Sunday Afolabi (footballer)

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Sunday Afolabi
Personal information
Full name Sunday Kolawole Afolabi
Date of birth (1999-07-10) 10 July 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Enugu, Nigeria
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender, Defensive Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Perak
Number 2
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017 Osun United
2018 Rivers United
2019 San Martín 26 (2)
2021 Leiria 6 (0)
2021 Púchov 6 (0)
2022– Perak 16 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 September 2022

Sunday Kolawole Afolabi (born 10 July 1999) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Perak.

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Career

Before the 2017 season, Afolabi signed for Nigerian second tier side Osun United. [1] Before the 2018 season, he signed for Rivers United in the Nigerian top flight. [2] Before the 2019 season, Afolabi signed for Peruvian club San Martín, where he made 26 league appearances and scored 2 goals. [3] On 16 February 2019, he debuted for San Martín during a 1–1 draw with UTC. [4] On 24 March 2019, Afolabi scored his first goal for San Martín during a 1–0 win over Mannucci. [4]

Before the second half of 2020–21, he signed for Leiria in Portugal. In 2021, Afolabi signed for Slovak second tier team Púchov. [4] Before the second half of 2021–22, he signed for Žižkov B in the Czech fifth tier. [5]

Honours

Individual

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References

  1. "Sunday Afolabi, el nigeriano de la San Martín que sueña algún día con la Premier League". depor.com (Archived). Archived from the original on 14 March 2022.
  2. "Sunday Afolabi "Me dicen Yaya Touré"". todosport.pe (Archived). Archived from the original on 1 April 2019.
  3. "Sunday Afolabi revela el tremendo susto que pasó en Cusco: "No podía respirar, fue horrible"". libero.pe (Archived). Archived from the original on 20 June 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 Sunday Afolabi at Soccerway
  5. "Profile". fkvz.cz.
  6. "Perak's Afolabi wins 'Fallon d'Floor' award". NST. Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.