Yusuf Lawal

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Yusuf Lawal
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-03-23) 23 March 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left winger
Team information
Current team
 Zira
Number 24
Youth career
2011–2017 36 Lion FC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2020 Lokeren 22 (0)
2020–2022 Neftçi Baku 69 (4)
2023–2024 Arouca 26 (0)
2024– Zira 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:03, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

Yusuf Lawal (born 23 March 1998), nicknamed Obagol, [1] is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Azerbaijan Premier League club Zira.

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Club career

Lawal is a youth product of 36 Lion FC in Lagos since 2011, [2] and gained the nickname Obagoal because of the similarity of his play to Obafemi Martins. He signed a 3+1 year contract with Lokeren in the summer of 2017. [3] Lawal made his professional debut for Lokeren in a 3-0 Belgian First Division A win over Eupen on 14 April 2018. [4]

On 16 July 2020, Lawal signed a 2+1 year contract with Azerbaijan Premier League side Neftçi PFK. [5] [6] Yusuf Lawal scored his last goal against Sabah FK in a match played in Azerbaijan Premier League on August 20, 2022. [7] [8] [9]

On 10 September 2024, Lawal returned to the Azerbaijan Premier League, signing a 2+1 year contract with Zira. [10]

International career

Lawal was called up to a training camp for the Nigeria national under-23 football team in preparation for the 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, but did not make the final squad. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ admin. "Lokeren new signing 'Obagol' Yusuf Lawal will play in Premier League – Agent - SCORE NIGERIA". scorenigeria.com.ng.
  2. ↑ 36Lion. "Lawal Yusuf - Official Site - 36Lion Football Club". www.36lionfc.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ admin. "'Obagoal' Yusuf Lawal scores first goal for Lokeren - SCORE NIGERIA". scorenigeria.com.ng.
  4. ↑ "Lokeren vs. AS Eupen - 14 April 2018 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  5. ↑ "Nigeriyalı futbolçu "Neftçi"də". neftchipfk.com/ (in Azerbaijani). Neftçi PFK. 16 July 2020.
  6. ↑ "Yusuf Laval 300 min dollar istəyir – "Neftçi"dən ayrılmaq üçün". Sportinfo.
  7. ↑ "Yusuf Lawal'ın maaşı şaşkına çevirdi". Yeni Şafak/ (in Turkish). 18 September 2020.
  8. ↑ "Yusuf Laval: "Bizi güclü rəqiblə çətin oyun gözləyir"". Qol Az/ (in Azerbaijani). 10 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "Yusuf Laval "Neftçi"dən gedir?". İdman Tv/ (in Azerbaijani). 30 September 2022.
  10. ↑ "'Zira' has signed a new player". facebook.com/fc.zire. Zira FK Facebook. 10 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  11. ↑ "Siasia calls up 30 for U23 camp".


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