Segun Atere

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Segun Atere
Personal information
Full name Oluwasegun Atere
Date of birth (1985-11-02) 2 November 1985 (age 39) [1]
Place of birth Ibadan, Nigeria
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder & striker
Team information
Current team
 Giwa FC
Youth career
Shooting Stars F.C.
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2000–?? Shooting Stars F.C.
El-Kanemi Warriors
2003–2005 K.A.A. Gent
2005–2007 K.F.C. Evergem-Center
2007–2013 Kwara United F.C.
2014– Giwa FC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 4, 2014

Oluwasegun Atere (born 2 November 1985) is a Nigerian football midfielder currently playing for Giwa FC.

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Career

He began his career with hometown Shooting Stars' feeder team in 2000 before joining the main team. In July 2003 he joined Jupiler League side K.A.A. Gent in a two-year deal. In January 2005, he moved to Belgian lower league team K.F.C. Evergem-Center on loan. [2] He played 2 years and 6 months with the team before moving back to his home country and signing with Kwara United F.C. He signed with NPFL debutants Giwa FC in 2014. [3]

International career

Atere played on the Golden Eaglets squad that won the African U-17 Championship gold medal in Seychelles in 2001. He was also on the national U-20 in 2002 while he was in El-Kanemi and was on the runner-up U-23 team at the 2003 All Africa games hosted by Nigeria.

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References

  1. ↑ "Segun Atere". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "African transfer round-up". February 2005.
  3. ↑ "Atere joins Giwa FC".


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