Najeem Olukokun
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Najeem Olaitan Olukokun | ||
| Date of birth | 27 December 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Oyo, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | |||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Steeb Football Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2010 | Prime F.C. | 31 | (19) |
| 2010 | → Union SG (loan)[1] | ||
| 2010–2011 | Union SG | 11 | (8) |
| 2011–2012 | Rising Stars | ||
| 2012–2013 | Kwara United F.C. | 33 | (16[2]) |
| 2014– |
Shooting Stars F.C. 2018-19 Nasarawa United | 48 | (20 [3]) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Najeem Olaitan "Kunle" Olukokun (born 27 December 1990 in Oyo) is a Nigerian footballer, who is currently playing for .
Career[]
Olukokun Kunle began his career in the Steeb Football Academy and was then 2007 scouted by Prime F.C.[4] He earned his first professional caps for Prime F.C. in the Nigerian Premier League and was on 20 February 2009 loaned out to R. Union Saint-Gilloise.[5] On 17 July 2010 his club R. Union Saint-Gilloise pulled the sold option.[6] In summer 2011 he returned to Nigeria and signed for Nigeria Premier League club. In the summer of 2012,he joined Nigeria Premier League side Rising Stars F.C.[7] In March 2013 left the last promoted Nigeria Premier League team Rising Stars and signed for Kwara United F.C.[8] He also Won the Nigeria Player Of the Week in Week 3 of the Nigeria Professional Football League,[9] he joined Shooting Stars F.C. After 6 appearances in week 6, he scored 3 goals in 6 games. He had scored 20 goals in 48 games for his present team Shooting Stars F.C.
References[]
- ^ Footgoal Profile
- ^ Information joueur - Najeem OLUKOKUN
- ^ STATISTICS FROM THE NIGERIA PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE 2013
- ^ +++STEEB FOOTBALL ACADEMY+++
- ^ Portrait des deux nouveaux attaquants nigérians (Nnake, Olukokun) de l’Union dans La Capitale
- ^ Olukokun devrait rester à l’Union SG
- ^ RISING STARS FC – SEASON REVIEW
- ^ Najeem Olukokun (1990-12-27). "Najeem Olukokun :: Najeem Kunle Olukokun ::". M.footballzz.com. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
- ^ Olukokun Shoots Kwara to Top Spot | Ilorin, Kwara News | Ilorin.Info
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- 1990 births
- Living people
- Yoruba sportspeople
- Sportspeople from Oyo State
- Nigerian footballers
- Royale Union Saint-Gilloise players
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Osun United F.C. players
- Nigerian expatriate footballers
- Kwara United F.C. players
- Rising Stars F.C. players
- Shooting Stars S.C. players
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Association football forwards
- Nigerian football forward stubs