Abiola Dauda

Abiola Dauda
Dauda training with Kalmar in 2008
Personal information
Full name Abiola Adedeji Dauda
Date of birth (1988-02-03) 3 February 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Aris Petroupoli
Youth career
2005–2006 Grassroot Highlanders
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Sölvesborgs GoIF 25 (23)
2008–2012 Kalmar 129 (33)
2013–2014 Red Star Belgrade 31 (15)
2014–2017 Vitesse 28 (9)
2016 → Hearts (loan) 13 (5)
2017–2018 Atromitos 40 (11)
2018–2019 Giresunspor 25 (11)
2019–2020 AEL 12 (2)
2020 Panetolikos 12 (6)
2020–2022 Apollon Smyrnis 52 (9)
2022–2023 Mohammedan 19 (9)
2023–2024 Ionikos 29 (12)
2024– Aris Petroupoli 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 February 2024

Abiola Adedeji Dauda Listenⓘ (born on 3 February 1988) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Gamma Ethniki club Aris Petroupoli.

Early life

Dauda has vertical scars under each of his eyes which are family markings that were given to him shortly after birth.[1] He has eleven siblings in his family.

Career

Early career

Dauda was discovered in Nigeria by an agent Victor Mcdonald at age eighteen. He was playing with Grassroot Highlanders.[2] Mcdonald helped him to get signed with Swedish fourth tier club Sölvesborgs GoIF.[3] His time there was very successful and he was named the best forward of the division in 2007 which made several Allsvenskan clubs want to sign him.[4]

Kalmar

In the end he decided to join Kalmar FF the following year. During his time there he very rarely got to play the full 90 minutes in games[5] but he still had a prolific 2012 season where he scored a total of 14 goals. After the season had ended he declared that he was leaving the club to look for a new challenge.[6] During his spell with Kalmar, he won the Swedish championship in 2008 and the Swedish Supercup in 2009, besides having been twice runner-up of the Swedish Cup, in 2008 and 2011.[7]

Red Star Belgrade

On 8 February 2013, which was the last day of the transfer market window in Jelen Super Liga Dauda signed a contract with Red Star Belgrade.[8] The first occasion on which Dauda scored for Red Star came on 3 April 2013, when he scored two goals and provided an assist for teammate Darko Lazović in a 3–0 win at home against Hajduk Kula.[9]

Vitesse

On 21 July 2014, Red Star Belgrade announced they had agreed a €500,000 fee for the transfer of Dauda to Eredivisie club Vitesse Arnhem.

Heart of Midlothian

On 1 February 2016, Scottish Premiership side Heart of Midlothian signed him on a loan deal for the remainder of the season.[10] He scored his first goals for the club when he scored a brace in the league against Ross County on 10 February 2016.[11]

Atromitos

On 9 January 2017, Dauda signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Greek Superleague club Atromitos on a free transfer from Vitesse.[12] His five goals in the 2016–17 Greek Cup made him top scorer for the season.[13]

Dauda scored as Atromitos beat AEK Athens 1–0 to go top of the table on 23 October 2017.[14] His goal on 28 January 2018 secured a 1–0 home win over AEL, and two goals in the last match of the season took his personal total to nine.[15] The 4–0 home win against Kerkyra gave Atromitos a fourth-place finish.[16]

Giresunspor

Dauda spent the 2018–19 season with TFF First League (Turkish second-tier) club Giresunspor, for which he scored 12 goals from 28 league appearances.[17][7]

AEL

Dauda returned to the Greek Superleague with AEL on a three-year contract.[18]

Panetolikos

On 16 January 2020, following his release from AEL, he joined Panetolikos on a six-month contract.[19] In his debut, two days later, he salvaged a point in a home game against Lamia, with a last-minute penalty.[20] On 22 January 2020, Abiola Dauda, who recently moved from Larissa to Panetolikos a few days ago, struck a brace, first in the 28th minute after dribbling past the goalkeeper and slotting the ball into the net, and in the 63rd minute when his left-footed strike gave the visitors a 0–2 lead in a thrilling 2–2 away draw against AEL.[21]

Apollon Smyrnis

On 4 September 2020, he signed with Apollon Smyrnis on a free transfer.[22]

