Abass Lawal
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abass Muyiwa Lawal | ||
| Date of birth | September 13, 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Ibadan, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sunshine Stars F.C. | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–1997 | Plateau United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1997–2000 | Atlético B | 42 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Atlético Madrid | 6 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Córdoba | 26 | (8) |
| 2002–2003 | Leganés | 36 | (6) |
| 2003–2004 | Albacete | 6 | (0) |
| 2005 | Xerez | 11 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Moghreb Tétouan | ||
| 2006 | Emirates Club | ||
| 2007 | Ras Al-Khaima | ||
| 2008–2009 | Al-Khaleej | ||
| 2009–2010 | Al-Dhafra | ||
| 2014- | Sunshine Stars F.C. | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2005–2006 | Atlético Valdemoro | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Abass Muyiwa Lawal (born 13 September 1980) is a Nigerian footballer who plays mainly as a right winger.
He currently plays for Nigerian side Sunshine Stars F.C. He played nearly one full decade in Spain, amassing league totals of 127 games and 14 goals for six different clubs (only six matches in La Liga).
Football career
Born in Ibadan, Lawal moved to Spain at only 17 and signed with Atlético Madrid, going on to spend three full seasons with the B-team in Segunda División. In 2000–01 he was promoted to the main squad which was also competing in that category, appearing rarely (178 minutes) as the Colchoneros failed to regain their La Liga status.
After two solid seasons in the second level, with Córdoba CF and CD Leganés, Lawal returned to the top division with Albacete Balompié, but failed to establish himself in the Castile-La Mancha side and left for Xerez CD in January 2005; Albacete would also be relegated at the end of his second season.
Subsequently, Lawal played a few years in Morocco and the United Arab Emirates but battled injury. In December 2013, he returned to Nigeria to sign for Sunshine Stars.[1]
Personal
- Lawal's name, Muyiwa, means "God has brought this".[2]
- His older brother, Oladimeji Lawal, was also a footballer, a midfielder who had professional stints in Spain and Belgium.