Yusuf Lawal (born 23 March 1998), nicknamed Obagol,[1] is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Azerbaijan Premier League club Zira.

Yusuf Lawal
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-03-23) 23 March 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left winger
Team information
Current team
Zira
Number 24
Youth career
2011–2017 36 Lion FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Lokeren 22 (0)
2020–2022 Neftçi Baku 69 (4)
2023–2024 Arouca 26 (0)
2024– Zira 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:03, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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Lawal is a youth product of 36 Lion FC in Lagos since 2011,[2] and gained the nickname Obagoal because of the similarity of his play to Obafemi Martins. He signed a 3+1 year contract with Lokeren in the summer of 2017.[3] Lawal made his professional debut for Lokeren in a 3-0 Belgian First Division A win over Eupen on 14 April 2018.[4]

On 16 July 2020, Lawal signed a 2+1 year contract with Azerbaijan Premier League side Neftçi PFK.[5] [6] Yusuf Lawal scored his last goal against Sabah FK in a match played in Azerbaijan Premier League on August 20, 2022.[7][8][9]

On 10 September 2024, Lawal returned to the Azerbaijan Premier League, signing a 2+1 year contract with Zira.[10]

International career

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Lawal was called up to a training camp for the Nigeria national under-23 football team in preparation for the 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, but did not make the final squad.[11]

References

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  1. ^ admin. "Lokeren new signing 'Obagol' Yusuf Lawal will play in Premier League – Agent - SCORE NIGERIA". scorenigeria.com.ng.[dead link]
  2. ^ 36Lion. "Lawal Yusuf - Official Site - 36Lion Football Club". www.36lionfc.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ admin. "'Obagoal' Yusuf Lawal scores first goal for Lokeren - SCORE NIGERIA". scorenigeria.com.ng. Archived from the original on September 16, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ "Lokeren vs. AS Eupen - 14 April 2018 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  5. ^ "Nigeriyalı futbolçu "Neftçi"də". neftchipfk.com/ (in Azerbaijani). Neftçi PFK. 16 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Yusuf Laval 300 min dollar istəyir – "Neftçi"dən ayrılmaq üçün". Sportinfo.
  7. ^ "Yusuf Lawal'ın maaşı şaşkına çevirdi". Yeni Şafak/ (in Turkish). 18 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Yusuf Laval: "Bizi güclü rəqiblə çətin oyun gözləyir"". Qol Az/ (in Azerbaijani). 10 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Yusuf Laval "Neftçi"dən gedir?". İdman Tv/ (in Azerbaijani). 30 September 2022.
  10. ^ "'Zira' has signed a new player". facebook.com/fc.zire. Zira FK Facebook. 10 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  11. ^ "Siasia calls up 30 for U23 camp".
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