Olarenwaju Kayode

Olarenwaju Ayobami Kayode (born 8 May 1993) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Turkish club Sivasspor on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk, and the Nigeria national team.

Olarenwaju Kayode
Personal information
Full name Olarenwaju Ayobami Kayode[1]
Date of birth (1993-05-08) 8 May 1993
Place of birth Ibadan, Nigeria
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Sivasspor
(on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk)
Number 80
Youth career
Marvellous FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 ASEC Mimosas 11 (3)
2012 → Luzern (loan) 1 (0)
2013 → Heartland (loan)[2] 0 (0)
2013–2014 → Maccabi Netanya (loan) 25 (10)
2014–2015 Maccabi Netanya 31 (13)
2015–2017 Austria Wien 67 (30)
2017–2018 Manchester City 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Girona (loan) 12 (0)
2018 → Shakhtar Donetsk (loan) 6 (2)
2018– Shakhtar Donetsk 10 (1)
2019–2020 → Gaziantep FK (loan) 27 (10)
2020– → Sivasspor (loan) 6 (0)
National team‡
2009 Nigeria U17 5 (0)
2011–2013 Nigeria U20 15 (4)
2011 Nigeria U23 3 (0)
2017– Nigeria 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 September 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 June 2019

Club career

Early career

Kayode began his career with Red Bull Ghana and signed in February 2010 for ASEC Mimosas.

On 2 February 2012 Kayode left ASEC Mimosas[3] joining Swiss club FC Luzern on loan until 30 November 2012.[4]

Maccabi Netanya

On 10 October 2013, Kayode signed a one-year contract with Israeli club Maccabi Netanya.[5]

Austria Wien

After another successful season with Maccabi Netanya, netting 13 goals and 6 assists, Kayode signed a four-year deal with FK Austria Wien.[6] On 2 August 2015, Kayode scored on his FK Austria Wien debut against SC Rheindorf Altach.[7]

Manchester City

On 17 August 2017, Manchester City signed Kayode on a four-year deal[8] and immediately loaned him out to Girona for the 2017–18 season.[9] Kayode made his La Liga debut on 19 August 2017, replacing Portu in a 2–2 home draw against Atlético Madrid.[10]

On 2 March 2018, Kayode was loaned to Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk after his loan at Girona was terminated.[11]

Shakhtar Donetsk

On 8 June 2018, Shakhtar Donetsk announced that following Kayode's successful loan spell they would exercise their option to sign him permanently for an undisclosed fee. Kayode signed for Shakhtar on a five-year deal.[12]

Gaziantep F.K. (loan)

On 9 August 2019, Kayode was loaned to Turkish Süper Lig side Gaziantep F.K..[13]

Sivasspor (loan)

On 17 September 2020, Kayode signed on loan to Turkish Super Lig side Sivasspor.[14] He scored his first Sivasspor goal on his Europa League debut for the club against Villareal in a 5-3 away loss,[15] and again against Maccabi Tel Aviv in a 1-2 home loss.[16]

International career

Kayode played for the Nigeria national under-17 football team the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[17] On 3 May 2010 earned his first call-up for the Nigeria national under-20 football team for the Qualifiers to the African Youth Championship in Libya.[18] He was called on 12 April 2011 for the 2011 African Youth Championship in South Africa.[19] Kayode made his debut for the senior Nigeria national football team in a friendly 1-1 tie with Senegal on 23 March 2017.[20]

Career statistics
As of match played 2 June 2019[21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Domestic Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Luzern (loan) 2011–12 Swiss Super League 1000—0010
Maccabi Netanya 2013–14 Liga Leumit 25104100002911
2014–15 Ligat HaAl 31131020003413
Total 56235120006424
Austria Wien 2015–16 Austrian Bundesliga 341330—003713
2016–17 331732—12[lower-alpha 1]54824
Total 673062—1258537
Manchester City 2017–18 Premier League 0000000000
Girona (loan) 2017–18 La Liga 12010——130
Shakhtar Donetsk (loan) 2017–18 Ukrainian Premier League 6221000083
Shakhtar Donetsk 2018–19 Ukrainian Premier League 10120004[lower-alpha 2]0161
Gaziantepspor (loan) 2019-20 Turkish Süper Lig 27 10 2 0 — — 29 10
Sivasspor (loan) 2020-21 Turkish Süper Lig 3 0 0 0 2 2 5 2
Career total 181661844020722077
  1. Appearances in the Europa League
  2. Three appearances in the Champions League, one appearances in Europa League

International
As of 2 June 2019
National teamYearAppsGoals
Nigeria national team 201740
201800
Total40

Honours

ASEC Mimosas

Maccabi Netanya

Shakhtar Donetsk

References
  1. "List of players under written contract registered between 01/08/2017 and 31/08/2017" (PDF). The Football Association. p. 7. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  2. "Kayode Olarenwaju :: Kayode Tobi Olarenwaju Ayobami :: Austria Wien :: Photos :: thefinalball.com". www.thefinalball.com. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  3. "KAYODE Olarenwaju: ASEC Mimosas - Le site officiel". asec.ci. Archived from the original on 1 August 2009. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  4. "Dario Lezcano zum FC Luzern" [Dario Lezcano to FC Luzern]. Neue Luzerner Zeitung Online (in German). 2 February 2012. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  5. "קאיודה עבר בדיקות וחתם לעונה בנתניה". Sport5.co.il - אתר ערוץ הספורט. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  6. Adewuyi1, Lolade (23 May 2015). "Olarenwaju Kayode completes Austria Wien medical and four-year deal". Goal. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  7. Strecha, Alexander (3 August 2015). "Eine Ode auf Kayode" [An ode to Kayode]. Kurier (in German). Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  8. "Olarenwaju Kayode confirms move from Austria Wien to Manchester City on a 4-year deal". Manchester City. 12 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  9. "The scorer of the Austrian Bundesliga will strengthen the attack of Girona" (in Catalan). Girona F.C. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  10. "El ADN del Atlético no se ficha" [You can't sign Atlético's DNA] (in Spanish). Marca. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  11. "Kayode loaned out to Shakhtar". Shakhtar Donetsk. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  12. "There'll be some strengthening". Shakhtar Donetsk. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018. Kayode will continue to play in Shakhtar. We redeemed his transfer from Manchester City and signed a five-year contract
  13. "TRANSFER - OLARENWAJU KAYODE GAZİŞEHİR'DE!". GFK. 9 August 2019. Archived from the original on 10 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  14. "Olanrewaju Kayode: Nigeria striker joins Sivasspor on loan | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  15. "Sivasspor lose 5-3 to Villarreal in Europa League - Turkish News". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  16. Agencies (30 October 2020). "Sivasspor loses to Maccabi Tel Aviv in Europa League". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  17. Olarenwaju Kayode – FIFA competition record
  18. "NFF invites AZEEZ,35 others to Flying Eagles:: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  19. Nigeria's Flying Eagles up close Archived 2012-03-18 at the Wayback Machine
  20. "Nigeria v Senegal". BBC Sport. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  21. Olarenwaju Kayode at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
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