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Sunday Afolabi (footballer)

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Sunday Afolabi
Personal information
Full name Sunday Kolawole Afolabi
Date of birth (1999-07-10) 10 July 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Enugu, Nigeria
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender, Defensive Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Perak
Number 2
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Osun United
2018 Rivers United
2019 San Martín 26 (2)
2021 Leiria 6 (0)
2021 Púchov 6 (0)
2022– Perak 16 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 September 2022

Sunday Kolawole Afolabi (born 10 July 1999) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Perak.

Career

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Before the 2017 season, Afolabi signed for Nigerian second tier side Osun United.[1] Before the 2018 season, he signed for Rivers United in the Nigerian top flight.[2] Before the 2019 season, Afolabi signed for Peruvian club San Martín, where he made 26 league appearances and scored 2 goals.[3] On 16 February 2019, he debuted for San Martín during a 1–1 draw with UTC.[4] On 24 March 2019, Afolabi scored his first goal for San Martín during a 1–0 win over Mannucci.[4]

Before the second half of 2020–21, he signed for Leiria in Portugal. In 2021, Afolabi signed for Slovak second tier team Púchov.[4] Before the second half of 2021–22, he signed for Žižkov B in the Czech fifth tier.[5]

Honours

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Individual
  • Fallon d'Floor': 2022[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Sunday Afolabi, el nigeriano de la San Martín que sueña algún día con la Premier League". depor.com (Archived). Archived from the original on 14 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Sunday Afolabi "Me dicen Yaya Touré"". todosport.pe (Archived). Archived from the original on 1 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Sunday Afolabi revela el tremendo susto que pasó en Cusco: "No podía respirar, fue horrible"". libero.pe (Archived). Archived from the original on 20 June 2021.
  4. ^ a b c Sunday Afolabi at Soccerway
  5. ^ "Profile". fkvz.cz.
  6. ^ "Perak's Afolabi wins 'Fallon d'Floor' award". NST. Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
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