Tolu Arokodare

Tolu Arokodare
Personal information
Full name Toluwalase Emmanuel Arokodare
Date of birth (2000-11-23) 23 November 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Festac Town, Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Centre-forward
Team information
Current team
 Genk
Number 99
Youth career
Kash Academy
International Sports Academy
Flying Sports Academy
Box2Box FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 Valmiera 32 (22)
2020–2021 → 1. FC Köln (loan) 10 (0)
2021–2023 → Amiens (loan) 55 (14)
2023– Genk 70 (27)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:34, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

Toluwalase "Tolu" Emmanuel Arokodare (born 23 November 2000) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Belgian club Genk.[1]

Career

During his youth in Nigeria, Arokodare played for Kash Academy and Flying Sports Academy in Festac, as well as the Segun Odegbami International College and Sports Academy. He later joined the Box2Box FC academy in Surulere, Lagos, and had trials with European clubs SC Freiburg and Toulouse. He then joined Latvian club Valmiera in June 2019.[2] In September 2020, Arokodare was loaned to German club 1. FC Köln for the 2020–21 season.[3] He made his professional debut for Köln in the Bundesliga on 26 September 2020, coming on as a substitute in the 76th minute for Sebastian Andersson in the away match against Arminia Bielefeld, which finished as a 1–0 loss.[4] On 28 June 2021, Arokodare joined Ligue 2 club Amiens on a two-year loan deal with an option to buy.[5]

On 31 January 2023, Arokodare joined Belgian Pro League side Genk on a permanent deal, signing a four-and-a-half-year deal,[6] scoring on his debut as substitute against Gent in a 3–2 away win.

Personal life

Arokodare was born in Festac Town in Lagos, Nigeria.[2]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 December 2024
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
Valmiera 2019 Virsliga 16 7 1 0 — — 17 7
2020 16 15 — 1 0 — 17 15
Total 32 22 1 0 1 0 — 34 22
1. FC Köln (loan) 2020–21 Bundesliga 10 0 1 0 — — 11 0
Amiens (loan) 2021–22 Ligue 2 35 8 5 5 — — 40 13
2022–23 20 6 3 2 — — 23 8
Total 55 14 8 7 — — 63 21
Genk 2022–23 Belgian Pro League 11 2 — — — 11 2
2023–24 40 12 1 0 4[a] 2 — 45 14
2024–25 19 13 2 1 — — 21 14
Total 70 27 3 1 4 2 — 77 30
Career total 169 63 13 8 3 0 0 0 185 71
  1. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances and two goals in UEFA Conference League

References

  1. ^ Tolu Arokodare at WorldFootball.net Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b Babatunde, Ojora (23 July 2020). "The first word I said was goal – Toluwalase Arokodare". OJB Sport. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  3. ^ "FC verpflichtet Tolu Arokodare" [FC signs Tolu Arokodare]. FC.de (in German). 1. FC Köln. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Germany » Bundesliga 2020/2021 » 2. Round » Arminia Bielefeld – 1. FC Köln 1:0". WorldFootball.net. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  5. ^ "TOLUWALASE AROKODARE EST AMIÉNOIS!" (in French). Amiens SC. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  6. ^ "JONGE NIGERIAAN AROKODARE (22) KOMT GENKSE VOORHOEDE VERSTERKEN" (in Dutch). K.R.C. Genk. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.


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