Bolaji Sakin

Bolaji Simeon Sakin (born February 24, 1993) is a Nigerian football player currently with Guinean side Horoya AC.[1][2][3]

Bolaji Sakin
Personal information
Full name Bolaji Simeon Sakin
Date of birth (1993-02-24) February 24, 1993
Place of birth Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Horoya AC
Number 20
Youth career
2010-2011 Ijayapi Rock FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011-2012 Kwara United F.C. 21 (8)
2012-2013 Wikki Tourists 29 (9)
2013-2014 Dolphins F.C. 29 (11)
2015-2017 Abia Warriors FC 42 (21)
2017 Rivers United FC 29 (9)
2017-present Horoya AC 35 (14)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Youth

Sakin was born in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. At an early age, he arrived in Nigeria where he joined youth club Ijayapi Rock FC in Abuja.

Kwara United FC

Sakin began his professional career with Kwara United F.C. during the 2011/2012 season.

Wikki Tourists

Simeon than joined Wikki Tourists during the 2012/2013 season and joined Dolphins F.C. after a season.[4]

Abia Warriors FC

Simeon joined Abia Warriors FC in January 2015 where he was instrumental at the club and attracted interest from rivals Rivers United FC.[5][6]

Rivers United FC

On 1 January 2017, Sakin signed for Nigeria Professional Football League side Rivers United FC for an undisclosed fee, agreeing a two-year contract with the club.[7][8]

While at Rivers United he appeared in the 2017 CAF Confederations Cup, scoring goals against Uganda's KCCA and Morocco's FUS Rabat in otherwise losing efforts.[9][10]

Horoya AC

On 12 November 2017, it was announced that Sakin had signed a 4-year contract at Guinean club Horoya AC.[11][12][13]

He scored his first goal in CAF Champions League on August 17, 2018 against AS Togo-Port[14][15] in 2018 CAF Champions League group stage.

Honours

References
  1. Rivers Utd star Bolaji Sakin joins Guinean side Horoya FC
  2. "Horoya's Sakin predict tough test against Pyramids". October 20, 2020.
  3. "Bolaji Simeon Sakin (Horoya) - Profil zawodnika - FlashScore.pl".
  4. "Simeon Sakin Bolaji". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  5. "Bolaji Sakin".
  6. "Profile of B. Sakin: Info, news, matches and statistics | BeSoccer".
  7. "Bolaji Sakin - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive".
  8. "Nigeria - B. Sakin - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  9. Okogba, Emmanuel (June 3, 2017). "CAF Confed Cup: Rivers United go down at Uganda's KCCA". Vanguard Nigeria. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  10. "FUS Rabat vs. Rivers United". Soccerway.
  11. "Simeon BOLAJI". horoyaac.com. April 27, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  12. "Bolaji hoping to inspire Horoya past Enyimba | Total CAF Confederation Cup".
  13. Bolaji Sakin: I made the right decision to play in Guinea
  14. CAFCL: Nigerian Forward Sakin Bags Winning Goal For Horoya VS AS Togo
  15. Horoya élimine l'AS Togo Port


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