Raheem Lawal

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Raheem Lawal
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Personal information
Full name Raheem Adewole Lawal [1]
Date of birth (1990-05-04) 4 May 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2012 Atlético Baleares 57 (1)
2012–2013 Adana Demirspor 10 (1)
2013–2014 Mersin İdmanyurdu 26 (5)
2014–2016 Eskişehirspor 50 (2)
2016–2018 Osmanlıspor 35 (1)
2017Kayserispor (loan) 16 (5)
2018–2019 Ittihad Kalba 1 (0)
2019–2020 Fatih Karagümrük 0 (0)
2020–2021 Akhisarspor 7 (0)
International career
2012– Nigeria 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:29, 22 August 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 June 2013

Raheem Adewole Lawal (born 4 May 1990) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

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Career

Lawal has played club football in Spain and Turkey for Atlético Baleares, Adana Demirspor and Mersin İdmanyurdu. [1] [2] On 3 February 2014, Lawal joined Turkish Süper Lig side Eskişehirspor, signing a three-and-a-half-year deal. [3]

He made his international debut for Nigeria in 2012, [1] and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Raheem Lawal". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  2. Raheem Lawal at Soccerway
  3. "Lawal seals Eskisehirspor move". Sammy Wejinya. SuperSport. 4 February 2014.
  4. Raheem Lawal FIFA competition record (archived)