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 (age 31)
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

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Youth

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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

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

Wikki Tourists

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

Abia Warriors FC

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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

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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

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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

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References

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  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