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.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 23 March 1998 | ||
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
editLawal 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
editLawal 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
edit- ^ admin. "Lokeren new signing 'Obagol' Yusuf Lawal will play in Premier League – Agent - SCORE NIGERIA". scorenigeria.com.ng.[dead link ]
- ^ 36Lion. "Lawal Yusuf - Official Site - 36Lion Football Club". www.36lionfc.com.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ 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) - ^ "Lokeren vs. AS Eupen - 14 April 2018 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Nigeriyalı futbolçu "Neftçi"də". neftchipfk.com/ (in Azerbaijani). Neftçi PFK. 16 July 2020.
- ^ "Yusuf Laval 300 min dollar istəyir – "Neftçi"dən ayrılmaq üçün". Sportinfo.
- ^ "Yusuf Lawal'ın maaşı şaşkına çevirdi". Yeni Şafak/ (in Turkish). 18 September 2020.
- ^ "Yusuf Laval: "Bizi güclü rəqiblə çətin oyun gözləyir"". Qol Az/ (in Azerbaijani). 10 August 2022.
- ^ "Yusuf Laval "Neftçi"dən gedir?". İdman Tv/ (in Azerbaijani). 30 September 2022.
- ^ "'Zira' has signed a new player". facebook.com/fc.zire. Zira FK Facebook. 10 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ "Siasia calls up 30 for U23 camp".
External links
edit- Yusuf Lawal at Soccerway
- Sporting Profile
- Fox Sports Profile
- Bild Profile
- Tipsscore Profile
- Soccerzz Profile