William Jidayi

William Jidayi
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-08-09) August 9, 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Ravenna, Italy
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1999–2000 Ravenna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2005 Ravenna 30 (0)
2003–2004 → Russi (loan) 34 (2)
2005 Melfi 7 (0)
2005–2006 San Pietro 33 (2)
2006–2008 Sassuolo 55 (2)
2009–2012 Padova[1] 80 (5)
2012–2015 Juve Stabia 65 (4)
2014 → Cittadella (loan) 13 (0)
2015–2017 Avellino 62 (3)
2017–2018 Pro Vercelli 7 (0)
2018–2021 Ravenna 74 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Jidayi (born 9 August 1984) is an Italian former footballer.[2]

Personal life

William's brother Christian is currently a professional footballer. Born in Italy, Jidayi is of Nigerian descent.[3]

After retiring as a player, he left the footballing world to join the municipal police force of the city of Cervia as a police officer.[4]

References

  1. ^ "William Jidayi - Carriera - stagioni, presenze, goal - TuttoCalciatori.Net - ✅". www.tuttocalciatori.net.
  2. ^ "Christian Jidayi - Novara Calcio - 1908 Sito Ufficiale".
  3. ^ "Official: Italian-Nigerian Defender Jidayi Returns To Ravenna 13 Years After Departure :: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
  4. ^ "La nuova vita di William Jidayi Dalla serie B alla polizia locale" (in Italian). Il Resto del Carlino. 28 July 2022.


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