Tolu Arokodare

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Tolu Arokodare
Personal information
Full name Toluwalase Emmanuel Arokodare
Date of birth (2000-11-23) 23 November 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Festac Town, Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Centre-forward
Team information
Current team
Genk
Number 99
Youth career
Kash Academy
International Sports Academy
Flying Sports Academy
Box2Box FC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2023 Valmiera 32 (22)
2020–20211. FC Köln (loan) 10 (0)
2021–2023Amiens (loan) 55 (14)
2023– Genk 51 (14)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:26, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

Toluwalase "Tolu" Emmanuel Arokodare (born 23 November 2000) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Belgian club Genk. [1]

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Career

During his youth in Nigeria, Arokodare played for Kash Academy and Flying Sports Academy in Festac, as well as the Segun Odegbami International College and Sports Academy. He later joined the Box2Box FC academy in Surulere, Lagos, and had trials with European clubs SC Freiburg and Toulouse. He then joined Latvian club Valmiera in June 2019. [2] In September 2020, Arokodare was loaned to German club 1. FC Köln for the 2020–21 season. [3] He made his professional debut for Köln in the Bundesliga on 26 September 2020, coming on as a substitute in the 76th minute for Sebastian Andersson in the away match against Arminia Bielefeld, which finished as a 1–0 loss. [4] On 28 June 2021, Arokodare joined Ligue 2 club Amiens on a two-year loan deal with an option to buy. [5]

On 31 January 2023, Arokodare joined Belgian Pro League side Genk on a permanent deal, signing a four-and-a-half year deal, [6] scoring on his debut as substitute against Gent in a 3-2 away win.

Personal life

Arokodare was born in Festac Town in Lagos, Nigeria. [2]

Career statistics

Club

As of 10 June 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Valmiera 2019 Virsliga 16710177
2020 1615101715
Total322210103422
1. FC Köln (loan) 2020–21 Bundesliga 10010110
Amiens (loan) 2021–22 Ligue 2 358554013
2022–23 20632238
Total5514876321
Genk 2022–23 Belgian First Division A 112112
Career total11038107100011945

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