Personal information | |||
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Full name | Abubakar Aliyu Nasiru | ||
Date of birth | October 20, 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Offa, Nigeria | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Kwara United F.C. | ||
Number | 26 | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2002 | El-Kanemi F.C. | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2004 | El-Kanemi Warriors | 31 | (12) |
2005–present | Kwara United F.C. | 80 | (22) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Abubakar Aliyu Nasiru (born October 20, 1990) is a Nigerian football player currently with Kwara United F.C. of Ilorin.
Hails from Sepi in Giyede local government area of Bauchi State, nurtures the ambition to become a successful professional football player.
Nasiru started his professional football career with El-Kanemi F.C. of Maiduguri in the 2003 season, before joined Kwara United F.C. of Ilorin through the transfer window 2005. A cadet of the Shell Cup 2004. [1]
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