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Saliu Popoola
	Popoola at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Saliu Popoola Sodiq
Date of birth	7 August 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Lagos, Nigeria
Height	1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	36 Lions
Senior career*
Years	Team
2012–2016	Metz
2014–2016	→ Seraing (loan)
2017–2020	Ittihad Khemisset
2020–	Wydad Fès
International career
2016	Nigeria U23
Medal record
Olympic Games
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:59, 1 August 2021 (UTC)

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Saliu Popoola (born 7 August 1994) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Moroccan club Wydad Fès. He is also a Nigerian international.^[2]

Measuring only 1.57 m, he was considered, in 2015, to be the third smallest professional player in the world.^[3] With the Nigeria U23 team, he won the bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Career

Popoola joined FC Metz in August 2012, after a successful trial with the team. He would play for the reserves in the CFA. The following season, he made two appearances in the Coupe de France, but none in Ligue 2 where the Metz first team played.^[4]

In lack of playing time, he was sent on a two-season loan to Belgian club Seraing for two seasons, until June 2016.^[4] With a height of only 1.57 m, he was then the smallest professional player playing in Belgium.^[5] With Seraing, he made 51 appearances in the Belgian second division, scoring 4 goals.^[4] Most notably, he scored a brace against Heist on 29 November 2015, which proved to be the key to the 5–2 win.^[6]

In September 2016, having still not made a league appearance for the Metz first-team, he terminated his contract with the club by mutual consent.^[7]

Honours

Nigeria U23

Olympic Bronze Medal: 2016

References

^ Popoola Saliu Archived 26 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
^ Oluwashina Okeleji (24 June 2016). "Kelechi Iheanacho included in Nigeria's Olympics squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
^ ""Etre le plus petit joueur en Europe est une fierté"". RTBF Sport (in French). 17 March 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Saliu Popoola - Wydad Fès". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
^ "Seraing United: Saliu Popoola, le plus petit joueur en Belgique!". sudinfo.be (in French). 8 August 2014.
^ "RFC Seraing 5-2 Heist - 28 novembre 2015 / Division 2 2015/2016". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
^ "Popoola Saliu n'honorera pas sa dernière année de contrat". L'Équipe (in French). 20 September 2016.

External links

Saliu Popoola at Soccerway
Saliu Popoola at FootballDatabase.eu
Saliu Popoola Interview

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[1] Popoola Saliu Archived 26 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com

[2] Oluwashina Okeleji (24 June 2016). "Kelechi Iheanacho included in Nigeria's Olympics squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 June 2016.

[3] ""Etre le plus petit joueur en Europe est une fierté"". RTBF Sport (in French). 17 March 2015.

[fdb-4] "Saliu Popoola - Wydad Fès". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 1 August 2021.

[5] "Seraing United: Saliu Popoola, le plus petit joueur en Belgique!". sudinfo.be (in French). 8 August 2014.

[6] "RFC Seraing 5-2 Heist - 28 novembre 2015 / Division 2 2015/2016". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 1 August 2021.

[7] "Popoola Saliu n'honorera pas sa dernière année de contrat". L'Équipe (in French). 20 September 2016.

