Oluwafeyiseitan Asagidigbi (born 28 January 1999), commonly known as Feyiseitan Asagidigbi, is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Club Almagro.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oluwafeyiseitan Asagidigbi | ||
| Date of birth | 28 January 1999[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Ilesa, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Almagro | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ilesa West | |||
| Karamone | |||
| 2017–2020 | Banfield | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Banfield | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → JJ Urquiza (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2022– | Almagro | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| Nigeria U13 | |||
| Nigeria U15 | |||
| Nigeria U17 | |||
| Nigeria U20 | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:06, 8 August 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editAsagidigbi spent a period of his youth career in his hometown with Ilesa West, a club that his father worked for.[1] In 2017, after interest from Rosario Central, Asagidigbi joined the ranks of Banfield from Karamone.[1][4][5] After a few years progressing through their academy, the attacking midfielder featured in the club's pre-season preparations in mid-2019 - featuring in a number of friendlies.[6] His competitive bow didn't occur though, as he later departed on loan in November 2020 to Primera B Metropolitana side JJ Urquiza.[3][7] He made his senior debut on 19 December during a 2–1 defeat away to Villa San Carlos.[3]
In June 2022, Asagidigbi joined Primera Nacional side Club Almagro.[8]
International career
editAfter impressing for Ilesa West, Asagidigbi received call-ups from Nigeria's U13 side.[1][6] He was, despite previously featuring for them, left out of the squad for a 2010 tournament in London, England.[1] The same coach, however, soon selected him for the U15s, as they went on to win the 2014 African Youth Games competition in Gaborone, Botswana; defeating Swaziland in the final.[1][9] He also featured, in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier, for the U17s.[5] In 2018, U20s manager Haruna Ilerika called Asagidigbi up for his preliminary squad ahead of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Niger - but he missed the final cut.[1][10][11]
Personal life
editAsagidigbi's father, Seun, was a professional footballer; notably playing in Saudi Arabia and in their homeland for the likes of Shooting Stars and Stationery Stores.[1][12] His brother, Madewa, also played football in Nigeria.[1] As a youngster, Asagidigbi attended Total Child Nursery & Primary School and The Salvation Army Secondary School.[1]
Career statistics
edit- As of 31 December 2020.[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Banfield | 2020–21[nb 1] | Torneo Federal A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| JJ Urquiza (loan) | 2020 | Primera B Metropolitana | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
Honours
edit- Nigeria U15[1]
Notes
edit- ^ Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "FEYISEITAN ASAGIDIGBI: 'Why I'm called African Neymar in Argentina'". The Nation. 4 November 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Feyiseitan Asagidigbi". World Football. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Nigeria - F. Asagidigbi". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "Orígenes exóticos: los futbolistas que vinieron de Dakar, Lagos y Honolulu para ser profesionales en la Argentina". La Nación. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Exclusive - Ex Nigeria U-17 Striker Asagidigbi Close In On Transfer To Argentina Primera League Giants CA Banfield". OwnGoal Nigeria. 5 March 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ a b "ASAGIDIGBI: Why Banfield fast-tracked Feyiseitan to first team". The Nation. 4 August 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "Banfield, Asagidigbi transferred to JJ Urquiza". TODOmercadoWEB. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ Llega Asagidigbi al Tricolor, mundoascenso.com.ar, 8 June 2022
- ^ "Nigeria U-15 beat Swaziland 3-1 to emerge champions". Goal. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "Feyiseitan Asagidigbi trains with Nigerian U20 pre-selected". Banfield. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "Asagidigbi Feyiseitan convocado para la Sub 20 de Nigeria". Contracara Digital. 30 October 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "África está en el Sur". TyC Sports. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
External links
edit- Feyiseitan Asagidigbi at Soccerway