Career statistics

As of 5 April 2023[23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sölvesborgs GoIF 2007 Division 2 25 23 — — — 25 23
Kalmar 2008 Allsvenskan 20 5 0 0 4[a] 3 — 24 8
2009 28 7 0 0 1[b] 0 1[c] 0 30 7
2010 30 5 3[d] 0 4[a] 1 — 36 6
2011 26 2 3[d] 2 — — 29 4
2012 25 14 1[d] 1 6[a] 3 — 32 18
Total 129 33 7 3 15 7 1 0 152 43
Red Star Belgrade 2012–13 Serbian SuperLiga 11 4 — — — 11 4
2013–14 20 11 3[e] 2 4[a] 0 — 27 13
Total 31 15 3 2 4 0 0 0 38 17
Vitesse 2014–15 Eredivisie 16 6 2[f] 0 — — 18 6
2015–16 11 3 0 0 — — 11 3
2016–17 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Total 28 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 9
Hearts (loan) 2015–16 Scottish Premiership 13 5 2[g] 0 — — 15 5
Atromitos 2016–17 Super League Greece 12 2 3[h] 5 — — 15 7
2017–18 28 9 6[h] 0 — — 34 9
Total 40 11 9 5 0 0 0 0 49 16
Giresunspor 2018–19 1. Lig 25 11 3[i] 1 — — 28 12
AEL 2019–20 Super League Greece 12 2 2[h] 0 — — 14 2
Panetolikos 2019–20 Super League Greece 12 6 1[h] 1 — — 13 7
Apollon Smyrnis 2020–21 Super League Greece 28 5 1[h] 1 — — 29 6
2021–22 24 4 1[h] 0 — — 25 4
Total 52 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 54 10
Mohammedan 2022–23 I-League 19 9 1[j] 2 — 1[k] 2 21 13
Career total 392 144 32 15 19 7 2 2 445 168
  1. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Swedish Super Cup
  4. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Swedish Cup
  5. ^ Appearance(s) in Serbian Cup
  6. ^ Appearance(s) in Dutch Cup
  7. ^ Appearance(s) in Scottish Cup
  8. ^ a b c d e f Appearance(s) in Greek Cup
  9. ^ Appearance(s) in Turkish Cup
  10. ^ Appearance(s) in Super Cup
  11. ^ Appearance(s) in Durand Cup

Honours

Kalmar FF

Red Star

Vitesse Arnhem

Mohammedan Sporting

Individual

References

  1. ^ "– När jag kom hit blev jag kär i klubben" (in Swedish). Östran. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  2. ^ Abiola Dauda at Srbijafudbal
  3. ^ "Fotbolliblekinge.se möter Abiola Dauda" (in Swedish). fotbolliblekinge.se. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  4. ^ "Abiola Dauda är Sveriges mest jagade spelare" (in Swedish). Kristianstadsbladet. Archived from the original on 14 February 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  5. ^ "Mysterium #4: Den halva spelaren" (in Swedish). Offside. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  6. ^ "Abiola Dauda lämnar Kalmar FF" (in Swedish). Sportal. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  7. ^ a b Abiola Dauda at Soccerway
  8. ^ Zvezda dovela napadača u minut do 12 at MONDO, 9 February 2013 (in Serbian)
  9. ^ Debitantski gol Daude Archived 8 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine at Blic, 3 April 2013 (in Serbian)
  10. ^ "Hearts sign Abiola Dauda to replace striker Osman Sow". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  11. ^ "Ross County 0-3 Hearts". BBC. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  12. ^ Emmanuel, Ifeanyi (9 January 2017). "Official : Greek Club Atromitos Shake Hands With Abiola Dauda". All Nigeria Soccer. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  13. ^ "Greece: Kypello Elladas 2016/2017: Top Scorer". worldfootball.net. Heim:Spiel. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  14. ^ "Atromitos stun AEK and hit Greek championship top-spot". SDNA. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  15. ^ "Abiola Dauda: Super League 2017/2018". worldfootball.net. Heim:Spiel. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  16. ^ Wood, Graham (5 May 2018). "Atromitos give fans four-star sendoff". AgonaSport. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  17. ^ Olasoji, Tolu (18 July 2018). "Abiola Dauda signs for Turkish outfit Giresunspor". Goal.com. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  18. ^ "Στην ΑΕΛ ο Abiola Dauda" [Abiola Dauda to AEL]. sportsup.gr (in Greek). 10 July 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  19. ^ "Παναιτωλικός: Ανακοίνωσε τον Ντάουντα". 16 January 2020.
  20. ^ "Παναιτωλικός - Λαμία 1-1: Ο νεοαποκτηθείς Ντάουντα "λύτρωσε" στο 95' τους γηπεδούχους". 18 January 2020.
  21. ^ "ΑΕΛ - Παναιτωλικός 2-2: Ο Ουάρντα έσωσε την Λάρισα". sport24.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  22. ^ "Απόλλων Σμύρνης: Ανακοίνωσε τον Ντάουντα". 4 September 2020.
  23. ^ Abiola Dauda at Soccerway
  24. ^ "কলকাতা লিগ জয় মহামেডানের, টানা দু'বার খেতাব এল সাদা-কালো তাঁবুতে" [Mohammedan's Calcutta League win, the title came twice in a row in the black and white tent]. thewall.in. Kolkata: The Wall Bureau. 30 October 2022. Archived from the original on 31 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.