Saidu Adeshina

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Saidu Adeshina
Personal information
Full name Saidu Alade Adeshina
Date of birth (1983-04-04) 4 April 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
NEPA Lagos
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998–2000 Reggiana 10 (0)
2000–2005 Ternana 66 (8)
2005Reggiana (loan) 16 (4)
2006 Arezzo 5 (2)
2006–2007 Bellinzona 30 (21)
2007–2011 Sion 67 (10)
2009–2012 Sion II 15 (8)
2010–2011Schaffhausen (loan) 18 (1)
2012–2013 Chiasso 17 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Saidu Alade Adeshina (born 4 April 1983) is a Nigerian former football midfielder.

Club career

On 3 February 2012 Adeshina was signed by Chiasso.


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