan Sporting Club

In July 2015, Kareem signed for Kolkata giants Mohammedan where he was named Captain for 2015-16 season. [1] [2] In October Mohammedan participated in the 2015 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup in Bangladesh under Kareem's leadership. [3]

Minerva Academy FC

On 19 January 2016, Kareem signed for Minerva Academy F.C. prior to the final round of the 2015–16 I-League 2nd Division. [4] On 10 May 2016, Kareem scored a hat-trick in his team's 3-2 win over Lonestar Kashmir FC at Srinagar, which was also his first in India, in the match Kareem has also captained the side. [5] [6] Kareem has scored another goal for his side on 19 May at Chandigarh, which gave Minerva a crucial win over Neroca FC. [7]

Tollygunge Agragami FC

Kareem returned to Kolkata the next season, and on 7 June 2016, he signed a contract at Tollygunge Agragami to play in the Calcutta Football League 2016-17. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] Kareem made his first start for Tollygunge against Mohammedan Sporting on 9 August at Mohammedan Sporting Ground, where he scored one and provided the other to guide his team to a 2–1 victory. [13]

Aizawl FC

Kareem on 14 July 2017 signed for I-League champions Aizawl FC. [14]

Honours

JCT

Minerva Academy

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References

  1. ↑ "Mohammedan ropes new sponsor, unveiled new theme song and jersey". THIF-LIVE.COM. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Mohd. Sp. ready for challenge". The Telegraph. 13 November 2015. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "Mohammedan announces 20-man squad for SK. Kamal Int. Club Cup". THIF-LIVE.COM. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Kareem Omolaja signs on the dotted line for Minerva Academy FC". THIF-LIVE.COM. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  5. ↑ Majumder, Debabrata (10 May 2016). "Kareem scores hat-trick as Minerva stay in touch with leaders Dempo after beating Lonestar Kashmir". THIF-LIVE.COM. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "Minerva Beat Kashmir FC; Keep I-League Hope Alive". Srinagar: Feverpitch.in. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "Minerva beat Neroca to take I-League promotiton race to final day". Chandigarh: Thif-Live.com. 19 May 2016. Archived from the original on 22 May 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  8. ↑ "Tollygunge FC rope in Nigerian footballer Omolaja". Sportskeeda. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  9. ↑ "Tollygunge Agragami signs Omolaja Nurain". Business Standard. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  10. ↑ "Tollygunge Agragami sign Nigerian defender Kareem Omolaja Nurain". Arunava Chaudhuri. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  11. ↑ "Tollygunge Agragami sign Nigerian defender Kareem Omolaja Nurain". THIF-LIVE.COM. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  12. ↑ "India's Tollygunge Agragami FC sign Nigerian defender Kareem Omolaja". naija247news.com. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  13. ↑ Sarkhel, Ujjal (9 August 2016). "Mohammedan SC suffers first loss; go down 1–2 to Tollygunge". Kolkata: Thif-Live.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  14. ↑ "Aizawl FC sign defender Kareem Omolaja Nurain". THIF-LIVE.COM. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2017.


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