Akeem Oluwashegun Omolade (4 March 1983 – 13 June 2022) was a Nigerian professional footballer.

Akeem Omolade
Omolade in 2012
Personal information
Full name Akeem Oluwashegun Omolade
Date of birth (1983-03-04)4 March 1983
Place of birth Kaduna,[1] Nigeria
Date of death 13 June 2022(2022-06-13) (aged 39)
Place of death Palermo, Italy
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Treviso
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 Treviso 3 (1)
2001–2003 Torino 5 (0)
2003–2004 Novara 18 (4)
2004–2005 Biellese 10 (2)
2005–2006 Reggiana 11 (0)
2006–2008 Gela 34 (2)
2008–2009 Barletta 10 (2)
2009–2010 Vibonese 26 (6)
2011–2012 Mazara ? (6)
2012–2013 Ribera 1954 20 (6)
2013–2014 Mazara 3 (0)
2014–2015 Borgata Terrenove
2016–2017 Altofonte
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Omolade arrived in Italy at the age of 17, joining Treviso, with whom he made his professional debut in the Serie B league. He subsequently joined Torino, with whom he made his Serie A debut.

Following his departure from Torino, he went on to play a career in the lower leagues of Italian football.

In 2011, he moved to Sicily to join Mazara. In 2012, he played for Ribera 1954 in Serie D,[2] before returning to Mazara in 2013.

In 2014, he went down even further, joining Marsala-based Promozione club Borgata Terrenove.[3]

Omolade died on 13 June 2022, at the age of 39.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Scheda anagrafica di Akeem Oluwashegun Omolade" (in Italian). AIC.football.it. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Akeem Omolade" (in Italian). A.S.D.P. Ribera 1954. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Grande colpo di mercato per il Borgata Terrenove. Tesserato Akeem Omolade". Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  4. ^ "L'ex calciatore del Torino Omolade trovato morto in un'auto nel quartiere di Ballarò a Palermo". lastampa.it. 13 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Tragedia a Palermo, ex calciatore di serie A trovato morto dentro un'auto". Today.
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