Akeem Latifu
Akeem Latifu (born 16 November 1989 in Kano) is a retired Nigerian footballer.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Akeem Latifu[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 November 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Kano, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, Right back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Bussdor | 35 | (10) |
| 2009 | Ocean Boys | 12 | (1) |
| 2010 | Akwa United | 15 | (5) |
| 2010–2011 | Strømsgodset | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Hødd | 76 | (5) |
| 2013 | → Aalesund (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Aalesund | 58 | (2) |
| 2016 | Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk | 6 | (0) |
| 2016 | Alanyaspor | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | Zira | 11 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Budapest Honvéd | 14 | (0) |
| 2018 | Sogndal | 29 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Mjøndalen | 18 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Jerv | 25 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007 | Nigeria U-20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2015 | Nigeria | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:15, 18 March 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 August 2017 | |||
Career
Club
Latifu began his career for Bussdor United F.C. and signed a contract for Ocean Boys in January 2009 . After a half-year who earned 17 caps left Ocean Boys F.C.[2] and signed for Nigeria Premier League rival Akwa United F.C. in January 2010.[3] On 9 August 2013 he signed a loan-contract with Aalesund.
On 21 January 2017, Latifu signed a 1.5-year contract with Azerbaijan Premier League side Zira FK.[4]
On 26 July 2017, Latifu signed for Budapest Honvéd.[5] His contract expired in November 2017 and he became a free agent.
On 19 February 2018, Latifu signed a 2-year contract with OBOS-ligaen club Sogndal.[6] He left the club on 18 December 2018 by mutual termination.[7]
In March 2022 it was reported that he had joined English side Hyde United.[8] However, no further confirmations was made.
International
Latifu was part of the Nigeria national under-20 football team at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada and played four games in the tournament.
Latifu was called up to Nigeria national football team on 16 March 2015.
Post-playing career
Settling in Manchester, Latifu became a player agent.[9]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Strømsgodset | 2010 | Tippeligaen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| Hødd | 2011 | First Division | 30 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 33 | 2 | |||
| 2012 | 29 | 1 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | 36 | 1 | |||||
| 2013 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 21 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 76 | 5 | 13 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 0 | - | - | 90 | 6 | ||
| Aalesunds (loan) | 2013 | Tippeligaen | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 11 | 0 | |||
| Aalesunds | 2014 | Tippeligaen | 29 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | 33 | 2 | |||
| 2015 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 32 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 58 | 2 | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 65 | 1 | ||
| Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk | 2015–16 | Ukrainian Premier League | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | |||
| Alanyaspor | 2016–17 | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Zira | 2016–17 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 11 | 0 | |||
| Budapest Honvéd | 2017–18 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 16 | 0 | ||
| Sogndal | 2017–18 | OBOS-ligaen | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 28 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 204 | 9 | 25 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 0 | - | - | 230 | 11 | ||
International
| Nigeria national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 29 March 2015[12]
Honours
References
- "FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 5 July 2007. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013.
- Silly Season: Spillere på prøvespill | NorskeFans.com | Norsk fotball
- "Akwa United FC, Uyo – The Squad". Archived from the original on 11 March 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
- "Zirə Akim Latifu ilə müqavilə imzaladı". fczire.az (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- "AKEEM LATIFU PIROS-FEKETÉBEN". honvedfc.hu (in Hungarian). Budapest Honvéd. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- "Nigerian defender moves to Sogndal in Norway". Pulse. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
- Akeem vil vidare, sogndalfotball.no, 18 December 2018
- Hayes, James (19 March 2022). "Weekly Transfer Update - March 19th". Northern Premier League. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- "Agent Latifu på Fosshaugane" (in Norwegian). Sogndal Fotball. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- "A.Latifu". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- "Akeem Latifu". nifs.no (in Norwegian). nifs. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- "Akeem Latifu". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 9 February 2017.