Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rilwan Olanrewaju Hassan | ||
Date of birth | 9 February 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Sreenidi Deccan | ||
Number | 77 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2019 | Midtjylland | 223 | (23) |
2019–2022 | SønderjyskE | 74 | (4) |
2022–2023 | HamKam | 6 | (0) |
2023– | Sreenidi Deccan | 8 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 March 2023 |
Rilwan Olanrewaju Hassan (born 9 February 1991) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for I-League club Sreenidi Deccan.
Hassan played in the Europa League second round qualifying match against The New Saints on 14 July 2011, scoring the equalising goal. [2] He spent ten seasons in the Danish Superliga with Midtjylland, winning two league championships, scoring 23 goals and making 30 assists in 222 appearances. [3]
In May 2019, Hassan joined SønderjyskE signing a one-year contract with the option of a second year. [3] In May 2022, after SønderjyskE's relegation from the Superliga, he left the club. [4]
Hassan joined I-League club Sreenidi Deccan in January 2023. [5] He helped the club qualifying for 2023 Indian Super Cup. [6] [7] [8] On 12 April in their second group stage match against Kerala Blasters, he scored a goal in their 2–0 win. [9] [10] They failed to progress to the semi-finals, after a 1–0 defeat in last group stage match against RoundGlass Punjab on 16 April. [11] [12]
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