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+| image = Saliu Popoola Rio 2016.jpg
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+| caption = Popoola at the 2016 Olympics
+| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|8|7|df=y}}
 | birth_place = [[Lagos]], Nigeria
+| height = 1.57 m<ref>[https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/popoola-saliu Popoola Saliu] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161126055907/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/popoola-saliu |date=26 November 2016 }}. rio2016.com</ref>
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+| years3 = 2017–2020
+| clubs3 = [[Ittihad Khemisset]]
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+| clubs4 = [[Wydad de Fès|Wydad Fès]]
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+| nationalteam1 = [[Nigeria national under-23 football team|Nigeria U23]]
+| nationalcaps1 = 5
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+{{MedalOlympic}}
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+{{MedalBronze|[[2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Rio de Janeiro]]|[[Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|Team]]}}
-| caps3 = 51
+| pcupdate = 20:59, 1 August 2021 (UTC)
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-| pcupdate = 05 August 2016
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-'''Saliu Popoola''' (born 7 August 1994) is a Nigerian [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Midfielder (association football)|midfielder]] for the [[Ligue 1]] club [[FC Metz]]. He is also a [[Nigeria national football team|Nigerian international]].
+'''Saliu Popoola''' (born 7 August 1994) is a Nigerian professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[midfielder]] for Moroccan club [[Wydad de Fès|Wydad Fès]]. He is also a [[Nigeria national football team|Nigerian international]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36623763|title=Kelechi Iheanacho included in Nigeria's Olympics squad|date=24 June 2016|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=25 June 2016|author=Oluwashina Okeleji}}</ref>
-== Career ==
+Measuring only 1.57 m, he was considered, in 2015, to be the third smallest professional player in the world.<ref>{{cite news |title="Etre le plus petit joueur en Europe est une fierté" |url=https://www.rtbf.be/sport/dossier/trajectoires/detail_etre-le-plus-petit-joueur-en-europe-est-une-fierte?id=8929256 |work=RTBF Sport |date=17 March 2015 |language=fr}}</ref> With the [[Nigeria national under-23 football team|Nigeria U23]] team, he won the bronze medal at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]].
-=== Club career ===
-He joined [[FC Metz]] in August 2012, after a successful trial with the team
+==Career==
-He was selected by Nigeria for their 35-man provisional squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36623763|title=Kelechi Iheanacho included in Nigeria's Olympics squad|date=24 June 2016|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=25 June 2016|author=Oluwashina Okeleji}}</ref>
+Popoola joined [[FC Metz]] in August 2012, after a successful trial with the team. He would play for the reserves in the [[Championnat National 2|CFA]]. The following season, he made two appearances in the [[Coupe de France]], but none in [[Ligue 2]] where the Metz first team played.<ref name="fdb">{{cite web |title=Saliu Popoola - Wydad Fès |url=https://www.footballdatabase.eu/fr/joueur/details/197570 |website=footballdatabase.eu |access-date=1 August 2021}}</ref>
+In lack of playing time, he was sent on a two-season loan to Belgian club [[R.F.C. Seraing (1922)|Seraing]] for two seasons, until June 2016.<ref name="fdb" /> With a height of only 1.57 m, he was then the smallest professional player playing in Belgium.<ref>{{cite news |title=Seraing United: Saliu Popoola, le plus petit joueur en Belgique! |url=https://www.sudinfo.be/art/1074143/article/2014-08-08/seraing-united-saliu-popoola-le-plus-petit-joueur-en-belgique |work=sudinfo.be |date=8 August 2014 |language=fr}}</ref> With Seraing, he made 51 appearances in the Belgian second division, scoring 4 goals.<ref name="fdb" /> Most notably, he scored a brace against [[K.S.K. Heist|Heist]] on 29 November 2015, which proved to be the key to the 5–2 win.<ref>{{cite web |title=RFC Seraing 5-2 Heist - 28 novembre 2015 / Division 2 2015/2016 |url=https://www.footballdatabase.eu/fr/match/resume/1311447 |website=footballdatabase.eu |access-date=1 August 2021}}</ref>
-<references />
+In September 2016, having still not made a league appearance for the Metz first-team, he terminated his contract with the club by mutual consent.<ref>{{cite news |title=Popoola Saliu n'honorera pas sa dernière année de contrat |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Popoola-saliu-n-honorera-pas-sa-derniere-annee-de-contrat/729115 |work=L'Équipe |date=20 September 2016 |language=fr}}</ref>
+==Honours==
+'''Nigeria U23'''
+* [[Football at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Bronze Medal]]: [[Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2016]]
+==References==
 {{reflist}}
 ==External links==
+{{Commons category|Popoola Saliu}}
-*http://us.soccerway.com/players/popoola-sodiq-saliu/250459
+* {{Soccerway|popoola-sodiq-saliu/250459}}
-*http://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=7796
+* {{FootballDatabase.eu|197570}}
+* [https://www.rtbf.be/sport/dossier/trajectoires/detail_etre-le-plus-petit-joueur-en-europe-est-une-fierte?id=8929256 Saliu Popoola Interview]
 {{Nigeria men's football squad 2016 Summer Olympics}}
-{{FC Metz squad}}
-{{DEFAULTSORT:Saliu, Popoola}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Popoola, Saliu}}
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 [[Category:Living people]]
 [[Category:Yoruba sportspeople]]
-[[Category:Nigerian footballers]]
+[[Category:Footballers from Lagos]]
-[[Category:R.F.C Seraing players]]
+[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
-[[Category:KF Partizani Tirana players]]
+[[Category:Nigerian men's footballers]]
-[[Category:French Ligue 1 players]]
+[[Category:Nigerian expatriate men's footballers]]
-[[Category:Belgian Second Division/Belgian First Division B players]]
+[[Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium]]
-[[Category:Nigerian expatriates in Belgium]]
+[[Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in France]]
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+[[Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Morocco]]
+[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium]]
+[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in France]]
+[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Morocco]]
 [[Category:Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics]]
-[[Category:Olympic footballers of Nigeria]]
+[[Category:Olympic footballers for Nigeria]]
+[[Category:Ligue 1 players]]
+[[Category:Challenger Pro League players]]
+[[Category:FC Metz players]]
+[[Category:R.F.C. Seraing (1922) players]]
+[[Category:IZ Khemisset players]]
+[[Category:Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics]]
+[[Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Nigeria]]
+[[Category:Olympic medalists in football]]
+[[Category:Wydad de Fès players]]
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+{{Nigeria-footy-midfielder-stub}}