Tosin Dosunmu

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Tosin Dosunmu
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-07-15) 15 July 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–1998 First Bank
1998–2001 Molenbeek 55 (11)
2001–2002 Dender 28 (23)
2002 Mechelen 11 (4)
2003–2004 Westerlo 66 (32)
2004–2005 Austria Wien 23 (4)
2005–2006 Germinal Beerschot 31 (18)
2006–2007 Nancy 11 (1)
2007Zulte Waregem (loan) 16 (2)
2007–2011 Germinal Beerschot 92 (16)
2011MVV (loan) 12 (3)
2011–2012 Royal Antwerp 20 (3)
2012–2013 Sint-Niklaas 6 (1)
International career
2004 Nigeria 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tosin Dosunmu (born 15 July 1980) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

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Club career

Dosunmu played for AS Nancy, KV Mechelen, K.V.C. Westerlo and Austria Wien. In the 2005–06 season, while he played for Beerschot, Dosunmu became top scorer in the Belgian First Division with 18 goals. His nickname is Cheadle due to his resemblance to the actor Don Cheadle.

International career

Dosunmu represented the Nigeria national team twice internationally.

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