Gbolahan Salami
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fuad Gbolahan Salami[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 April 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria[2] | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Warri Wolves | ||
| Number | N/A | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sunshine Stars | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008–2010 | Sunshine Stars | ||
| 2010–2014 | Shooting Stars | ||
| 2014- | Warri Wolves | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008–2011 | Nigeria U-20 | ||
| 2011–2012 | Nigeria U-23 | ||
| 2014– | Nigeria | 12 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 January 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Gbolahan Salami (born 15 April 1991) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as forward for Warri Wolves.
Club career
He started with Sunshine Stars F.C. before moving to Ibadan-based Shooting Stars F.C. in 2010. In 2010 he was suspended by the league for using threatening language after scoring in a league game against his old team.[3] He joined Warri Wolves ahead of the 2014 season, and with ten games left was second in scoring with 13 league goals.
Red Star Belgrade
On January 2015, Salami transferred to Serbian side Red Star Belgrade by signing a loan deal for remainder of the season, with an option for permanent deal.[4] He returned to Warri less than two months later when Red Star was having financial problems.[5]
International career
He was part of the Nigeria national under-23 football team during their failed attempt to qualify for the 2012 London Olympics. In January 2014, coach Stephen Keshi, invited him to be a part of the Nigeria national football team squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship.[6] He scored the only goal for the Home-based Eagles in their opening 2-1 loss to Mali.
He was called into the squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [7] and scored a late goal as a substitute against Congo, but Nigeria lost 3-2 at home. His form earned him a start in the next game away to South Africa.
References
- ↑ "GBOLAHAN SALAMI". WEST AFRICAN FOOTBALL. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ↑ http://forum.cybereagles.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=138009&view=previous
- ↑ "Naija Football 247: NPL suspends Shooting Stars striker, Gbolahan Salami". Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ↑ Preokret - Salami potpisao za Zvezdu! at Večernje novosti, 17-1-2015 (Serbian)
- ↑ http://www.goal.com/en-ng/news/4111/nigeria-premier-league/2015/03/04/9502232/broke-red-star-belgrade-ensures-gbolahan-salamis-return-to-warri- Broke Red Star ensures Salami return to Warri (goal.com)
- ↑ "Nigeria announce 23-man CHAN squad -(goal.com)". Goal.com. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ↑ "Salami Attributes Eagles’ Call Up To Hard Work". Newspot Nigeria. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
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