Leke James
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Leke Samson James | ||
Date of birth | 1 November 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Kaduna, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Sivasspor | ||
Number | 90 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2011 | Bridge Boys | 45 | (39) |
2012–2015 | Aalesund | 90 | (37) |
2016–2017 | Beijing Enterprises Group | 26 | (13) |
2018–2020 | Molde | 59 | (33) |
2021 | Al Qadsiah | 10 | (2) |
2021– | Sivasspor | 6 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 November 2021 |
Leke Samson James (born 1 November 1992) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Sivasspor in Süper Lig.
Club career[]
Early career[]
He started out his career in his native homeland playing for Bridge Boys.
Aalesund[]
He transferred to Aalesund on 6 January 2012.[1]
An injury obtained during pre-season hindered his path into the first team and he did not get back into full training until the start of July. On 26 July 2012 he made his first appearance for Aalesund coming on as a substitute at the start of the second half of the game versus Tirana in Europe League scoring twice in Aalesund's 5–0 win. On 29 July 2012 he made his debut in Tippeligaen and also started his first match, against Stabæk.
Beijing Enterprises Group[]
Between 2016 and 2017 he played for Chinese club Beijing Enterprises Group in China League One.
Molde[]
On 30 April 2018, Molde FK announced the signing of James on a three-year contract.[2] He got his Molde debut on 26 July 2018 when he came on as a 67th minute substitute in Molde's 3–0 win against Laçi in the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round. James scored Molde's third goal in the game. On 22 June 2019, James scored a perfect hat-trick in the first half in Molde's 4–0 away win against Strømsgodset.[3] He scored with his right foot, left foot and his head and completed his hat-trick in 13 minutes and 45 seconds. On 11 July 2019, James scored his second hat-trick for the club, his first in UEFA competitions, in Molde's 7–1 win over KR in the UEFA Europa League first qualifying round.[4] James scored a brace in Molde's 4–0 win against Strømsgodset on Aker Stadion.[5] He scored the third and fourth goal of the game that secured Molde their fourth league title, his first. James finished the 2019 season scoring 24 goals in 38 matches in all competitions.
Career statistics[]
Club[]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Aalesund | 2012 | Tippeligaen | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 2 | — | 15 | 6 | ||
2013 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 28 | 13 | |||||
2014 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 26 | 11 | |||||
2015 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 32 | 15 | |||||
Total | 90 | 37 | 8 | 6 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 101 | 45 | ||
Beijing Enterprises Group | 2016 | China League One | 24 | 13 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 13 | |||
2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
Total | 26 | 13 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 13 | ||
Molde | 2018 | Eliteserien | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 5[a] | 1 | — | 14 | 4 | ||
2019 | 28 | 17 | 2 | 3 | — | 8[a] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 24 | |||
2020 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 15 | |||
Total | 59 | 33 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 23 | 7 | — | — | 83 | 43 | ||
Al Qadsiah | 2020–21 | Saudi Professional League | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | |||
Total | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | ||
Career total | 182 | 85 | 12 | 9 | — | — | 25 | 9 | — | — | 219 | 103 |
- ^ a b c Appearances in the Europa League
Honours[]
Molde
References[]
- ^ "Ny spiss klar for AaFK". smp.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen.
- ^ "LEKE JAMES ER MOLDE-SPILLER". moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "Lekestue da Pedersen fikk marerittstart som Godset-sjef". eurosport.no (in Norwegian). Eurosport. 22 June 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ "Molde 7-1 KR". www.soccerway.com. Soccerway. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ^ "Gabrielsen i gullsjokk: - Jeg gikk bare rundt og tenkte...faen, nå skjer det". vg.no (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- ^ "Leke James". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen.
- ^ 莱克 at sodasoccer.com 2016-11-01 (in Chinese)
External links[]
- Leke James at Soccerway
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Kaduna
- Nigerian footballers
- Yoruba sportspeople
- Aalesunds FK players
- Beijing Sport University F.C. players
- Molde FK players
- Al-Qadsiah FC players
- Sivasspor footballers
- Eliteserien players
- China League One players
- Saudi Professional League players
- Süper Lig players
- Nigerian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Norway
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Expatriate footballers in China
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in China
- Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
- Expatriate footballers in Turkey
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Association football forwards